JOB DESCRIPTIONAs a Manufacturing Specialist, you will work within the Mechanical Fabrication and Test Section, which maintains technical support facilities and resources required to fabricate, assemble, and test electromechanical developmental and flight hardware. The Section develops and matures equipment and technologies that enable and enhance fabrication and environmental test capabilities for current and future missions. At Level III, you will perform manufacturing engineering functions for precision mechanical hardware, working independently on complex assignments and coordinating with cognizant engineers, customers, and suppliers to support hardware fabrication and delivery.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES- Perform manufacturing engineering functions in support of mechanical hardware development.
- Establish and maintain interfaces with multiple customers.
- Collaborate with group members, cognizant engineers, and customers to improve hardware design features and manufacturability.
- Support the identification, evaluation, and establishment of new vendors as laboratory fabrication resources.
- Plan, initiate, and monitor hardware fabrication activities through delivery.
- Participate in make-or-buy decisions and coordinate with outside vendors.
- Utilize multiple modules within the Oracle Discrete Manufacturing suite to develop implementation plans, monitor manufacturing activities, estimate work in process (WIP), track technical progress, and resolve technical, cost, and schedule issues as they arise.
- Work with cognizant engineers to develop precision hardware for a variety of applications across multiple projects.
- Attend weekly Manufacturing Engineering group meetings.
- Adhere to established attendance requirements.
- Perform ad hoc assignments as directed.
REQUIRED SKILLS- Experience in aerospace or high-precision hardware development, manufacturing, or assembly.
- Ability to evaluate engineering drawings and models for Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and recommend improvements to manufacturing processes.
- Ability to develop, prepare, and maintain fabrication and assembly instructions and sequences.
- Ability to develop fixture designs utilizing SolidWorks, Unigraphics, or similar CAM software.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and customers regarding the feasibility, design, and evaluation of complex equipment and experiments.
- Ability to interact effectively with line and project management.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate technical activities with suppliers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to develop manufacturing estimates and plans that support effective approaches for in-house fabrication.
- Willingness to work extended shift and weekends as required to meet project schedules.
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline, with six years of related experience; or Master's degree with four years of related experience; or PhD with two years of related experience.
- Related experience should include manufacturing engineering, fabrication, assembly, or development of spacecraft, aerospace, or other high-precision hardware.
DESIRED SKILLS- Familiarity with the policies, procedures, best practices, and methodologies related to manufacturing engineering.
- Experience planning (storyboarding) and executing mechanical assembly activities.
- Preferably, at least six years of experience in aerospace manufacturing engineering, including an in-depth understanding of critical equipment-handling sequences.
- Ability to interpret verbal, preliminary, or incomplete design information and recommend practical solutions for manufacturing prototype and complex hardware.
- Experience completing mechanical hardware designs and releasing them through a configuration management software tool.
- Highly motivated and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple complex assignments and exercise sound practical judgment.
- Experience estimating cost, schedule, and resources for manufacturing work and presenting status to customer.
