The RoleYou'll be at the heart of bringing flight hardware to life. Embedded in the day-to-day build of solar modules and photovoltaic arrays, you'll work side-by-side with technicians and senior engineers to turn design into reality. From shaping build processes to solving hands-on manufacturing challenges in real time, your work will directly impact the performance and reliability of hardware destined for space.
This role is built for someone who learns quickly, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to take ownership early. You'll develop deep technical intuition, contribute to systems that scale, and grow into increasingly complex challenges as we push towards higher-rate production in an environment unlike anywhere else.
Responsibilities - Support assembly and build of solar modules, photovoltaic array subassemblies, and related hardware to documented process procedures
- Identify and escalate build anomalies, non-conformances, and process deviations, supporting root cause investigations
- Work closely with Quality and Production teams to maintain build cadence and ensure hardware meets acceptance criteria
- Support tooling inspection, maintenance, and readiness activities for solar manufacturing operations
- Create custom tools and processes to support the manufacturing technologies you create including Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by flagging friction points in existing processes and proposing solutions
- Develop and maintain work instructions, process documentation, and build procedures
Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, materials or other relevant engineering discipline
- 2+ years of experience in a high-volume manufacturing, production, or hands-on engineering environment
- Strong hands-on aptitude and willingness to work directly with hardware on the production floor
- Exposure to precision assembly or electromechanical integration processes
- Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation
- Experience setting up a manufacturing/production floor for first article builds
Nice to Have - Hands-on experience with solar handling, lamination, or photovoltaic module assembly
- Exposure to space, defense, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments
- Experience designing hardware for manufacturability
- Demonstrated experience developing production processes from the ground up including driving design improvements for manufacturing
- Experience working closely with technicians and build tooling
- Familiarity with CAD software (NX or equivalent) and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
- Experience working with MES to set up the foundation for procedure creation and documenting non-conformances
Compensation and Benefits: - Base salary range for this role is $100,000 - $140,000 + equity in the company
- Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
- Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/ coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
If you don't meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!
