Tooling and Systems Manufacturing Engineer

To help achieve these efforts, Stratolaunch is seeking a Tooling and Systems Manufacturing Engineer (ME) to support design, integration, testing, and maintenance of one of our carrier or hypersonic; as a ME you will be responsible for the following:

 

• Work Instructions, detailed documentation to be released to the production shop for manufacturing related information for production, testing and tooling.
• Ability to fully define a manufacturing process step-by-step
• Ability to identify alternate part numbers
• Ability to produce engineering documentation following industry standards (Section Views, Detail Views, flag notes, etc.)
• Process improvement documentation to establish production line standardization efforts
• Experience with Flight Vehicle systems, system interface  and integration
• System manufacturing processes to define company practices and preferred manufacturing methods (Shop)
• Aerospace Industry Standards implementation
• Desktop and Shop Aid documentation to support current workflows
• Liaison engineering support manufacturing shop to provide technicians with sufficient support to complete the task on hand
• Explain manufacturing processes from Stratolaunch and Aerospace industry standards
• Redline released engineering documentation
• Source and support purchase of system components from released engineering documentation and manufacturing related tasks for Shop support (Shop setup activities, tooling, etc.)
• Evaluation of a broad range of technical data, interaction with different disciplines involved in the design, purchasing, manufacturing, integration, and testing of our vehicle(s).
• Analyze and verify all the engineering requirements are met to estimate time of fabrication and producibility between the margins of cost and schedule

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create tooling drawings, tool work instructions to install or modify systems and/or mechanical structures including GSE.
• Create drawings and work instructions for tooling that supports the build phase of a production effort
• Reference 3D CAD models and integrate into 2D environments.
• Support the shop by acting as the engineering liaison to troubleshoot documentation issues and provide real-time support on the shop floor
• Troubleshoot mechanical and ground test integration
• Develop test plans and procedures, as required to support systems, functionality and ATP procedures
• Support hypersonic vehicle integrated testing, as required
• Support system design effort, as required
• Regular and comprehensive communication to leadership
• Contribute to the integration of complex aerospace systems
• Travel, as needed, to support the department
• Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, integrity and fulfillment of commitments

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of, and experience with, one or more of these disciplines: vehicle systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrotechnical, flight controls for experimental aircraft and/or launch vehicle integration
• Experience with Aerospace production documentation (drawings and work orders)
• Experience with PDM systems, Engineering control and revision control release processes
• Experience integrating launch vehicle or aircraft electrical power systems
• Experience with the creation of shop work instructions
• Familiarity with common aerospace hardware such as connectors, relays, and wire types, structures
• Direct hands-on experience with aircraft structures and system installation and best practices
• Facilitation skills and ability to communicate technical challenges and guidance to varied audiences to gain support or resolve concerns
• Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritize tasking to fit within the business goals
• Complex aerospace system development
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
• Ability and willingness to obtain a security clearance

Required Skills:

• Lab equipment: Oscilloscopes, multimeters, AC/DC power supplies, signal generators
• Familiarity with 3D CAD
• MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Preferred Skills:

• 3D CAD modeling experience – NX, CATIA, or Solidworks
• Familiarity with configuration management systems – Jira (preferred)

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Level II ($98,100-$128,700): Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 2-5 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Sr Level ($117,000-$153,500): Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 5-10 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Staff Level ($152,500-$200,000): Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 10-20 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

 

Special remarks regarding work environment, if applicable

Position on-site based in Mojave, CA

Travel, as needed, to support the department, travel estimated to be <5%