Composites Manufacturing Engineer I/II
| Company | Rocket Lab USA |
|---|---|
| Location | Albuquerque, NM, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing, Industrial or Aerospace Engineering or other Engineering degree
- Hands-on experience within a Composites manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of composite materials, manufacturing processes, testing techniques, and design techniques, including prepreg layup, machining, and structural assembly bonding.
- Proven ability to deliver KPI’s (with little to no supervision) on schedule, as an individual or as a member of an integrated team
Responsibilities
- Work on ground-breaking products and processes. Introduce innovate manufacturing equipment and processes to the Production floor. Touch a satellite going to space!
- Take ownership of Spacecraft composite production lines
- Supporting build of Spacecraft composite structures in a hands-on capacity
- Practicing continuous improvement and lean manufacturing techniques
- Managing project timelines
- Understanding technical and program risks
- Leading non-conformance and root cause analysis investigations
- Creating technical documentation
- Advising on design improvements for components, subsystems, procedures, equipment and tooling
- Work within a rapidly growing Space Systems team
- Work with highly motivated, enthusiastic professionals in a fun and supportive environment. Opportunity for growth
Preferred Qualifications
- Can-do approach and flexibility to thrive around growing teams and processes
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Proven risk assessment and risk-based decision-making skills
- Working experience with destructive and non-destructive testing of composite materials and subassemblies.
- Working experience with environmental acceptance/production acceptance testing, such as vibration, shock, thermal and vacuum
- Knowledge of composite related material properties including resin systems, structural bonding adhesives, and sandwich structures.
- Experience with composite structure repair techniques and processes
- Experience in manufacturing and assembly of composite structures into larger assemblies.
- Knowledge of production quality metrics
- Experience with ERP/PLM Systems – Siemens Team Center/Infor LN
- Experience in configuration control and configuration management in production systems
- Demonstrated experience with DFMEA, PFMEA methodologies, Fault Tree Analysis, Pareto analysis, root cause and corrective actions
- Proven ability to deliver new product implementation activities on time and to budget
- Familiar with engineering change processes and implementation in production environments
- Understanding of process qualification theory