Lead Integration Build Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow a team of engineers and specialists charged with developing, scaling, and maintaining the facilities, tooling, and processes used to build, test, and integrate flight hardware for Haven-1
• Support day-to-day execution of hardware production and vehicle-level integration, ensuring builds are safe, on schedule, cost-effective, and produce hardware that performs on orbit
• Operate as an interdisciplinary engineer that can collect production requirements, then plan and execute the build, integration, and validation of flight hardware against those requirements
• Design and implement tooling and fixture solutions that are required for all phases of Haven-1’s integration campaigns
• Challenge existing design and process requirements, remove unnecessary steps, and optimize the build for a highly reliable vehicle that can meet schedule demands
• Become a subject-matter expert for the build of vehicle-level systems (e.g., structures, propulsion, thermal, ECLSS, or avionics), maintaining working knowledge of its design, schematics, and requirements
• Evaluate nonconformances, identify root causes and robust solutions, and drive corrective actions
• Generate and maintain design-for-manufacturing requirements and work instructions/test procedures used to build flight hardware
• Set clear goals for the team and hold members accountable for execution and continuous improvement in their area of ownership
• Own the relationship with design engineering, supply chain, mission management, and other cross-functional partner teams
• Identify opportunities for team growth and develop training to increase overall engineering effectiveness
• Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, electrical, or similar field
• 2+ years of related engineering experience
• Preferred Skills & Experience:
• Experience with the build, assembly, integration, or test of complex assemblies and systems
• Hands on hardware manufacturing, integration, or test experience
• Experience with working with technicians and running multi person operations