Astra

Sr Manufacturing Engineer

Alameda, CA · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$140k-$180kDetected 4 days ago

CybersecuritySupply ChainERPGD&TMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringLean Manufacturing

About the role

Use manufacturing data, root cause analysis, and Lean principles to improve quality, reduce cycle time, and increase throughput.
You understand DFM/DFA principles and can provide practical feedback to improve manufacturability and assembly execution.

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will help develop and improve the processes used to build Astra hardware safely, repeatedly, and efficiently.
You will work closely with Design Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, and Operations to turn engineering requirements into clear manufacturing plans, documentation, and production processes.
This is a hands-on role for someone who is comfortable on the production floor, enjoys solving build issues, and can create structure in a fast-moving environment.
How You'll Fulfill Your Mission Develop and maintain manufacturing processes, routings, work instructions, and standard work from prototype through production.
Support first builds, pilot builds, production readiness, and transition-to-production activities.
Provide day-to-day production support to resolve build issues, documentation gaps, nonconformances, and production blockers.
Partner with Design Engineering to provide DFM/DFA feedback that improves manufacturability, assembly flow, quality, and repeatability.
Partner with Quality to define acceptance criteria, inspection needs, traceability requirements, and manufacturing risk controls.

All jobs restricted by these regulations will be contingent upon the applicant's status as a documented U.S. Person or their ability to receive a trade license from the cognizant government agency
in addition to any required company background checks and in compliance with applicable U.S. and California laws.
Today, Astra offers one of the lowest cost-per-launch dedicated orbital launch services, and one of the industry's leading flight-proven electric propulsion systems for satellites, the Astra Spacecraft Engine.

Train production personnel on new processes, documentation, tools, and production standards.
Experience designing with CAD supporting fixtures, tools, templates, or production aids.

$140,000 - $180,000 per year Salary and Benefits We're competitive in compensation and offer equity as part of the package.

The pay range for this role is: $140,000 - $180,000 per year Salary and Benefits We're competitive in compensation and offer equity as part of the package.
We have great benefits that include health, vision, dental, and 401K in comparison to other startups.

All jobs restricted by these regulations will be contingent upon the applicant's status as a documented U.S. Person or their ability to receive a trade license from the cognizant government agency; in addition to any req

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