Vast
Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Soft Goods
Long Beach, California, United States · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$162k-$230kDetected 6 days ago
Project ManagementSupply ChainProcess ImprovementGD&TResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingOrganizational Skills
About the role
- Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world's first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030.
- If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
- This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities
- Own the development and implementation of new product manufacturing processes for various soft-goods (Cargo bags, closeouts, protective blankets, etc.)
- Work closely with our Product Design and Supply Chain teams to ensure the highest level of quality of Vast's Soft-Goods products
- Work with interdisciplinary stakeholders such as human systems, industrial design, internal medicine to ensure all materials and processes can support a safe crewed mission
- Make sure that all designs and systems are manufacturable and reliable
- Coordinate with QA to Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and issue resolution on soft-good manufacturing quality issues
- Create and manage all operating procedures and control plans for the soft-goods manufacturing team
- Create/modify layouts, drawings, and designs supporting manufacturing operations
- Highly self-motivated with strong organizational and written/oral communication skills - able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment with the ongoing drive for continuous improvement in all aspects of work
- Experience working with design, analysis and build of soft-good components
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
Requirements
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted
- Provide process design improvement ideas and collaborate with engineering resources to implement while ensuring solutions achieve required quality levels, reliability, and consistency
- Experience with interpreting engineering drawings and models
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills & Experience:
Skills
- Strong organizational skills, as well as verbal and written communication
- Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to plan and execute R&D projects
- Apply subject matter expertise to cutting edge technical needs, iterate efficiently, and clearly articulate issues
- Experience with interpreting engineering drawings and models; GD&T, etc
- Knowledge of lean and/or Six Sigma concepts
- Experience with best-in-class soft goods manufacturing techniques
- Proficiency and experience in using NX, TeamCenter
- Prior experience in a fast-paced manufacturing setting
- Willingness and desire to exemplify extreme ownership of flight critical spacecraft systems
- Proactive problem-solving skills such as failure analysis, root cause investigation, and DOE creation
- Strong ability to use data and analysis to make fast data driven decisions
Compensation
- $162,360 - $230,472 USD
- Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.
- Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package.
Benefits
- Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.
Company info
- Lead manufacturing reviews internally and externally with suppliers and customers
Equal opportunity
- Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
- Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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