Standard Job Description

As an Integration & Assembly Manufacturing Engineer, you will be primarily responsible for planning, preparing for, and executing air‑vehicle builds, as well as related testing and ground-support operations
Key Responsibilities:
Develop, implement, and refine hardware integration, assembly, manufacturing processes and build sequences.
Collaborate with design engineering teams and other disciplines to provide feedback on designs and specifications, ensuring manufacturability and optimal use of available equipment and methods.
Identify and resolve issues related to hardware, tooling, process capability, and production inefficiencies through root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
Evaluate equipment and tool performance to verify efficiency, reliability, and alignment with production requirements.
Respond to production issues and facilitate removal of build constraints with extreme ownership.
Operate within a model-based engineering environment using platforms such as 3DX (3DEXPERIENCE) and iBASEt Solumina to develop digital work instructions and manage process documentation.
Support cross-functional initiatives to improve build time, cost, quality, and safety across manufacturing operations.
Provide periodic off-shift support as needed to sustain production and ensure continuity of operations.
Travel periodically to other sites or vendors for technical support and integration activities.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong technical background and a high degree of confidence in addressing complex, unfamiliar challenges, especially in hands-on hardware environments. They will be a self-motivated problem-solver, capable of working independently while also thriving in collaborative team settings and supplier-facing situations.

Key Attributes:
Technical Aptitude: Proven ability to rapidly understand new technologies, systems, and integration challenges.
Initiative & Independence: Self-starter with the ability to manage tasks without close supervision and drive projects to completion.
Strategic Thinking: Makes informed, data-driven decisions with long-term project and program goals in mind.
Attention to Detail: Maintains precision in documentation, process development, and execution.
Collaboration: Works effectively within cross-functional teams and with external partners/suppliers.

Preferred Qualifications:
Background in aerospace hardware development, integration, and manufacturing environments.
Development / prototype / first article aircraft program support

What’s In It For You:

• From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security,

• Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus -if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

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Basic Qualifications

• Engineering Bachelor’s Degree

• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, blueprints, and technical specifications.

• Technical writing skills.

• Experience creating content using manufacturing and engineering and manufacturing software systems such as: iBASEt (Solumina), 3DX / CATIA V5.

Desired Skills

• 1 years of experience with development / prototype / first‑article aircraft engineering program support

• Liquid rocket engine integration and test

• Hypersonic or high‑temperature thermal‑protection systems and hardware

• Fuel and hydraulic systems, wire‑harness and interconnect installation / integration

• CNC‑machining working knowledge

• 3DX / CATIA V5 software usage; PLM and ERP software proficiency

• Direct ownership and support of specific manufacturing operations, as well as interfacing with production employees

• Review of engineering technical drawings and models / designs with respect to Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) considerations

• Secret clearance