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Salary: USD 115,000 - 155,000 / annual
Terran Orbital, a leading satellite manufacturer serving aerospace and defense, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join the Electrical Power Systems (EPS) team. Reporting to the IPT Lead for EPS, you will develop and implement cost-effective, scalable manufacturing processes and methods for satellite components and modules, ensuring alignment with product specifications and quality standards.
You will support manufacturing on existing designs and provide design-for-manufacturability input early in the design phase for new satellite mechanisms. Key responsibilities include executing and evolving the company's manufacturing strategy and technology roadmap; designing production floor layouts for flight hardware with modularity and scalability in mind; identifying capital tooling and work center capability needs; developing production procedures and managing transitions from development to production; creating process flows for complex assemblies; collaborating with design engineers, internal machine shops, and external vendors to optimize parts for manufacturability, reliability, and sourcing; leading production readiness reviews; advising team members on technical decisions and non-conformances; writing work instructions, quality plans, and inspection requirements; resolving manufacturing and test discrepancies with the quality team; driving continuous process improvements focused on cost reduction; troubleshooting and improving existing processes; supporting space hardware testing including tooling design and data analysis; and serving as a point of contact in program and production meetings.
This role is ideal for an experienced manufacturing engineer who thrives in fast-paced, iterative environments and is passionate about delivering mission-critical aerospace hardware. You will have the opportunity to shape manufacturing strategy at a growing company and directly impact satellite reliability and performance.
**Requirements:**
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline (equivalent professional work experience considered)
- Minimum 5 years of manufacturing engineering experience in a high-reliability manufacturing environment, with at least 1 year in electronics, electrical hardware (motors, batteries, transformers), or space hardware build and development
- Strong engineering fundamentals and first-principles mindset
- Design software experience (AutoCAD or SolidWorks preferred)
- Data management software experience (Power BI, SQL, JMP desired)
- Automation experience (PLC, Robots, Vision) desired
- Propulsion systems experience desired
- Experience with process development, facility and line layouts, PFMEA, error-proofing, lean manufacturing, and automation implementation
- Experience with design for manufacturability, assembly, and reliability
- Aegis experience a plus
- Highly self-motivated and organized with strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work well in integrated teams with technicians, engineers, and managers
- Demonstrated experience in highly adaptive and iterative environments
- Demonstrated achievements in rapidly improving productivity through process improvements while maintaining product reliability and mission success
- U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance
