Lead, Manufacturing Engineering
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Job Description
About the Team:
The Engine Manufacturing team is dedicated to delivering high-performance engines and advancing innovative manufacturing systems that continuously improve cost, quality, and lead time. You're not just executing on designs; you actively provide input that shapes new hardware iterations and regularly interface with engineers to make critical decisions for the Aeon R program. Having successfully developed and refined processes for our initial development engines, the team is now focused on producing flight engines at rate for Terran R's aggressive launch manifest.
About the Role:
- Lead a team that is responsible for the development and production of Combustion Device hardware for Aeon-R and RVac Engine programs
- Mentor, project manage, establish priorities, communicate with leadership, provide technical guidance, and recruite/hire to build the team.
- Close collaboration with stakeholders within (machine shop, additive, etc.) and external to Manufacturing (Supply Chain, Propulsion Design, etc. ) to drive progress on production to meet program need
- Ensure delivery to engine to meet program targets, as well as drive continuous improvement, new product development, and strategy for Combustion Device manufacturing at Relativity as a whole.
About You:
- Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing engineering, or equivalent.
- 3+ years of experience building and testing hardware in a manufacturing environment.
- Extensive experience authoring work instructions and/or process procedures to manufacture complex assemblies.
- Experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, and production personnel in a production environment.
- Experience in executing and driving projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to understand - and advocate for - Design for Manufacturing principals.
Nice to haves but not required:
- 5+ years of experience building and testing hardware in a manufacturing environment
- Extensive experience with Combustion Device Design or Manufacturing
- Experience in scaling from development to high-rate production
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