Vast is looking for a Staff Manufacturing Engineer , reporting to the Manager Manufacturing Engineer, Soft Goods to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.
This will be a full-time , exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
- 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
- Responsible for meeting production targets (rate, delivery date, ect.)
- Work with interdisciplinary stakeholders such as human systems, industrial design, internal medicine to ensure all materials and processes can support a safe crewed mission
- Lead manufacturing reviews internally and externally with suppliers and customers
- 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
- Provide process design improvement ideas and collaborate with engineering resources to implement while ensuring solutions achieve required quality levels, reliability, and consistency
- Create/modify layouts, drawings, and designs supporting manufacturing operations
- Incorporate engineering specifications into process and manufacturing techniques
- Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with technicians, other engineers, and managers
- 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
- Strong organizational skills, as well as verbal and written communication
- Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills
- 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
- Experience with best-in-class soft goods manufacturing techniques
- 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
- Experience working with design, analysis and build of soft-good components
- Strong ability to use data and analysis to make fast data driven decisions
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones