Manufacturing Engineer

Join Kepler, a leading space technology company, as a Manufacturing Engineer. In this role, you will be responsible for developing manufacturing processes, procedures, and implementing industry best practices for designing, manufacturing, and assembling space products, payloads, and satellites. You will collaborate with various engineering teams, participate in hardware development, and support new product development and introduction. The ideal candidate will have a diverse background in manufacturing, assembly, and integration documentation, with exposure to PCAs, RF, optical, or mechanical assemblies.

• Collaborate with various engineering teams to support new product development and new product introduction.
• Establish manufacturing, assembly, and integration documentation, and provide design feedback to improve manufacturing processes.
• Analyze production flows, create production layouts, and develop assembly & integration methods, tools, fixtures, and cell configuration.
• Experience with manufacturing adjacent software systems such as ERP, MES, PLM and QMS systems
• Familiar with material handling, kitting, assembly, inspection, and routing processes within a factory environment
• 4+ years of experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Understanding of the manufacturing processes involved in our supply chain – CNC machining, electroplating, PCB Assembly
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Science or equivalent
• Proficient in DFM, DFA, FMEA and PFMEA processes
• Experienced using CAD software reviewing drawings, models and designing parts, fixtures and tooling
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to leverage AI-assisted engineering and development tools to improve productivity, design quality, and innovation while adapting to evolving technologies and best practices
• Experienced in supporting product failure investigations, material review boards and corrective action implementation
• CAD Software Experience (Solidworks, ,Onshape, AutoCad or similar)
• Experience in discrete manufacturing of physically large assemblies
• Experience with RF hardware or RF test equipment
• Familiar working in Clean Room Environments
• Experience integrating customer or 3rd party payloads / equipment into in-house designs – ICDs, comms, power etc
• Familiarity with MES system, PLM and ERP Systems
• Experience working in space, aerospace or another highly regulated, high quality / low volume field
• Hands On experience with CNC machining and / or additive manufacturing