Senior Manufacturing Engineer

About Gravitics

AtGravitics,we'renot exploring space—we're rebuilding it.

We'recreating the infrastructure for a thriving space economy, enabling humanity to flourish beyond Earth. Our vision is bold, butwe'renot just dreamers;we'redoers. We design and manufacture large-scale orbital structures that enable commercial operations while meeting the requirements of defense and government missions.

Our systems are built to scale and built to last—bridging commercial innovation with mission-critical performance. Ifyou'reready to lay the foundations for a new era in space, embrace a culture of relentless learning and innovation, and contribute to a future where humanity's reach extends farther,Graviticsis the place for you.

Let'sbuild the future together.

To build our giant space systems, we need rockstarmanufacturing engineers who will turngood design concepts into great hardware. We are seeking go getters with experience in manufacturing of metallic structuresandmechanisms, avionicsandharnessing, and propulsionandfluid systems.

• Author, select,andrefine Manufacturing methodologies,techniques, and flowsto reduce cost and complexity, and increase reliability.
• Generate and execute plans tovalidatenewmanufacturing processes capabilities.
• Drive designs for manufacturability, safety, cost, and operability.
• Oversee the investigation and resolution of quality issues and theirroot causes.
• Implement processes and controls to ensure mission success.
• Identify and execute on equipment, machine, tooling, and factory floor layout upgrades to meet production demands.
• Review piece part and assembly drawings and conduct DFM analyses.
• Provide guidance to the manufacturing team in a coaching capacity.

You’rea successful candidateifyou have a wide varietyof experiencesfrompiece part manufacturing to larger scale assemblies. You keep up with thestate of the artandthetried-and-truemethodsof manufacturing. Youare capable of being both scrappy and refined/ rigorous in your work when the situation calls for it. You are willing to learnwhateveryou need to get the job done with limited guidance.

• Demonstrated experience with complex projects with ownershipfromdesign tohardwaremanifestation.
• Ability toapply a first principles approach to manufacturing engineering.
• Firm understanding ofwhatisrequiredfor a good mechanical,electrical,and/orfluid system design.
• Experience with several aerospace manufacturing methods for mechanical, electrical, and/or fluid hardware.
• Familiarity with CAD packages such as NX or similar.
• Experience with Engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline or Physics.
• 5+ years ofindustryexperience in mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering.
• Candidates must be willing to work on Civil, Commercial, and Defense-related projects.

• A proven history of successful hardware in launch vehicles or space systems.
• Experience with aerospace environmental testing such as structural, vibe, shock, thermal, and/or radiation testing.
• First-hand experience with nondestructive evaluation techniques.
• Experience with Design of experiments and process optimization.
• Experience generating and executing onwork instructions, build procedures, and checkout procedures for flight critical parts.
• Experience working with safety critical systemsin a regulated environment.
• Experience in projects that required you to pick up a wrench,operatea mill or other piece of manufacturing equipment.

$130,000 - $152,500 a year

Your level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the considerations of job-related knowledge and skills, education, and direct experience.

Salary is just one component of the total employee package, which also includes company equity at an exciting time of company growth, as well as comprehensive medical, 401(k) retirement plan, a generous PTO policy, employee discounts, and more.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Graviticsis an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Graviticsis governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability,or any other legally protected statusor common decency.