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Owns end-to-end RFQ and RFP responses for advanced manufacturing programs, including technical feasibility, cost estimation, pricing, risk, scheduling, and proposal delivery. Builds scalable bidding workflows and decision frameworks, evaluates customer designs for manufacturability, and translates technical requirements into commercial proposals. Partners with engineering, operations, and business development teams on customer meetings, technical presentations, and contract negotiations.

Develop and maintain six-degree-of-freedom simulations supporting GNC algorithm development, Monte Carlo analysis, and hardware-in-the-loop testing. Integrate subsystem models, implement numerical solvers and physics models, build simulation interfaces and configuration capabilities, and improve development environments. Collaborate with analysis and hardware teams while contributing to cross-functional software packages for launch vehicle performance and flight operations.

Develops process plans, work instructions, and work orders for aerospace hardware integration and testing. Collaborates with design and test engineers on testability, supports technicians with troubleshooting and corrective actions, coordinates component inspection and calibrated equipment, leads Test Readiness Reviews, analyzes test performance, drives continuous improvement, and maintains capacity and demand plans. The role supports propulsion, structural, fluid-system, and instrumentation hardware in hands-on test environments.

Designs and improves manufacturing operations systems for Terran R production. Responsibilities include analyzing safety, quality, productivity, logistics, and ergonomics; developing capacity plans, layouts, material flow strategies, metrics, dashboards, SOPs, and workflow designs; and implementing process enhancements, automation pilots, and data integrity improvements. The role partners cross-functionally to optimize scalable operations using Lean Six Sigma, simulations, and data analysis.

Supports manufacturing operations engineering by improving safety, quality, productivity, logistics, ergonomics, capacity, material flow, and workforce efficiency. Develops operational metrics, dashboards, audit tools, standard operating procedures, layouts, and workflow designs. Uses data analysis, simulations, Lean Six Sigma, and process enhancements to scale rocket manufacturing operations. Collaborates across technical and operations teams and contributes to automation pilots and data integrity improvements.

Own mission design and trajectory analysis for a 2028 Mars Orbiter mission. Develop interplanetary and Mars orbital trajectories, navigation processes, orbit determination, maneuver analyses, and DSN tracking measurement interfaces. Build mission design tools, software requirements, architectures, and engineering practices while coordinating with GNC, spacecraft systems, communications, software, and mission operations teams. Provide technical ownership across mission design and flight navigation activities.

Designs, analyzes, builds, and tests launch vehicle mechanisms for Terran R, including stage separation, payload deployment, aero control features, and landing gear. Performs concept development, trade studies, requirements definition, load and material assessments, manufacturing integration, and hardware testing while collaborating with structures, avionics, fluids, test, additive manufacturing, and manufacturing teams.

Own vehicle and engine hardware through build, test, and delivery. Develop build flows, work instructions, and test procedures; support first-article builds; resolve manufacturing issues and non-conformances; perform root cause analysis; and drive process improvements. Coordinate design, supply chain, production, and test teams while contributing to tooling, ERP/MES workflows, production documentation, and scalable manufacturing systems.

Designs and releases structural parts, assemblies, and systems for the Terran R rocket from concept through manufacturing. Responsibilities include mechanical design, packaging and interference resolution, tolerance stack analysis, fastener selection, mass optimization, manufacturability coordination, BOM and configuration management, and creation of GD&T drawings. The engineer uses NX and Teamcenter, supports fabrication, documents technical work, and leads projects through completion.

Lead reliability and quality engineering for rocket structures across design, manufacturing, testing, and launch. Responsibilities include drawing standardization, DFM, configuration control, work-instruction review, process development, build verification, nonconformance management, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, as-built verification, inspection initiatives, and cross-functional quality improvements. The role partners closely with engineering, additive manufacturing, production, test, and launch teams to establish scalable reliability processes for the Terran R launch vehicle.