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Designs, tests, and analyzes custom high-speed digital electronics for the Terran R launch vehicle. Owns hardware through the full lifecycle, including concept design, board bring-up, verification, qualification, manufacturing, integration, and vehicle operations. Collaborates with mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, propulsion, GNC, and other teams to deliver reliable avionics hardware on schedule.

Owns machining operations for large 3-axis mills, 5-axis mills, and a vertical turning lathe. Introduces products, improves high-volume processes, creates work instructions and specifications, establishes machining work centers, resolves shop-floor issues, and provides design-for-manufacturing feedback. Collaborates with engineering, production, reliability teams, and vendors to develop tooling, standardize processes, and support prototype and flight builds.

Owns forming operations for rocket primary structures, including roll forming and press brake process development. The role brings a press brake work center online, creates work instructions and specifications, standardizes manufacturing processes, resolves shop-floor issues, and provides design-for-manufacturing feedback. It requires expertise in manufacturing process improvement, metallic processing, mechanics of materials, inspection methods, GD&T, and 3D/2D drafting, with preferred experience in aerospace hardware introduction and aluminum forming.

Develops, validates, and improves manufacturing test assets and processes for electromechanical mechanisms and integrated assemblies. Designs or sources test equipment, authors procedures and specifications, supports production testing, analyzes test data, and leads root-cause investigations and corrective actions. Partners with design, manufacturing, production, supply chain, and quality teams while providing hands-on shop-floor support, safety guidance, tooling direction, and test-process leadership.

Develops, validates, and improves manufacturing test assets and processes for mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic rocket systems. Leads test equipment and tooling design, test sequencing, mBOM and work-order creation, training, and specification development. Supports production personnel, resolves shop-floor test issues, analyzes data, and leads root-cause investigations and corrective actions. Partners with design, manufacturing, production, supply chain, and quality teams to improve testability, safety, reliability, and scalability.

Owns end-to-end definition, integration, and delivery of a Mars mission spacecraft bus and its payload interfaces. Defines and tracks spacecraft requirements, interfaces, and performance budgets across power, mass, thermal, communications, and other subsystems. Coordinates internal teams and external spacecraft providers through design, procurement, integration, testing, launch, and operations while serving as the technical and programmatic focal point for mission success.

Develops, validates, and improves manufacturing test assets and processes for mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic rocket systems. Designs test tooling, sequences, procedures, work orders, and training; supports production floor testing; analyzes test data; leads root-cause investigations and corrective actions; and collaborates with design, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams. The role also provides technical leadership for workcenter development, safety, tooling, and capital equipment.

Support machining operations for Terran R rocket structures by introducing products, defining tooling and processes, creating work instructions, standardizing production methods, resolving shop-floor issues, and providing design-for-manufacturing feedback. The role collaborates with engineering, production, reliability teams, and vendors while improving CNC milling and turning processes, establishing machining work centers, and supporting prototype and flight builds.

Lead benefits and wellness strategy, including the transition from fully insured to self-insured medical plans. Oversee claims, financial modeling, plan design, vendors, wellbeing programs, communications, leave, accommodations, disability, and workers’ compensation. Partner with Finance, Legal, consultants, and employees to manage compliance, costs, utilization, risk, and program effectiveness.

Owns the design, analysis, fabrication, commissioning, and operation of structural test infrastructure, including test stands, support structures, pressure systems, and mechanical hardware. Develops requirements, architectures, drawings, and technical documentation; reviews hazards and compliance; and supports hands-on installation, troubleshooting, and factory test operations in challenging industrial environments.