engineering
Posted 3 hours agoManufacturing Engineer, Additive
at Astranis
San Francisco, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Own additive metal by developing Astranis's Laser Bed Powder Fusion process from the ground up.
- Own PEEK, ULTEM, and other engineered thermoplastic 3D printing processes.
- Develop standard operating procedures for printer calibration and maintenance.
- Develop process monitoring capability and print quality inspection criteria to ensure high print quality with minimal yield loss.
- Develop qualification tests and standard coupons for printed part quality and as-printed material properties.
- Write work instructions, work order templates, process specifications, and other build documents.
- Troubleshoot non-conformances on the floor to determine a disposition, root cause, and drive corrective actions.
- Design and implement lean systems for continuous improvement.
- Own 5S activities throughout the additive manufacturing area. Requirements
Requirements
- A successful candidate will apply knowledge of GD&T, 5-axis CNC machining, additive qualification processes, and CMM/ optical inspection to solve difficult problems in real time and drive improvements that directly impact our ability to get to space faster. Role
- Assist in machining and programming operations as required for R&D and production.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, physics, or equivalent technical degree.
- experience in additive manufacturing, more specifically metal (Laser Bed Powder Fusion). •
- Experience with explosive/combustible powder storage and handling best practices.
- Familiarity with additive software (nTop, 3DXpert, Materialise Magics, Netfabbm Ansys Additivem Altair Inspire Print 3D, or equivalents) 1+ years of
- experience in CNC machining, with exposure to complex machining centers (5-axis mills). •
- Experience with 3D CAD software (Solidworks, Siemens NX, or similar).
- Experience in writing technical documents.
- Knowledge of different manufacturing process and their general quality capability. Mechanical design
- experience including creating solid models and prints.
- Masters degree in relevant STEM field, especially with applications in Additive Manufacturing. •
- Experience with advanced post processing techniques such as annealing and Hot Isostatic Pressing. •
- Experience with CAM software (Fusion 360, Mastercam, Siemens NX, or similar). Hands on
- experience working as a Machinist programming and running 5-axis parts. •
- Experience working with complex machining centers (mill/ turns, horizontals, multi-channel machines, and automated systems).
Experience
- 2+ years of direct professional
Benefits
- With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.
- Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs.
- Must be onsite 5 days a week. Bonus
- Experience with MES/ MRP systems in a production environment. What we offer: All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
- Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package.
- Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
- Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources.
- The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.
- Base Salary $95,000 — $165,000 USD U.S.
Additional details
- Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system.
- Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.
- Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent
- requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.
- Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
- This role is our first Manufacturing Engineer focused on additive manufacturing and will be responsible for building Astranis's additive manufacturing capability from the ground up.
- This Engineer owns the entire lifecycle of our additive components — from working closely with the mechanical engineering team to ensure parts are designed for manufacturability to developing production processes, tooling, and inspection procedures on the factory floor.
- The Manufacturing Engineer is a highly cross-functional role requiring both technical and hands on skills to bridge the gap between design and production.
- Work with design engineering to drive Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM), including participating in design reviews and assisting in tolerance stack up analysis.
- Assist in designing and creating fixturing for production.