Manufacturing Engineer

Overview Energy is a mission-driven team committed to delivering Space Solar Energy to the world. We operate at the intersection of space infrastructure and energy abundance providing continuous baseload power 24/7 - without seasonality or the need for batteries. Headquartered in the Northern Virginia / Washington DC area and backed by world-class investors we are advancing the next generation of clean energy technology.

The Role

This role owns the mechanical assembly processes that turn Overview Energys satellite designs into flightready hardware. You will define how structural panels mechanisms radiators and major assemblies are built design the tooling to do it safely and repeatably and support technicians on the floor to keep builds on schedule and to spec. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience assembling spacecraft or similarly complex mechanical systems and enjoys closing the loop between drawings fixtures and real hardware.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain mechanical assembly process flows and work instructions for satellite structures mechanisms and major subassemblies.

• Design and specify jigs fixtures lifting devices and alignment tools to improve safety repeatability and build efficiency.

• Perform DFM/DFA reviews with design engineering feeding shopfloor lessons learned back into mechanical designs and fastener/stackup choices.

• Support technicians on the line resolving fitup tolerance and interference issues in real time and updating documentation as needed.

• Define inprocess inspections and torque/adhesive/bonding steps; coordinate with quality to ensure workmanship and documentation meet spaceflight standards.

• Track nonconformances related to mechanical assembly and lead root cause/corrective actions to improve yield and reduce rework.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent handson experience in mechanical assembly of spacecraft or complex aerospace hardware.

• 4 years of experience with mechanical assembly for satellites spacecraft structures or highreliability aerospace systems.

• Strong proficiency reading mechanical drawings and GD&T and working with 3D CAD to extract assembly details.

• Demonstrated experience with fasteners torqueing bonding shimming stackups and alignment of precision mechanical assemblies.

• Experience creating and maintaining mechanical assembly work instructions and build documentation.

• Comfortable working directly with technicians on the shop floor to troubleshoot build issues.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience with composite and metallic space structures deployable mechanisms and precision alignment.

• Familiarity with crane/rigging and MGSE related to mechanical assembly and handling of large space hardware.

• Experience applying lean manufacturing principles (standard work 5S waste reduction) in lowrate highreliability production.

Benefits

We take care of our addition to competitive salary and equity Overview Energy offers comprehensive medical dental vision disability and life insurance coverage a health and wellness stipend 4 weeks paid time off 2 weeks sick leave parental leave and 401(k) matching. Benefits are subject to change at the Companys discretion.

ITAR Requirements

This position is subject to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Candidates must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Overview Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on merit competence and qualifications without regard to race color religion gender national origin ethnicity veteran status disability age sexual orientation gender identity marital status or any other legally protected status. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process please contact us at

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