Manufacturing Engineer (Electromechanical)
Job Location:
El Segundo, CA - USA
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Job Summary
About Varda
Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules.
From life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
Our team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX Blue Origin major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures Lux Capital Founders Fund Caffeinated Capital General Catalyst and Also Capital.
Varda is headquartered in El Segundo California where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles equipment and materials are built integrated and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington DC and Huntsville AL.
Join Varda and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem.
About This Role
As an Electromechanical Manufacturing Engineer at Varda you will have the opportunity to utilize your experience to scale manufacturing from a few bespoke vehicles to many consistent concurrent builds. This role would support electromechanical and avionics component production including PCBA integration harness assembly avionics box build and acceptance testing. The Electromechanical ME owns the processes that take flight electronics from incoming components through fully integrated and tested avionics assemblies.
Manufacturing Engineers will be a vital part in increase Vardas build cadence working directly with design engineers and technicians for a broad array of processes (structures thermal protection systems propulsion and avionics components) required to manufacture our vehicles. The focus of the job is to implement incremental improvement for every vehicle Varda produces.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical direction to improve build processes to scale and hit increase vehicle cadence
- Collaborate with other engineers and technicians to solve large-scale production challenges
- Refine floor layouts capacity models and product flow analysis
- Develop and implement standardized processes for vehicle integration
- Assess cost of increasing work cell capabilities and proposing plans to increase internal capabilities
- Proactively coordinate with technicians team and supply chain to prevent schedule delays
- Review work instructions to make change recommendations when required and identify tooling/training gaps
- Identify and resolve non-conformance issues - implement root cause corrective actions
Basic Qualifications
- B.S. degree in mechanical manufacturing or aerospace engineering
- 1-4 years of manufacturing experience
- Teamwork communication (verbal and written) and problem solving in a collaborative environment
- Proven experience working on complex technical programs preferably within aerospace or related industries
- Strong first principles thinking
- Hands-on experience building complex vehicles
- Must be physically able to regularly lift 25 lbs.
- Must be comfortable bending stooping and standing
- Hands-on position may require standing and working directly with hardware on the floor
PreferredSkills and Experience
- Knowledge of aerospace vehicle systems
- Experience with project management of the full lifecycle of a project
- Experience transitioning complex assemblies from development to production including developing the factory systems and floor layouts to make that possible
- Experience with aerospace hardware development practices (e.g. qualification testing practices cleanliness ESD grounding etc.)
- Experience across structures propulsion materials/thermal protection systems and/or avionics production
- Prior work in a technical role for a launch vehicle or satellite development effort
- Experience with tooling design and analysis using 3D CAD software
- Experience using factory layout design tools (e.g. SketchUp Autodesk etc...)
Pay Range
- Salary Range:
- Eng I/II: $00
- Senior: $00
- This role is on-sitein El Segundo CA
- Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills education level experience level and job performance
- You will be eligible for incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards
Varda Space Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit qualifications and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race color gender national origin ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity martial status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Benefits
Varda offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support health financial wellbeing and a highquality workplace experience. Below is an overview of what fulltime employees receive(at this time interns receive a subset of benefits):
Health & Wellness
- Flexible PTO policy 12 paid holidays
- 100% company-paid Medical Dental and Vision insurance plans for employees and dependents with FSA and employer-matched HSA options
- Voluntaryaccident hospital critical illnessandpet insurance
- $120/month wellness reimbursement for gym and fitness expenses
- 12weeks ofparental leave(with supplemental disability leavefor CAmothers)
- Family building pregnancyparentingand menopausebenefitsvia Maven Clinic
- SponsoredOne Medicalmemberships for employees and their dependents
Financial & Retirement
- Substantial incentive equityin a fully funded space start-up
- 401(k) retirement plan with 6% employer match (immediately vested)
- $20/pay period cell phone reimbursement
- Relocation supportfor new hires if needed
Workplace Experience & Perks
- Fully stocked kitchen with lunch provided daily and dinner provided twice weekly
- Company and team-bonding events happyhoursand mission-success celebrations
- Complimentary EV charging
- Dog-friendly office space
ITAR Requirements
Varda like all employers must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. At present some of our technology to which employees have access requires a license to be exported to individuals other than U.S. Persons as defined in U.S. export regulations. Because our employees are provided access to export-controlled items our current policy is to only hire U.S. persons who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.
US person means: U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e. individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum in the U.S.)
Learn more about the ITARhere.
E-Verify Statement
Varda Space Industries Inc. participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about theE-Verify program.
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About Company
Expanding the economic bounds of humankind with the world's first orbital manufacturing & reentry platform.
