Join a team that applies its technical expertise and knowledge to ensure products are produced with high quality and efficiency. The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer II applies technical expertise with responsibility for product and process application to ensure product integrity manufacturing output while leading continuous improvements, working with both labs and factory operations.
Our team develops new or modifies current processes, defines process equipment requirements and specifications, and reviews processing techniques and methods applied in the manufacture, fabrication, and evaluation of Ring Laser Gyroscope and MEMS based inertial sensors and IMUs. The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer II influences the planning and designing of manufacturing engineering processes by determining parts and tools needed by the team to achieve manufacturing goals according to product specification, for both existing and new processes/product technologies. This role strives to maximize efficiency by analyzing the layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods, and work force utilization. The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer II supports daily production activities and drives producibility improvement projects in a challenging environment.
ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities
- Provide test and manufacturing support for RLG and MEMS based inertial measurement units (IMUs).
- Perform yield and performance data analysis to monitor process capability and product health trends.
- Utilize CAMP, Lean, and Six-Sigma methodologies to govern engineering standard work practices.
- Investigate and resolve technical issues, facilitate issue identification and analysis.
- Develop improvements in product design and in the manufacturing and assembly processes for cost and cycle time reductions.
- Assist development of new products.
- Support knowledge for test equipment and preventative maintenance plans to maintain factory capacity and efficient product flow.
- Facilitate a self-driven work force culture to achieve RTY, BIQ, COPQ, and other SQDIC goals.
- Test products & software
You Must Have
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM field
- 2+ years experience; manufacturing, test, fabrication, or assembly processes
We Value
- Product, process, manufacturing, or test engineering experience.
- Ability to balance priorities in daily tasks and strategic projects.
- Analytical and statistical problem solving skills.
- Hands on work ethic. Initiative and ownership of responsibilities and actions.
- Ability to partner and collaborate well with team members.
- Quickly and accurately identifying subtle interrelationships and patterns among a variety of problems and issues (process and data correlation of cause/effect across value stream).
- Conveying information with clarity and directness, ensuring the message is understood across diverse teams.
- Knowledge of RCCA, Lean, Six Sigma, and FMEA tools and methodologies.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field
- At least 2 years of experience in manufacturing, test, fabrication, or assembly processes
- Product, process, manufacturing, or test engineering experience
- Analytical and statistical problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of RCCA, Lean, Six Sigma, and FMEA methodologies
- Ability to balance daily priorities with strategic projects
- Hands-on work ethic, initiative, and ownership
- Ability to collaborate effectively with team members
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
The Aerospace Corporation Insights
What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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