Manufacturing Engineer, Machining & Additive Associate (Winter 2027)

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.

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 is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.

Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs.

Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA. ## Manufacturing Engineer, Machining Associate (Winter 2027) This role is perfect for someone who thrives at the intersection of hands-on machining and high-level process ownership creating complex, precision hardware for space.

As an Associate, you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems - we pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful work on challenging projects, no matter their seniority. Many past Interns and Associates have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis.

The Manufacturing Engineer focused on machining owns the entire lifecycle of our machined and additively manufactured 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 f loor.

The Manufacturing Engineer is a highly cross-functional role requiring both tech nical and hands on skills to bridge the gap between design and production.

A successful candidate will apply knowledge of GD&T, 5axis CNC machining, additive manufacturing, and CMM inspection to solve difficult problems in real time and drive improvements that directly impact our ability to get to space faster. ## Role - Design and build the factory that builds satellites. - Grow and improve - Design and implement lean systems for continuous improvement. - Own 5S activities throughout the machine shop and additive manufacturing spaces. - Work with design engineering teams to drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), including participating in design reviews and assisting in tolerance stackup analysis. - Develop and qualify manufacturing and inspection processes, including performing process validation, documenting procedures, and supporting processes in production. - Operate, maintain, and develop processes for our in-house additive manufacturing capabilities, including Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) metal and advanced polymer printing systems. - Write work instructions, work order templates, process specifications, and other build documents. - Work with supplier quality and contract manufacturers, to develop their manufacturing and quality processes and respond to questions and issues. - Troubleshoot non-conformances on the floor to determine a disposition, root cause, and drive corrective actions. - Assist in machining and programming operations as required for R&D and production. - Assist in designing and creating fixturing for production. ## Requirements - Currently hold a Bachelor's of science in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering. - Hands on experience making something cool such as cars, robots, etc. - Hands on experience machining parts, either manual or CNC. - Proficiency in CAD software (Solidworks, Creo, NX, etc.) - Experience with CAM software (Fusion, Esprit, Siemens NX, Magics, or similar). - Competent in fundamentals of GD&T and engineering drawings. - Must be onsite 5 days a week. ## Bonus - Hands on experience working as a Machinist programming and running 5-axis parts. - Exposure to or hands-on experience with additive manufacturing technologies, specifically metal LPBF and/or advanced polymer printing. - Experience in writing technical documents. - Knowledge of different manufacturing process and their general quality capability. - Mechanical design experience including creating solid models and prints. - Hands-on experience reading and interpreting first article inspection reports, using precision hand tools, and implementing tolerance stackup analysis on parts. - Experience implementing MES/ MRP systems in a production environment.

The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week. Base Salary $1,925 - $1,925 USD ## U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required (To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C.

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