At a glance
- Experience
- 1+ years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- McGregor, TX
About the role
- Process planners are critical to upholding a high standard of manufacturing planning and fabrication, enabling the rapid creation and modification of test equipment at the McGregor Rocket Development and Test Facility.
- This highly multidisciplinary position is tasked with developing manufacturing capabilities and processes, inclusive of welding, machining, pressure testing, assembly, and field integration.
Responsibilities
- Create, revise, and maintain planning documents, with clear and accurate process instructions, which conform to design and process specifications
- Assess upstream and downstream impacts of work instructions and update interfaces between teams to minimize communication issues
- Interpret manufacturing/assembly drawings and process specifications to create accurate and well reviewed technician-level work instructions that fully conform to design requirements
- Create, revise, and maintain graphics-heavy, user-friendly instruction and process documents to produce and test flight hardware and ground support equipment
- Incorporate redlines/edits from engineers into existing technical specifications, test procedures, and technician-level work instructions
- Optimize order of operations and assembly sequence to maximize build efficiency and reduce the probability of technician error
- Convert existing specification documents into standardized templates and perform formatting overhauls
- Interact with engineering, subject matter experts, and shop floor personnel to ensure that work instructions are accurate and comprehensible
- Act as subject matter expert on proprietary enterprise software systems and lead initiatives to improve feature sets and workflows
- Develop conventions and process templates to drive standardization of planning efforts across the Test Equipment Fabrication team
Requirements
- Associate degree and 1+ years of experience working in aerospace, avionics, manufacturing, industrial engineering or production; or 3+ years of experience working in aerospace, avionics, manufacturing, industrial engineering or production
- Schedule varies depending on site operational needs; flexibility required
- Must be able to work overtime and/or weekends as needed
- Flexibility to travel to remote build sites, up to 10%
- Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted
- Valid driver’s license
- Applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident, (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
Preferred qualifications
- Experience converting engineering instructions and information into content intended for a variety of audiences and ability levels
- 2+ years of experience in manufacturing planning or technical writing within the automotive, technology, or aerospace industry
- Experience reading fluids system schematics
- Experience reading technical drawings for weldments and machined parts
- Hands on experience fabricating, welding, machining, or assembling equipment
- Urgency to complete and improve repeated tasks that will require expertise and attention to detail
- Experience with SQL, HTML, CSS, Excel and JavaScript
Workplace
- Flexibility to travel to remote build sites, up to 10%
Skills
- SQL
- HTML
- CSS
- Excel
- JavaScript
