Cowboy Space
Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Propulsion
$175K–$220K
Kent, Washington · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 8 years of hands-on hardware manufacturing experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., 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.
About the job
Establish manufacturing processes and production capability for rocket engine hardware, from equipment and tooling selection through qualification and repeatable delivery.
What you'll do
- Define manufacturing and DFM strategies, production methods, equipment selection, and build sequences for assigned hardware.
- Purchase, install, integrate, and qualify equipment; design tooling and fixtures; and lead process qualification with internal teams and suppliers.
- Own hardware delivery, build documentation, production readiness, configuration tracking, and resolution of nonconformances and rework.
What they ask for
- At least 8 years of hands-on hardware manufacturing experience across a variety of methods.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of mechanical design and manufacturing, including GD&T per ASME Y14.5, tolerance stack analysis, and dimensional inspection.
- Hands-on manufacturing-floor ownership of build and assembly processes; proficiency in CAD tools such as NX, Solidworks, Creo, or CATIA.
Nice to have
- Experience establishing factories or production lines, or transferring qualified processes between sites.
- Development-phase experience taking hardware from concept through qualification to repeatable production; PLM/MES, Siemens-based CAM, or machine-language proficiency.
Pay
$175,000-$220,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
ASME Y14.5, CMM, Faro Arm, Blue Light Scan, NX, Solidworks, Creo, CATIA
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