Stratolaunch
Tooling and Systems Manufacturing Engineer
About this role
Stratolaunch seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to support design, integration, and production of hypersonic testbed aircraft. You'll create tooling drawings, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation while acting as the engineering liaison between design and the production shop to ensure quality and schedule adherence.
What you'll do
- Create tooling drawings and work instructions for aircraft systems, structures, and ground support equipment installation
- Generate aerospace production documentation including shop work instructions and process standardization procedures
- Serve as engineering liaison on the shop floor to troubleshoot documentation issues and provide real-time manufacturing support
- Reference 3D CAD models and translate them into 2D production drawings following aerospace standards
- Develop test plans, procedures, and acceptance test protocols for system functionality and vehicle integration
- Analyze manufacturing requirements and verify engineering specifications to estimate fabrication time, cost, and producibility
What they're looking for
- Aerospace production documentation and work instruction creation
- CAD software (3D to 2D conversion and drawing generation)
- PDM systems and engineering change control processes
- Vehicle systems integration (hydraulics, pneumatics, electrotechnical, flight controls)
- Aerospace hardware knowledge (connectors, relays, wire types, structures)
- Technical communication and cross-functional facilitation
- Test planning and procedure development
- Laboratory equipment operation (oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies)
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Stratolaunch
Stratolaunch develops reusable air-launched hypersonic vehicles and testbeds, including the Talon-A platform, designed to operate at Mach 5+ speeds. The company is hiring engineers across aerodynamics, structures, payloads, environmental testing, and avionics systems to support hypersonic vehicle design, integration, testing, and flight operations.
- Website
- stratolaunch.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience creating shop work instructions and tooling drawings for aircraft or launch vehicle production.
- How have you served as a liaison between engineering and manufacturing to resolve documentation or integration issues?