Manufacturing Engineer, Associate or Experienced Level

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · Kennedy Space Center, FL

Manufacturing Engineer role at Boeing supporting NASA programs at Kennedy Space Center. Focuses on program integration, technical coordination, documentation, production support, and operational execution in a regulated aerospace environment. Requires experience with NASA programs and ability to work shifts.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support day-to-day program and operational activities within a NASA environment.
  2. Coordinate with engineering, operations, safety, quality, and program management teams to ensure alignment on technical and schedule objectives.
  3. Assist with requirements management, verification, technical documentation, and configuration control activities.
  4. Develop and review plans, procedures, and task documentation in support of program execution.
  5. Review and incorporate redlines to technical documents, plans, procedures, and work instructions as required.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Operations, or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience supporting NASA programs or other U.S. spaceflight, launch, or aerospace programs.
  • Experience in one or more of the following disciplines: systems engineering, mission assurance, integration, test, launch operations, or spaceport operations.
  • Demonstrated experience generating plans, procedures, or similar technical execution documentation.
  • Experience reviewing, marking up, or processing redlines to technical documentation, work instructions, or program plans.
  • Experience providing technical directions to production technicians or equivalent shop-floor/operations personnel.
  • Experience developing and implementing workarounds or alternate means of execution in response to technical or operational issues.
  • Experienced with NASA processes, technical review practices, and program execution requirements.
  • Experience supporting a high-tempo launch and operations environment
  • Ability to obtain and maintain required site access and any applicable background screening or security requirements.
  • Ablility to work 2nd or 3rd shift
  • US Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15

Nice to have

  • Direct experience supporting operations at Kennedy Space Center.
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience supporting NASA programs or other U.S. spaceflight, launch, or aerospace programs.
  • Familiarity with human spaceflight, payload processing, ground support equipment, or launch systems.
  • Experience supporting NASA review boards, readiness reviews, and program milestone events.
  • Experience with configuration management, verification and validation, and risk management processes.
  • Experience with AS9100, ISO, or other aerospace quality systems.
  • Familiarity with schedule integration, program performance reporting, or earned value management.
  • Experience working in a production or launch operations environment where rapid issue resolution is required.
  • Experience working across multi-functional teams in a technically complex environment.
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic operational environment

What the JD emphasized

  • experience supporting NASA programs
  • highly regulated, mission-focused aerospace environment
  • US Person