Manufacturing Engineer - Reliability
MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm investing in founders building transformative companies across sectors like space, fintech, fashion tech, robotics, and more.
About MaC Venture Capital
MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building ambitious, culture-defining companies. Their portfolio spans diverse industries, including companies like Stoke Space (reusable rockets), Pipe (embedded financial solutions), Finesse (fashion trend data analytics), and Chef Robotics (AI-enhanced food manipulation hardware). The firm positions itself as a 'conviction investor,' emphasizing deep engagement with founders and teams beyond just capital, offering strategic partnership and support through company milestones. MaC serves early-stage startup founders across a range of technology and consumer sectors, with a stated focus on backing bold, culture-defining companies.
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About the Role
You'll own the development and implementation of the quality thesis in a cutting-edge launch vehicle factory, with the opportunity to redefine AS9100 implementation and hardware reliability metrics. You'll be held to a high technical bar as part of the manufacturing development team, working on an ever-evolving factory that develops the latest manufacturing technology and techniques while supporting continuous improvement of processes and launch vehicles. Reliability of hardware is critical to success here, and you'll serve as a critical partner in vehicle development.
Requirements
- Intimate knowledge of aerospace and engineering standards (AS9100 experience preferred)
- Experience with detailed mechanical design including machined parts, metal additive parts, weldments, fasteners, and complex assemblies
- Experience with safety-critical systems, methods for analyzing and quantifying risk, or failure investigation
- Strong communicator with ability to lead by influence across disciplines and experience levels
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or similar
Responsibilities
- Develop capabilities in the factory that improve lead time and reliability of the launch vehicle product
- Quantify risk at the intersection of manufacturing process and vehicle performance
- Own and implement work execution tools and processes in partnership with the MES software development team
- Own the AS9100 certification process
Benefits
- Equity in the form of stock options
- Subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- 4 weeks' Paid Time Off
- 10 days holidays including an end-of-year closure
- Paid Family/Parental Leave
- On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend depending on location
- Dog-friendly offices