Manufacturing Engineer
South Park Commons is a community and early-stage venture firm that helps talented founders and technologists move from an idea (-1) to a company (0). It runs a no-cost, no-equity residency program for ideation and exploration, and provides $1M to $10M in funding for founders ready to build venture-scale companies.
About South Park Commons
South Park Commons operates a talent-dense community of technical founders, researchers, and domain experts who test ideas, find collaborators, and build conviction on what to build and how to build it. Its offering spans two stages: a six-month Residency with no cost or equity focused on ideation and exploration, and Funding of $1M to $10M for members ready to build venture-scale companies. Beyond capital, SPC provides learning forums on frontier topics (embodied AI, reinforcement learning, energy-efficient computing, AI in biotech), live programming with industry leaders, partner collaboration from a team of former founders and operators, social scaffolding to counter the isolation of early company building, and up to $1M in credits and perks from partners like Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, GCP, and AWS. SPC has spaces in San Francisco, New York, and Bengaluru, and its community has produced companies such as Render, Luma Labs, Pilot, Comun, Anthropic, Unit21, and Profound.
Skills
About the Role
You will join a team dedicated to aerospace manufacturing excellence, playing a key role in developing vehicle designs and ensuring products can be manufactured and tested quickly and reliably. You will collaborate with design engineers early in the development cycle, write and manage assembly procedures, specify tooling requirements, work hands-on with technicians during assembly and test operations, and contribute to continuous improvement and root cause analysis efforts. This position is fully onsite in San Jose, CA, five days per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Physics, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in aerospace or high-reliability manufacturing environments
- Proficient in reading and interpreting engineering drawings, schematics, and wiring diagrams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Experience with software tools for design & production management such as PLM and MES
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with design engineers early in the development cycle to influence satellite designs for manufacturability, testability, and ease of integration
- Plan and document detailed assembly and test sequences for satellite components and systems, including electro-mechanical elements such as wire harnesses
- Write, update, and manage comprehensive assembly procedures and work instructions in accordance with engineering drawings, specifications, and quality standards
- Identify and specify requirements for assembly aids such as jigs, fixtures, and custom tooling, and support their design, procurement, and validation
- Work closely with technicians and production teams during hands-on assembly and test operations to ensure process compliance, troubleshoot issues, and implement improvements
- Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for process-related anomalies or non-conformances during assembly and test
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing process efficiency, quality, and safety
- Maintain documentation and records of procedures, tools, and lessons learned to support future builds and knowledge transfer
Benefits
- Equity compensation
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Short & long term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
- 12 paid holidays
- Unlimited sick time
- Paid parental leave