Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Graviticsspace
Apply to this job Greater Seattle Area hybrid Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 18, 2026 Last posted March 18, 2026
Job description
About Gravitics
At Gravitics, we're not exploring space—we're building it. We're creating the infrastructure for a thriving space economy, enabling humanity to flourish beyond Earth. Our vision is bold, but we're not just dreamers; we're doers. We design and manufacture large-scale orbital structures that enable commercial operations while meeting the requirements of defense and government missions.
Our systems are built to scale and built to last—bridging commercial innovation with mission-critical performance. If you're ready to lay the foundations for a new era in space, embrace a culture of relentless learning and innovation, and contribute to a future where humanity's reach extends farther, Gravitics is the place for you. Let's build the future together.
About the Role
To build our giant space systems, we need rockstar manufacturing engineers who will turn good design concepts into great hardware. We are seeking go getters with experience in manufacturing of metallic structures and mechanisms, avionics and harnessing, and propulsion and fluid systems.
Responsibilities:
· Author, select, and refine Manufacturing methodologies, techniques, and flows to reduce cost and complexity, and increase reliability.
· Generate and execute plans to validate new manufacturing processes capabilities.
· Drive designs for manufacturability, safety, cost, and operability.
· Oversee the investigation and resolution of quality issues and their root causes.
· Implement processes and controls to ensure mission success.
· Identify and execute on equipment, machine, tooling, and factory floor layout upgrades to meet production demands.
· Review piece part and assembly drawings and conduct DFM analyses.
· Provide guidance to the manufacturing team in a coaching capacity.
About You
You’re a successful candidate if you have a wide variety of experiences from piece part manufacturing to larger scale assemblies. You keep up with the state of the art and the tried-and-true methods of manufacturing. You are capable of being both scrappy and refined/ rigorous in your work when the situation calls for it. You are willing to learn whatever you need to get the job done with limited guidance.
Required Attributes
· Demonstrated experience with complex projects with ownership from design to hardware manifestation.
· Ability to apply a first principles approach to manufacturing engineering.
· Firm understanding of what is required for a good mechanical, electrical, and/or fluid system design.
· Experience with several aerospace manufacturing methods for mechanical, electrical, and/or fluid hardware.
· Familiarity with CAD packages such as NX or similar.
· Experience with Engineering drawings and GD&T.
· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline or Physics.
· 5+ years of industry experience in mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering.
· Candidates must be willing to work on Civil, Commercial, and Defense-related projects.
Bonus Points for
· A proven history of successful hardware in launch vehicles or space systems.
· Experience with aerospace environmental testing such as structural, vibe, shock, thermal, and/or radiation testing.
· First-hand experience with nondestructive evaluation techniques.
· Experience with Design of experiments and process optimization.
· Experience generating and executing on work instructions, build procedures, and checkout procedures for flight critical parts.
· Experience working with safety critical systems in a regulated environment.
· Experience in projects that required you to pick up a wrench, operate a mill or other piece of manufacturing equipment.
About Compliance
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you 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.
Gravitics is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Gravitics is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status or common decency.
Compensation (from employer):
130000–152500 USD per year
About this role
Summary
Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for space system hardware.
Job title
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Experience level
5+ years
Industry
aerospace
Location requirements
Greater Seattle Area; remote work not specified
Salary
130000–152500 USD per year
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
manufacturingaerospaceCAD NXengineering drawingsGD&T
Preferred skills
space systemsenvironmental testingnon-destructive evaluationprocess optimizationflight critical parts
Specializations
metal structuresavionicsfluid systemsmanufacturing methodologies
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Unknown location
Hybrid