Manufacturing Engineer Composites (all gender) 

We are mission critical 

Beyond Gravity, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is the first startup to combine agility, speed and innovation with decades of experience and proven quality. Around 1600 employees at 12 locations in six countries (Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, Germany, USA and Finland) develop and manufacture products for satellites and launch vehicles with the goal of advancing humankind and enabling the exploration of the world and beyond. Beyond Gravity is the preferred supplier of structures for all types of launch vehicles and a leader in selected satellite products and for constellations in the New Space sector. Beyond Gravity also uses its space knowledge for applications outside of space technology: The high-precision products have already been used in the semiconductor industry for more than 20 years.

Your responsibility

• Provide daily support to manufacturing operations and related support teams in order to assure technically correct manufacturing and product flow, thereby assuring the necessary quality, OTD, and production costs
• Work cross-functionally with operations, quality, design engineering, and other teams to define manufacturing work instructions, equipment, tools, materials, and training
• Utilize project management techniques / tools to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements
• Play key role in the non-conformance process and secure measures for root cause analyses, corrective and preventive measures
• Support continuous improvements in concerned manufacturing processes to deliver in line with customer quality, cost, and demand requirements
• Establish and provide the necessary documentation in support of strategic operations programs as well as for customer programs, support and participate in project reviews as necessary
• Proactively support and coach the production technicians through frontline support utilizing an integrated project team approach; provide training material (both software and hardware) as needed
• Establish standard work practices across manufacturing and eliminate waste to increase productivity
• Develop and verify new jigs, tooling, equipment, parts, and processes to meet requirements
• Actively participate in the change management process as it relates to your respective manufacturing process, driving and implementing process / design changes, support improvement of business processes
• Work with international colleagues in order to evaluate, improve, and transfer latest state processes and maintain standardization across the company portfolio

Your Profil

• B.S. degree or similar experience in a related (engineering) field with extensive relevant experience
• Demonstrates insight into quality and safety standards including AS9100 and OSHA or similar
• Previously worked with composite, metallic, and non-metallic materials
• 2+ years of previous hands-on Engineering experience in a more complex manufacturing setting
• Fluent in English, German is an advantage
• Space or Aerospace experience is an advantage
• Production line leadership experience
• Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma knowledge/experience; experience with SAP or other ERP, MS Office
• Experience with MES, CAD and other relevant complex software

What we offer

• Work in an international environment with global mindset and high-tech products that will fly into space
• A highly specialized and motivated team with a lot of know-how in a unique industry
• We live a hands-on mentality and take suggestions for improvement seriously
• Attractive employment conditions (contribution to public transport, trainings and development opportunities, full paid maternity/paternity leave and many more)
• Flexible and mobile working and at least 5 weeks of vacation with possibility to buy additional vacation

We do not accept dossiers from recruitment agencies for this position. 

Your contact

Did we spark your interest in this exciting position? Then we look forward to receiving your online application.

Recruiter/HR Manager: Stefan Hunger |  https://beyondgravity.com