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Xona Space Systems
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Mechanical Assembly & Validation)
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Salary:
$168,000 – $224,000 / year
Location:
Burlingame, CA, USA
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
17 August 2026
What they need
- Xona’s Manufacturing team owns the assembly, integration, and test of every mechanical subsystem that goes into our satellites
- We’re looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to take ownership of one or more of these build areas — which may include GNC component validation, solar array assembly, or antenna build, among others as the factory scales and define how they get built, verified, and released to integration
- This is a floor-facing role with real technical ownership over some of the most sensitive builds in the vehicle
- Own the manufacturing and assembly process for your assigned build area(s), covering sequence, standard work, tooling, and continuous improvement — potential areas include GNC component build and validation, solar array assembly (stringing, lamination, panel/wing integration), and antenna assembly (mechanical alignment and verification), among others
- Define validation and verification strategy for your build areas, translating engineering drawings, GD&T, and specifications into practical inspection checkpoints and acceptance criteria tied to critical characteristics
- Plan, specify, and qualify fixtures and tooling: holding, transport, rotary, and point-of-use equipment — and the test/inspection equipment behind them
- Own nonconformance management, root cause corrective action (8D), and MRB disposition for your build areas
- Build and maintain digital work instructions and travelers for your build areas; embedding inspection checkpoints, buy-offs, and data capture directly into the work order flow
- Build measurement confidence through gage selection, method validation, and Gage R&R
- Support environmental and production acceptance testing (vibration, shock, thermal/TVAC) for hardware in your build areas as needed
- Support supplier evaluation, audits, and monitoring for mechanical components and subsystems feeding your builds
- Be a strong voice for DFX/producibility in design reviews for your build areas, partnering with design engineering from early stage gates through production
- Mentor engineers and technicians on assembly and inspection practices as the team scales- You’ll bring hands-on experience developing manufacturing processes for complex, high-reliability mechanical or electro-mechanical hardware, and be comfortable owning a build area end to end: process, tooling, inspection strategy, and the people who run it day to day
- B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience with nonconformance management, root cause analysis, and CAPA
- Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of a mechanical assembly process, not just support of one
- 7+ years in manufacturing engineering for complex mechanical or electro-mechanical assemblies (5+ with an advanced degree)
- Hands-on experience with mechanical metrology: calipers, micrometers, torque tools, optical systems
- Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and specifications
- Direct experience building or validating GNC hardware, solar arrays, or antenna/RF assemblies for spacecraft or other high-reliability platforms
- Experience with space-grade materials and process standards such as NASA-STD-8739.1, AS9100, and AS9102 first article inspection
- Experience with environmental/production acceptance testing — vibration, shock, thermal, or TVAC
- Experience taking a process from green field/NPI through production ramp
- Familiarity with MES/ERP systems and configuration controlled manufacturing records
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