# Manufacturing Engineer, Additive

Hiring organization: [Astranis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/astranis)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/eb918f9c-01f7-4d61-9f94-58d5ec26b403

Listed on Astranis's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Salary: 95000 – 165000 USD per year

## Summary

This role builds Astranis's additive manufacturing capability from scratch, owning both metal and polymer 3D printing processes and the full lifecycle from design collaboration through production and quality. It suits someone with hands-on manufacturing experience who can bridge engineering and factory floor operations to scale satellite production.

_Our summary, not Astranis's wording._

## Skills named

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Siemens NX, SolidWorks

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, physics, or equivalent technical field
- 2+ years of direct experience in additive manufacturing, specifically metal (Laser Bed Powder Fusion)
- Experience with explosive/combustible powder storage and handling
- Familiarity with additive manufacturing software
- 1+ years of CNC machining experience with complex (5-axis) machines
- 3D CAD software proficiency (Solidworks, Siemens NX, or similar)
- Competency in GD&T and drawing reviews
- Experience writing technical documents
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and quality capability
- Mechanical design experience with solid modeling and prints
- Must work onsite 5 days per week
- U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status

## Nice to have

- Master's degree in relevant STEM field with additive manufacturing applications
- Advanced post-processing techniques (annealing, Hot Isostatic Pressing)
- CAM software experience (Fusion 360, Mastercam, Siemens NX, or similar)
- Hands-on machinist experience programming and running 5-axis parts
- Experience with complex machining centers (mill/turns, horizontals, multi-channel machines, automated systems)
- Contract manufacturer process setup and qualification experience
- First article inspection report interpretation and precision hand tools experience
- Tolerance stack-up analysis on parts
- MES/MRP systems production environment experience

Apply on Astranis's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/astranis/jobs/4696958006