Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineer - Metals

Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.

We want you as a talented Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineer (Metals) to help us in our mission by supporting the design team to build up the Nyx vehicle. As process engineer you will:

- Work together with the mechanical and design units to support through our supply chain the manufacturing of complex metallic structures,

- You will work closely with the product assurance and procurement team to help controlling the quality of the final delivered products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

You will have a key responsibility at the technical crossroad between vehicle design team, product assurance team and procurement team. Your role will be continuously evolving, but day to day your duties will include:

- Taking responsibility for technical exchanges with suppliers about manufacturing of metallic structural parts. Under the intended product owner guidance you act as a technical liaison between the company and its suppliers, facilitating clear and open communication to address any manufacturing related issue promptly.

- Monitoring suppliers industrial process, and if necessary propose improvements, to make sure the final product meets the requirements.

- Supervising supplier's development roadmaps from TRL 4-5 up to TRL 9, assuring the proper technology development.

- Partnering with the Product Assurance team to monitor supplier quality control plans, required standards, specifically focusing on NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) and material certifications.

- Collaborating continuously with engineering team and suppliers to accomplish the delivery of final products, from engineering models up to final flight models, in accordance with schedule.

- Supporting suppliers to analyse and improve their industrial processes, cons...