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Join a team where your impact reaches beyond the stars! At Terran Orbital, you're not just part of the system – you're a vital force propelling our mission forward. As trailblazers in satellite manufacturing and aerospace innovation, we shatter boundaries daily to deliver groundbreaking solutions that power our nation's defense and commercial missions. We are a unique, fast growing, and trusted team dedicated to swiftly and efficiently designing, building, launching, and operating state of the art satellites for advanced mission constellations. If you're driven by purpose, inspired by challenges, and ready to leave your mark on the universe, you'll find a home and endless opportunities for growth here. Together, let's redefine what is possible in orbit and beyond!

Summary

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Staff Weld Engineer to join our growing team. Reporting to the IPT Lead – Electrical Power Systems, the Staff Weld Engineer will work within a multi-disciplinary team to oversee and improve welding processes. The Staff Weld Engineer will play a crucial role in ensuring the integrity and quality of welded structures and components.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance and continuous improvement of weld system controls to ensure quality for flight hardware including creating and implementing process plans and operating procedures.
• Speak to and tailor welding standards such as NASA-PRC-009, for application to Terran Orbital EPS products.
• Develop and implement a robust framework for validating, qualifying and deploying changes to production weld processes.
• Develop and qualify weld schedules on resistance weld machine for battery production.
• Work with Quality team to establish criteria for success across battery production line.
• Work with cross-functional teams to drive key changes in the manufacturing process to improve reliability, poke-yoke and efficiency on production floor.
• Clearly articulate and defend engineering decisions with a fact-based data driven mindset.

Qualifications and Skills

• BS Mechanical, Industrial, or Welding Engineering
• 8+ years of experience with welding materials including parallel gap resistance spot welding.
• Strong understanding of welding techniques and parameter development, including metallurgy considerations, and familiarity with other welding solutions and assessing their pros/cons.
• Familiarity with robotic welding applications.
• Experience developing and qualifying a resistance weld profile on battery cells.
• Familiarity with and experience with common root cause analysis (RCA) methods to identify and resolve failures or concerns observed in the manufacturing process.
• Familiarity with CAD systems.
• Background in materials science with metallurgical behavior in weld applications is but not required.
• Willingness to push outside your comfort zone in the pursuit of learning and growing the future of power storage in space
• U.S. Person or lawful permanent to comply with U.S. government space technology export regulations.

Your actual level and base salary will be determined case-by-case and may vary based on the job-related qualification, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer 100% covered medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) match, Flexible Time Off (FTO), covered life insurance, maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referrals, and lots of swag!

Salary Range$150,000—$180,000 USD

Benefits

• 100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k) Match
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Education Reimbursement
• Competitive Paid Parental Leave

About Terran Orbital

Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and on-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil, and commercial customers. Learn more at

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. In performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to sit or stand for long durations of time, in addition to bending, reaching, and walking. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. This position is generally sedentary, with substantial computer usage.

Work Environment

The job operates in a professional office environment but in a manufacturing company. This job routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and scanners.

Disclaimers

To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. , lawful permanent 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. In addition, please note that this position may require a current United States Security clearance or eligibility for such a clearance.

Terran Orbital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to , , , , origin, ancestry, , , , expression, , marital status, veteran status, , genetic information, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a , you may contact us at hr@terranorbital.com.

Terran Orbital does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with Terran Orbital, a Master Services Agreement (MSA) must be executed and confirmed prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed MSA, Terran Orbital shall not be responsible to any individual or entity for any payment relating to any form of or compensation.

And, in the event that a resume or candidate is submitted by a recruiter, an employment agency, or a staffing firm without a fully executed MSA, Terran Orbital has the unrestricted right to pursue and hire any of those candidate(s) without any legal or financial responsibility to the recruiter, agency, and/or firm.

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