🚀MaiaSpace is a European space tech company, designing, manufacturing and operating competitive and sustainable solutions for space mobility. We are driven by the belief that access to space is a major enabler for a better and more sustainable life on Earth, addressing the challenges faced by humanity: climate, resources, connectivity, and data. Our aim is to successfully design and test a cost-effective and reusable mini-launch vehicle by 2026.🚀Industrialization Engineer
We are looking for an Industrialization Lead Engineer to join one of our agile multi-disciplinary teams in charge of the development of the Upper Stage of the Maia Launch Vehicle. In this role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end industrialization process of the stage. This includes two distinct tasks: ease the transition to series production for certain sub-systems and synthesizing the industrialization of all sub-systems for the stage.
Your tasks will be the following:
Identify Components Off-the-shelf (COTS) that meet Upper Stage design need or propose stage design adaptations to ease product procurement and secure cost and planning
Provide an industrial point of view during design reviews to adapt the product for easier manufacturing and cost optimization
Support and facilitate Make or Buy trade-offs
Synthesize the industrialization processes of different sub-systems to ensure coherence at stage level
Support the Manufacturing schedule of the stage, find the critical path and define the Long Lead Item (LLI)
Support the Recurrent Cost synthesis of the stage
Coordinate with sub-system referents to align industrialization strategies and timelines
Help quality control processes within the Team
Define and manage the supply chain for different sub-systems of the Upper Stage
Identify and select suppliers based on quality, cost, and delivery performance
Negotiate contracts and manage supplier relationships
Develop and maintain production plans and schedules
Coordinate with manufacturing teams to ensure timely and efficient production of components
Serve as the Upper Stage focal point inside the Indus Network of the company
Facilitate effective communication between the suppliers and the Team
Attend and contribute to cross-functional meetings and reviews
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🎬 Working at MaiaSpace
You will be joining a friendly multi-disciplinary team, comprised of multi-skilled people, following Agile and Scrum methodologies. This means that your role and responsibility may evolve over time with varied assignments and challenges depending on priorities and competences. Your work will be hands-on and in close contact with the final product. We are open-minded, transparent, pragmatic, result oriented and people centric. Teamwork is at the heart of how we work together and our co-workers share the same fundamental values: respect, humility, reactivity and autonomy with a passion for technical excellence. Our newly acquired office space at La Defense is located within the heart of Europe’s largest purpose built business and commercial district with easy access to public transport.
Written and spoken communication is in French and English.
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