Sr. EEE Components / PM&P Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

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 Sr. Electrical, Electronic & Electromechanical (EEE) Components / Parts, Materials & Processes (PM&P) Engineer to join our growing team. Reporting to the Mission Assurance Director, the Sr. EEE / PM&P Engineer provides assurance to deliver affordable, high-performance satellite systems that provide product lifecycle reliability and safety and meet internal specifications and customer contract requirements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the Engineering EEE Parts Manager to advise design engineers on parts selection based on part reliability, availability, and manufacturing processes
• Evaluate EEE and PM&P contract requirements to identify and resolve gaps
• Evaluate performance, reliability, safety, and value considerations of EEE parts in product design to comply with company standards and customer requirements
• Serve as the prime interface with customers on parts, materials, and process requirements
• Support reliability risk mitigation by bringing together supply chain, design engineers, and production / manufacturing and driving to closure
• Use reliability analysis, failure models and reliability metrics to assess PM&P-related risks. Use software tools (e.g. Sherlock) to simulate PCBA stresses that impact flight reliability and provide corrective design solutions
• Advise engineering on parts selection based on reliability, availability, and manufacturing processes
• Assess part reliability risks and provide feedback to guide selection
• Evaluate electrical, thermal, and mechanical characteristics of integrated circuits, components, sub-components, and PCBAs to determine root cause of failure. Coordinate, drive, and perform EEE parts / PM&P root cause failure analysis
• Generate failure reports and recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrence of problems
• Develop and track metrics on failure analyses to resolve systematic issues and root causes
• Support failure review boards, engineering reviews
• Compile and deliver parts, materials, and processes lists to meet contract requirements
• Provide input to program managers and proposal teams to evaluate and ensure implementation of EEE / PM&P requirements
• Lead initiatives to develop / improve PM&P processes and practices
• Ensure EEE / PM&P requirements flow down to suppliers and subcontractors
• Manage the PM&P program including oversight of subcontractor PM&P practices
• Manage the PM&P Control Plan and associated EEE / PM&P procedures.
• Manage Counterfeit Parts Prevention Program, including Non-Standard Parts / Materials Approval Requests (NSPAR / NSMAR) (internal and from subcontractors)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications and Skills

Additional Differentiators

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

$130,000—$160,000 USD

Benefits

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 www.terranorbital.com

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. citizen, lawful permanent resident 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 National Security clearance or eligibility for such a clearance.

Terran Orbital is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, 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 fee 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.