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Senior Powerpack Manufacturing Engineer

Cowboy Space Corporation· Launch & Propulsion Engineering
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Kent, Washington$180k - $210kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Own how the turbopump hardware gets manufactured and pumps get built, from DfM direction for new/existing components to directing manufacturing and final assembly of turbopumps.

Responsibilities

  • Bring a culture of creativity to every design and manufacturing challenge, ask the hard questions, and own each fix or improvement with true accountability, and see it through to completion.
  • Own build process definition for turbopump hardware: routings, work instructions, process specifications, and the inspection plan at each step.
  • Own turbopump assembly on the floor—fit-up, clearance and stack-up verification, rotor balance, torque and preload control, and final acceptance of the built unit.
  • Design and build tooling and fixtures for machining, assembly, and handling of rotating and static hardware at the component fabrication and assembly levels.
  • Drive design iteration for DfM and cost
  • Own cleanliness and contamination control for pumps, including cleaning processes, verification, and packaging.
  • Disposition nonconformances, lead rework and repair development, and eliminate issues at their root.
  • Own build cycle time, yield, and rate readiness—identify the constraint, fix it, and scale the process from first article to repeatable production.
  • Support suppliers on process capability, first article, and lead qualification of new processes and equipment brought in house.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, or related engineering field.
  • Working knowledge of precision machining, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), tolerance stack-ups, and dimensional inspection including but not limited to coordinate measurement machines (CMM).
  • Hands-on ownership of build and assembly processes on the floor.
  • Experience dispositioning nonconforming hardware and developing rework or repair workscopes.

Skills

Required:Bachelor-level engineering degreePrecision machining and GD&TAssembly on the floorNonconformance dispositioning

Benefits

  • Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off
  • 10 paid holidays per calendar year
  • Paid parental leave
  • Relocation assistance if applicable
  • Daily lunch in the office and a fully stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks
Last updated Sep 6, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Cowboy Space Corporation

Powering Humanity From the High Frontier

Cowboy Space Corp. is building a power grid in outer space for artificial intelligence. It is an integrated system of satellites and rockets to haul high-performance compute and optical data transmission down from Low Earth Orbit. Earth's energy grid can't run at the pace of AI. We can.

Orbital Data CentersAI compute in spacesolar-powered data centersLow Earth Orbitpower grid in space
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