Supplier Quality Manager

Location: Austin
Type: Permanent
Job #8154

Supplier Quality Manager

Location: Westminster, Colorado and Austin, Texas
Employment Type: Full-time
Working Pattern: On-site
Sector: Space & Aerospace / Quality Assurance

EVONA is partnering with a fast-growing aerospace and space technology company seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Manager to lead its supplier quality engineering function.

This is a key leadership position responsible for managing and developing a team of Supplier Quality Engineers while driving supplier qualification, development, performance, compliance, and corrective action across a complex aerospace and defense supply chain.

You'll work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure suppliers consistently meet stringent AS9100, customer, contractual, and regulatory requirements.

What You'll Be Doing

Lead, manage, and develop a team of Supplier Quality Engineers.
Own supplier quality staffing, workload allocation, performance management, and resource planning.
Oversee supplier qualification, audits, performance reviews, risk assessments, and ongoing supplier development.
Drive supplier compliance with AS9100, QMS, customer, industry, and regulatory requirements.
Lead escalated supplier nonconformance investigations and root cause corrective actions.
Manage and drive closure of Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs).
Oversee supplier site audits and source inspections.
Partner with Engineering on design-for-manufacturability (DFM) considerations.
Establish and monitor supplier KPIs, including defect rates, nonconformances, on-time delivery, rework/scrap costs, and SCAR resolution.
Use supplier performance data to improve supplier capability and build strategic supplier relationships.
Drive continuous improvement across supplier quality processes and systems.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or another relevant technical discipline.
7+ years of relevant quality or supplier quality experience.
1–3+ years of leadership or management experience, including direct supervision of quality or supplier quality engineers.
Strong knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001.
Experience with supplier qualification, PPAP and AS9102 First Article Inspection.
Strong root cause and structured problem-solving experience, including 8D, 5-Why and Fishbone methodologies.
Knowledge of statistical process control (SPC) and quality inspection methods.
Understanding of ITAR/EAR and DFARS requirements within aerospace and defense.
Experience working with ERP/MRP and QMS systems.
Strong supplier management and cross-functional leadership skills.
Ability to travel domestically and occasionally internationally, up to approximately 50%.

Preferred

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
Certified Quality Manager (CQM)
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt

Compensation & Benefits

$136,000–$167,000 base salary, depending on experience, education, skills, and other relevant factors.

The wider package includes stock options and benefits covering health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and retirement plans.

Export Control Requirements

Due to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee or refugee as defined under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or otherwise eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Interested? Apply through EVONA to learn more about the opportunity and hiring process.

Test Stand Design Engineer

Location: Canada
Type: Permanent
Job #8153
Salary: NON 160,000

Test Stand Design Engineer – Launch Vehicle Propulsion

Location: London, Canada (Relocation Opportunity)

Compensation: Competitive base salary + package

Build the facility where a new rocket engine will come to life.

We are partnering with an ambitious space launch company developing the next generation of launch vehicle technology in Canada.

Backed by significant funding and led by engineers from some of the world’s most successful aerospace and launch organisations, the company is now building the infrastructure required to develop, test and ultimately launch its vehicle.

And that starts with the test stand.

This isn’t a role where you’ll inherit a mature facility and simply keep it running.

You’ll help create it.

From the high-pressure fluid systems and cryogenic plumbing through to thrust structures, instrumentation and controls, you’ll design and commission the infrastructure that will ultimately enable full-scale rocket engine testing.

Your work will sit at the point where propulsion, structures, avionics, flight software, ground software and test operations all come together.

If you want to look back in several years and say “I helped build Canada’s first facility capable of doing this” — this is that opportunity.

The experience we really need

Above everything else, we are looking for someone with strong high-pressure systems experience.

You don’t necessarily need to have spent your entire career in rockets.

You could come from rocket propulsion, aerospace testing, cryogenic systems or another highly demanding high-pressure engineering environment.

What matters is that you genuinely understand the engineering behind high-pressure fluid systems — sizing and routing, valves, regulators, relief devices, pressurisation, instrumentation, pressure testing, leak checking, commissioning and safe operation.

Experience with cryogenic fluids, LOX/LCH4 or rocket propulsion would make you particularly interesting.

Your mission

You’ll take ownership of the test capability from concept through commissioning and ultimately hot-fire operations.

You’ll:

Design and build test stands capable of firing and validating rocket engines.
Engineer high-pressure propellant and pressurant systems, including cryogenic plumbing.
Design thrust frames, engine mounts and other load-bearing structures.
Develop P&IDs and define fluid, pneumatic and ignition-system sequencing.
Select and integrate instrumentation measuring thrust, pressure, temperature, flow and vibration.
Work alongside controls and software engineers to develop automated test sequences and abort logic.
Lead pressure testing, leak checking, system shakedowns, cold-flow testing and commissioning.
Develop hazard analyses, safety interlocks and operating procedures.
Support live test campaigns and troubleshoot problems when the hardware doesn’t behave as expected.
Use test data to continuously improve reliability, performance and turnaround time.

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for an engineer who enjoys being close to real hardware.

Ideally you’ll have 5+ years of experience designing mechanical and fluid systems, with significant exposure to high-pressure applications.

You’ll understand P&IDs, pressurised hardware, instrumentation and component selection, and you’ll have experience taking engineered systems through build, commissioning, checkout and operation.

You’ll also be comfortable using CAD tools such as SolidWorks, Siemens NX or Creo and understand structural loads and the safe operation of high-energy systems.

Most importantly, you should be someone who is comfortable moving between the CAD model, the test stand and the hardware itself.

Why this opportunity is different

Very few engineers get the opportunity to build a major test capability from a blank sheet of paper.

You’ll have significant ownership, work alongside experienced launch engineers and directly influence how an entire launch vehicle programme tests and qualifies its propulsion hardware.

This isn’t maintaining somebody else’s test facility.

It’s building Canada’s first facility of its kind.

Senior Assembly, Integration, and Test Engineer

Location: Denver
Type: Permanent
Job #8149
Salary: NON 140.00

Are you passionate about shaping the future of humanity's presence in space? Our client, Lunar Outpost, an industry leader in space robotics and planetary vehicles, invites you to join our team! Lunar Outpost is dedicated to creating a permanent presence in space, while also driving positive impacts here on Earth.

We are currently seeking a Senior Assembly, Integration, and Test Engineer to contribute to our mission in a dynamic startup environment. As a Senior Assembly, Integration, and Test Engineer for the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) program, you will be responsible for supporting the Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) team in planning and executing test and qualification campaigns, facilitating development, execution, and reporting of Integrated Product Teams (IPT) testing, and developing and operating various vehicle testbed and prototype platforms.

Take the #NextLeap with Lunar Outpost and work on the Pegasus LTV, which will carry NASA astronauts farther than they've ever been before on the lunar surface!

Key Responsibilities:

Create, develop, refine, and map test requirements to test plans and procedures and their appropriate test reports

Plan and execute component, subassembly, and subsystem qualification campaigns

Lead efforts to design, build, and test dedicated vehicle test platforms and prototypes

Lead development of qualification and test campaign schedules in accordance with the AI&T Plan and execute campaigns on schedule to drive program progress

Write test procedures and processes to support qualification at the component, subsystem, and vehicle level

Provide expert inputs to program schedules and budgets as well as regular status of campaign execution

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

4–8 years of experience in developing and executing test and qualification campaigns for NASA Class A and/or human-rated vehicles
Experience as a systems engineer or acting in a systems engineering role in support of a cislunar or lunar spaceflight mission

Demonstrated experience leading and executing engineering test efforts to support requirement verification and validation

Familiarity with NASA standards for AI&T that cover testing, qualification, workmanship, etc. (i.e. SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-8739)

Clear understanding of NASA verification and validation processes

Strong test documentation writing skills, such as test plans, procedures, reports, etc.

Knowledge of systems engineering processes and best practices

Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and Project

Self-motivated, focused, and driven to meet critical deadlines

Excellent organization and time management skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

U.S. Person

Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to execute cross-disciplinary engineering from a systems perspective, in areas such as Mechanical, Electrical, Software, etc.

Familiarity with executing human hazard assessments to support NASA Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs)

Experience testing and/or qualifying vehicle mobility systems, such as suspensions, drivetrains, wheels/tires, etc.

Experience with designing and building unique test support equipment, such as offload rigs, mechanism actuators, structure mockups, etc.

Familiarity with Python scripting

Familiarity with Atlassian suite (JIRA/Confluence), JAMA for requirement generation and tracking

Compensation & Benefits: Compensation level and base salary are competitively structured and thoughtfully determined based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, education, and the scope of the role.

Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with 70% of premiums covered by the employer
Paid time off: Three (3) weeks per year of vacation
Retirement plan: Up to 4% employer match on 401(k) contributions
Paid holidays: 11 company-recognized holidays
Parental leave
Educational reimbursement opportunities to support company objectives, continued learning, and career development

Lunar Outpost Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Lunar Outpost Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employees, including executives and human resources personnel, are expected to conduct themselves with professionalism and treat others with dignity and respect in accordance with this policy.

RF Engineer

Location: Herndon, Virginia
Type: Permanent
Job #8142
Salary: NON 172,000

RF Engineer (Satellite Navigation Payloads & Receivers)

Location: Northern Virginia (Washington DC metro), on-site
Type: Permanent, full time
Base salary: $150,000 – $175,000 plus equity (stock options), annual bonus potential and full benefits
Eligibility: US Citizen or Green Card holder

The Company

A venture-backed space company building the first fully commercial satellite navigation service, a complete alternative to legacy GPS designed from a clean sheet.

Positioning underpins almost everything in modern life, yet the incumbent system is slow to fix, unencrypted, and trivially jammed or spoofed. That is not good enough for the applications coming next: autonomous vehicles, drone logistics, urban air mobility, augmented reality, and safety-critical government timing. This business exists to fix it, delivering higher accuracy, dramatically faster time to first fix, and genuine anti-jam and anti-spoof protection.

The architecture spans a constellation of small satellites, a global ground station network, and next generation receiver technology. The GNSS hardware, software and services market sits at roughly $260 billion a year, and the company intends to take a serious share of it.

The Role

This is an RF-led hardware seat. You will own the radio chain across the full PNT stack, from the transmit payload on orbit through to the ground station receive path and the next generation user receiver. Front ends, RFICs, antennas, filtering, link budgets, and the board-level electrical design that carries all of it.

The company wants someone whose instinct is RF but who is entirely comfortable owning the wider electrical design rather than throwing it over a fence. You will work directly alongside the Chief Engineer and the wider engineering group, turning proprietary satellite and RF technology into hardware that flies and hardware that ships.

This is an early engineering hire. The company is explicit that the path to manager and director level is open and short for the right person.

What you will be doing

Designing and developing RF front ends and signal chains for space payloads, ground stations and receiver hardware
Selecting and integrating RFICs, LNAs, PAs, mixers, synthesisers, filtering and antennas, then proving the performance in the lab
Owning RF performance analysis: link budgets, noise figure, gain and phase, spurious and harmonics, EVM, sensitivity and interference rejection
Designing analogue, RF and digital PCBs, including layout partitioning, grounding, shielding and controlled-impedance routing for high frequency work
Managing the boundary between the RF front end and the digital back end, including high-speed ADC and DAC interfacing and clocking
Defining the test approach and validating it through simulation, bench characterisation, hardware in the loop and field demonstration
Working with software defined radios and RF test equipment (VNAs, spectrum and signal analysers, signal generators) day to day
Supporting productisation as technology moves from prototype to a manufacturable product, including design for test and design for manufacture
Supporting the operations team on system commissioning, operations automation, and anomaly investigation and resolution
Working with engineering and commercial teams to pull out and pin down requirements

What you will need

BS in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline (MS preferred)
3 to 5 years designing RF hardware for GNSS, space, satcom or wireless communications
Demonstrable RF front end design experience, taking a signal chain from architecture through schematic, board and bring-up to measured performance
Solid analogue and digital PCB design capability alongside the RF work
Working understanding of RFICs, FPGAs, SoCs and antenna behaviour
Hands-on experience with software defined radios and RF test and measurement
Genuine strength in problem solving and the underlying maths and physics
Familiarity with newspace satellite and payload technology
Self-directed, comfortable operating without close supervision
Clear, confident written and verbal communication, and organised working habits
US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status
Willingness to travel up to 10%

Nice to have

GNSS-specific RF experience, whether payload transmit chains or receiver front ends
Experience with RF simulation and EM tools
Exposure to modern wireless standards (4G, 5G, WiFi, SATCOM, IoT)
Familiarity with mainstream SoC and FPGA toolchains and development environments
Space environment design experience: radiation, thermal vacuum, qualification and screening
Previous startup experience
Active US security clearance

The kind of person who does well here

Someone who genuinely enjoys the startup setting rather than tolerating it. Positive, straightforward communicator with a sense of humour. Thinks strategically but executes tactically. Comfortable working across every function in the business, not just engineering. Happy to roll sleeves up and get stuck into whatever the week demands.

Lead Systems Engineer

Location: Lanham, Maryland
Type: Permanent
Job #8136
Salary: NON 150,000

Lead Systems Engineer

Location: Lanham, Maryland (On-site)

I'm working with an innovative space technology company that's developing next-generation satellite communications systems and is looking for an experienced Lead Systems Engineer to join its growing engineering team.

This is an opportunity to lead complex aerospace programs from concept through verification, working across multidisciplinary engineering teams on cutting-edge space technology.

Key Responsibilities

Lead systems engineering activities across the full development lifecycle.
Own requirements, architecture, verification & validation, and technical baselines.
Develop and manage technical budgets (mass, power, link, schedule).
Drive new mission concepts and system architectures.
Collaborate across RF, software, electrical and mechanical engineering teams.
Support proposals, technical planning and customer engagements.
Lead technical reviews including SRR, PDR and CDR.
Mentor junior engineers and help shape systems engineering best practices.

What We're Looking For

7+ years of Systems Engineering experience.
Previous experience leading systems engineering on complex aerospace, satellite or defence programmes.
Strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle processes.
Experience with requirements management tools (DOORS, Jama or similar).
Experience with MBSE (Cameo), MATLAB/Simulink or STK is advantageous.
Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Experience within space, satellite communications or defence is highly desirable.

If you're looking to work on technology that's redefining global connectivity, I'd love to hear from you.

Please send me a direct message or apply with your CV for a confidential discussion.

Head of AIT

Location: Los Angeles County, California
Type: Permanent
Job #8135
Salary: NON 240,000

Location: Los Angeles, California

Compensation: Competitive base salary + package

Environment: Smallsat Design and Manufacturing

Build the Team. Build the Capability. Build the Future.

Our Client is entering an exciting new phase of growth in the United States, establishing a major new 100,000+ sq. ft. satellite manufacturing facility in Los Angeles.

This facility will provide the capability to assemble, integrate and test increasingly sophisticated spacecraft and will become a critical part of Our Client's global manufacturing operations.

But before satellites can roll through the facility, someone needs to help build the capability behind them.

We are looking for an experienced Head of Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T) to do exactly that.

This is not an opportunity to inherit an established department.

You will build it.

The Opportunity

As Head of AI&T, you will take responsibility for establishing and leading the Assembly, Integration & Test capability within the new Los Angeles operation.

You'll help determine how spacecraft move through the facility, how they are assembled and integrated, what equipment and infrastructure are required, how cleanroom operations should function and how spacecraft are ultimately tested and prepared for delivery.

You'll also build the team around you.

Working closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, programme and operations teams, you will create an AI&T organisation capable of supporting the company's ambitious US growth plans.

What You'll Build & Lead

You will:

Establish the US AI&T organisation from the ground up, including processes, procedures, workflows and operating standards.
Recruit, develop and lead a high-performing team of AI&T engineers and technicians.
Define spacecraft assembly, integration and test processes from subsystem through full spacecraft level.
Establish cleanroom workflows, tooling, equipment and infrastructure requirements.
Lead spacecraft integration activities across mechanical, electrical, avionics, payload and subsystem interfaces.
Oversee functional testing and environmental qualification campaigns.
Support testing including TVAC, vibration, shock and EMI/EMC.
Establish manufacturing and test readiness processes and reviews.
Ensure AI&T activities meet programme requirements for quality, schedule, cost and safety.
Develop KPIs and operational metrics to measure performance, quality and throughput.
Work closely with engineering and programme leadership to identify and mitigate integration and test risks.
Coordinate with external suppliers and specialist test partners where required.
Drive continuous improvement as spacecraft volumes and complexity increase.
Ensure lessons learned from integration and test campaigns are fed back into engineering and manufacturing.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who has spent their career close to the hardware.

You'll understand what it takes to move a spacecraft from individual subsystems through assembly, integration, environmental testing and ultimately flight readiness.

Ideally, you'll bring:

8+ years' experience within spacecraft Assembly, Integration & Test or a closely related discipline.
Significant experience working within satellite or spacecraft manufacturing.
Leadership experience managing AI&T engineers and/or technicians.
Experience building, scaling or significantly improving an AI&T capability.
Strong understanding of spacecraft assembly and integration processes.
Hands-on knowledge of environmental testing, including thermal vacuum and vibration testing.
Experience working within cleanroom environments.
Understanding of high-reliability aerospace manufacturing and quality requirements.
Experience working across engineering, manufacturing, quality and programme organisations.
Strong programme, schedule, resource and risk-management capabilities.
Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline.

Why This Opportunity Is Different

Many senior AI&T positions involve taking responsibility for an organisation, facility and processes that have existed for decades.

This one doesn't.

You'll join at the point where the decisions being made today will determine how spacecraft are assembled and tested in Los Angeles for years to come.

You'll influence the facility.

You'll select and develop the team.

You'll shape the processes.

You'll establish the culture.

And you'll ultimately see spacecraft move through an AI&T capability you helped create from the ground up.

For someone who has spent years building and testing spacecraft and has always thought, “I know how I'd build this if I had the opportunity” — this could be that opportunity.

Task and Motion Planning Engineer

Location: Denver, Colorado
Type: Permanent
Job #8133
Salary: NON 130,000

Are you passionate about shaping the future of humanity's presence in space? Lunar Outpost, a trailblazer in space robotics, invites you to join our team! Lunar Outpost is dedicated to creating a sustainable presence in space, while also driving positive impacts here on Earth. We are seeking a talented, experienced Task and Motion Planning Engineer

As a Task and Motion Planning Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the development of cutting-edge decision making and planning systems for our lunar rovers and orbital assets. Working at the intersection of autonomy, robotics, and space exploration, you will design, develop, and implement sophisticated software solutions that enable coordination of cross-domain autonomous systems. Your work will not only contribute to groundbreaking missions but also to technologies that have the potential to benefit humanity on Earth. Collaborating with cross-disciplinary engineering teams, you will help drive the integration of these systems into a unified, state-of-the-art autonomy stack, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in space exploration.

Take the #NextLeap with Lunar Outpost and work on the Pegasus LTV, which will carry NASA astronauts farther than they've ever been before on the lunar surface!

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of decentralized decision-making algorithms for lunar rovers and orbital assets

Develop and implement robust software capable of enabling autonomous operations in challenging lunar environments

Collaborate with systems, mechanical, electrical, and thermal engineering teams to integrate and optimize autonomy software with asset hardware

Utilize simulation techniques to improve autonomous system performance and reliability under various conditions in space

Conduct field tests and simulations to validate and refine algorithms and software systems

Ensure software systems adhere to industry standards for safety, reliability, and performance in space exploration contexts

Develop and maintain technical documentation, including ICDs and verification plans

Participate in design reviews, trade studies, and technical risk assessments

Stay at the forefront of autonomy and robotics technology, incorporating the latest advancements into our projects

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Robotics Engineering, or related field

At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in developing autonomy software for autonomous systems, with a proven track record in navigation, perception, or belief space planning. Applicants should have expertise in at least one of the following areas:

- Methods for solving Markov decision processes (e.g., value iterate, Monte Carlo tree search, reinforcement learning)

- Coordinated planning and control of multi-agent systems

- Motion planning methods (e.g., A*, FMM, RRT)

- Belief space planning (e.g., BRM, RRBT)

- Tasking and scheduling

- Orbital planning and control algorithms

Expertise in programming languages such as C++, Python, and familiarity with ROS (Robot Operating System)

Comfortable working in research-oriented, agile, and interdisciplinary teams

Track record of innovation in networking, robotics, or space systems, as demonstrated by patents, publications, or significant project achievements

Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts and collaborate across various engineering disciplines

U.S. Citizen

Preferred Qualifications

M.S. or Ph.D. in a field relevant to autonomy or robotics directly applicable to autonomous navigation and guidance

Experience with autonomous systems in space, or other extreme, unstructured, environments.

Familiarity with space operating systems (e.g., VxWorks) and software (e.g., cFS)

Familiarity with containers (e.g., Docker) and virtualization software (e.g., VirtualBox)

Experience with the end-to-end development and deployment of network software systems in space exploration missions

Compensation & Benefits:Compensation level and base salary are competitively structured and thoughtfully determined based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, education, and the scope of the role.

Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with 70% of premiums covered by the employer
Paid time off: Three (3) weeks per year of vacation
Retirement plan: Up to 4% employer match on 401(k) contributions
Paid holidays: 11 company-recognized holidays
Parental leave
Educational reimbursement opportunities to support company objectives, continued learning, and career development

TPM – Space Systems

Location: Adams County, Colorado
Type: Permanent
Job #8131
Salary: NON 200,000

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Program Manager – Space Systems to lead the execution of complex spacecraft programs from development through integration, test, launch and operational readiness.

This role requires someone with technical depth, ideally with a background in Systems Engineering, who has progressed into programme leadership. You’ll work across engineering teams, suppliers and key stakeholders to ensure technical priorities, schedules, risks and programme milestones remain aligned.

Key Responsibilities

Lead technical programme execution across the spacecraft development lifecycle.
Coordinate Systems Engineering, hardware, software, manufacturing, integration & test and mission operations teams.
Own programme schedules, dependencies, critical paths and key milestones.
Identify technical and programme risks early and drive mitigation plans.
Coordinate external suppliers and partners, ensuring delivery against programme requirements.
Support spacecraft integration, environmental testing, launch preparation and operational readiness.
Drive alignment between engineering teams, programme leadership and external stakeholders.

Key Requirements

8+ years of experience within space, aerospace or complex high-reliability systems.
Previous experience managing spacecraft, satellite systems or complex space programmes.
Strong technical foundation, ideally within Systems Engineering.
Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering organisations.
Understanding of spacecraft development, integration, test and verification.
Experience managing technical schedules, risks and programme dependencies.
Background within a major aerospace, defence or space organisation highly desirable.
Strong employment tenure, with evidence of seeing complex programmes through major milestones.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance.
Able to work on-site in Westminster, Colorado, Tuesday–Thursday, with approximately 10–15% travel.

This is an opportunity for a technically credible programme leader to take ownership of a highly complex spacecraft programme. It would particularly suit someone who has moved from Systems Engineering into programme leadership and wants to remain close to the technology while driving successful delivery.

Softgoods Technican

Location: Rockledge, Florida
Type: Permanent
Job #8119
Salary: NON 140,000

Softgoods Technician

Space Coast, Florida | Onsite, full time | US citizens only | 2+ years' hands-on experience

THE COMPANY

Our client builds expandable space habitats: structures that pack into a rocket fairing and deploy to many times their stowed volume in orbit, on the Moon and beyond. The pressure shell is fabric, which means the people who sew, weld and seal it are central to whether the vehicle flies. The company is backed by strategic investment from a listed industry partner, holds government funding against its lunar programme, and is targeting a habitat on the lunar surface in 2028. Nobody has done this before.

They are hiring two Softgoods Technicians to build flight hardware alongside a small, highly skilled team.

WHAT THE JOB REALLY IS

This is a sewing role first. You will spend your days on industrial sewing machines, including heavy duty long arm machines, working with large panels of specialised technical textile to tight tolerances against engineering drawings. If you are an exceptional sewer, most of the rest can be taught.

Beyond sewing, the role covers fabric welding, heat sealing, layup, hand finishing, assembly and general build support. You will work directly with engineering to improve how things get built, not just execute what you are handed.

They are looking for people who take ownership, spot problems and say so, and hold their nerve when the technical picture gets difficult. This is a small team and nobody fades into the background.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Sew large-scale softgoods assemblies on industrial machines, including heavy duty long arm machines, to engineering drawings and complex work instructions.
Operate fabric welders and heat sealers to produce consistent, flight-quality seams.
Perform hand sewing, finishing and detail work where the machine cannot go.
Handle, cut, pattern and prepare large panels of technical textile without damaging fragile material.
Run the pattern sewing machine (training provided, no prior programming experience needed).
Support spacecraft assembly and integration operations.
Work with engineering to improve build processes, repeatability and quality.
Maintain a clean, organised and controlled work area to aerospace standards.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

US citizenship.
High school diploma or equivalent.
2+ years' hands-on professional sewing or fabrication experience on industrial machines, working with large panels of technical or load-bearing material.
Genuine skill at the machine. This is the qualification that matters most.
The ability to work to a drawing and hit a tolerance.
Attention to detail and pride in workmanship.

WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE COME FROM

The client is deliberately open on industry background. Strong routes in include:

Aerospace sewing. MLI blanket fabrication, spacesuit or pressure garment work, inflatable or expandable structures, parachutes and airbags.
Sailmaking. Load-bearing sail construction on large-format industrial machines. Panel geometry and material handling at scale translate very well.
Technical outdoor gear, marine canvas, or any high-specification cut-and-sew discipline.

The strongest candidates combine sailmaker-level sewing with an aerospace background. If you have both, we want to hear from you.

NICE TO HAVE

Experience with expandable or inflatable structures.
Cleanroom or controlled-environment experience.
Working knowledge of technical textiles, laminates and coated fabrics.
Confidence with hand and power tools and calibrated measuring equipment.
Clear written and verbal communication.

PRACTICALITIES

Onsite in Brevard County, Florida. Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, with overtime and occasional weekends as the build demands.
Space Coast local strongly preferred. Relocation considered case by case.
Must pass an internal background check.
Physically active role: lifting, standing, bending, climbing, reaching and carrying. Must lift 50lbs unassisted.
Comfortable in a workshop environment with noise, fumes and odours.

Softgoods Technician

Space Coast, Florida | Onsite, full time | US citizens only | 2+ years' hands-on experience

THE COMPANY

They are hiring two Softgoods Technicians to build flight hardware alongside a small, highly skilled team.

WHAT THE JOB REALLY IS

They are looking for people who take ownership, spot problems and say so, and hold their nerve when the technical picture gets difficult. This is a small team and nobody fades into the background.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Sew large-scale softgoods assemblies on industrial machines, including heavy duty long arm machines, to engineering drawings and complex work instructions.
Operate fabric welders and heat sealers to produce consistent, flight-quality seams.
Perform hand sewing, finishing and detail work where the machine cannot go.
Handle, cut, pattern and prepare large panels of technical textile without damaging fragile material.
Run the pattern sewing machine (training provided, no prior programming experience needed).
Support spacecraft assembly and integration operations.
Work with engineering to improve build processes, repeatability and quality.
Maintain a clean, organised and controlled work area to aerospace standards.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

US citizenship.
High school diploma or equivalent.
2+ years' hands-on professional sewing or fabrication experience on industrial machines, working with large panels of technical or load-bearing material.
Genuine skill at the machine. This is the qualification that matters most.
The ability to work to a drawing and hit a tolerance.
Attention to detail and pride in workmanship.

WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE COME FROM

The client is deliberately open on industry background. Strong routes in include:

Aerospace sewing. MLI blanket fabrication, spacesuit or pressure garment work, inflatable or expandable structures, parachutes and airbags.
Sailmaking. Load-bearing sail construction on large-format industrial machines. Panel geometry and material handling at scale translate very well.
Technical outdoor gear, marine canvas, or any high-specification cut-and-sew discipline.

The strongest candidates combine sailmaker-level sewing with an aerospace background. If you have both, we want to hear from you.

NICE TO HAVE

Experience with expandable or inflatable structures.
Cleanroom or controlled-environment experience.
Working knowledge of technical textiles, laminates and coated fabrics.
Confidence with hand and power tools and calibrated measuring equipment.
Clear written and verbal communication.

PRACTICALITIES

Onsite in Brevard County, Florida. Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, with overtime and occasional weekends as the build demands.
Space Coast local strongly preferred. Relocation considered case by case.
Must pass an internal background check.
Physically active role: lifting, standing, bending, climbing, reaching and carrying. Must lift 50lbs unassisted.
Comfortable in a workshop environment with noise, fumes and odours.

Firmware Engineer

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Type: Permanent
Job #8116
Salary: NON 150,000

Firmware Engineer

Location: Cambridge, MA (onsite, with field deployment opportunities)
Compensation: Targeting around $150,000, with flexibility for the right person.

Are you excited by the challenge of building embedded systems that operate in one of Earth's most extreme and least understood environments? This organization is developing next-generation autonomous underwater robotics that advance weather prediction, aquaculture, shipping, national security, and ocean science. Their vehicles are deployed and operating around the world today, from the Caribbean to open ocean. They're seeking a Firmware Engineer to help push the boundaries of ocean intelligence.

The Opportunity

Take ownership of embedded firmware for mission-critical robotic systems built on STM32 platforms. You'll drive architecture, development, and integration while working closely with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers. From board bring-up to sea trials, you'll see your work deployed in the real world, diving into the ocean and returning with meaningful data.

Important context on the stack: this is bare-metal and RTOS firmware in C. It is not a ROS or full Linux robotics stack, and it is not a C++ application-layer role. If you are the kind of engineer who knows an STM32 family inside out, including every quirk ST has thrown at the world, this will feel like home.

What You'll Do

Develop embedded firmware in C for autonomous ocean vehicles, covering power systems, motor control, sensors, and communication interfaces.
Architect and evolve STM32 firmware libraries, HALs, and modular embedded codebases.
Bring up new hardware platforms, including bootloaders, peripheral drivers, and low-level interfaces.
Collaborate closely with hardware teams during full-system integration and lab testing.
Build automated test frameworks and CI pipelines for robust, testable firmware.
Support sea trials and offshore deployments, rapidly debugging and iterating in the field.
Contribute to a disciplined, documentation-focused engineering culture as the team grows.

What You'll Bring

Around 10 years of embedded systems experience, mid to senior level, with expertise in bare-metal and RTOS development. Somewhat under or over is fine if the domain fit is right.
Deep, hands-on fluency with STM32 microcontrollers, including HAL/LL, CubeMX, interrupt-driven design, and peripheral bring-up.
Firmware experience on systems that are battery powered, that communicate, and that move. This is the single hardest requirement to meet and the one that matters most. Robotics, drones, AMRs, underwater vehicles, or comparable mobile resource-constrained products.
Strong C skills and familiarity with embedded software best practices (state machines, modular design, fixed-point math).
Experience with JTAG/SWD debugging, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and profiling tools.
Knowledge of CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, and RS-485 communication protocols.
Strong written and technical communication. You can explain your work clearly and concisely.
Ability to thrive in fast-paced, hardware-centric R&D environments.
U.S. citizenship required.

Bonus Points

Some electrical engineering bleed, enough to read a schematic and reason about the hardware you're writing for. A strong pure-firmware engineer is equally welcome.
Experience with underwater or extreme-environment robotics.
Familiarity with low-power system design and sleep-state management.
Scripting experience (Python, Bash) for tooling and automation.
Exposure to software safety standards, static analysis, or unit testing frameworks.
Background supporting field deployments, sea trials, or remote robotic systems.
Experience with CI tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins.

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