Senior Manufacturing Systems Architect

Architect production systems for Parallax Space in Redondo Beach, California or Denver, Colorado, using factory design and rate planning expertise. This full-time role includes 20% travel.

As Parallax Space’s most senior manufacturing technical role, you will shape how space vehicles and components reach high-rate production. The work spans production strategy, factory architecture, capacity modeling, automation, and digital manufacturing systems. You will guide industrialization from prototypes through recurring production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect large-scale space vehicle manufacturing strategy and production roadmaps
• Model capacity, takt, cycle time, staffing, WIP, and unit cost
• Design factory layouts, material flow, kitting, integration, and testing
• Define automation, tooling, MES, ERP/MRP, PLM, and traceability architectures
• Review production architectures and mentor manufacturing and production engineers

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or technical field
• 15+ years in complex hardware manufacturing, industrial, or production engineering
• Launched a large-scale production system through stable rate production
• Expertise in factory layout, line balancing, takt, and ramp planning
• Ability to obtain U.S. security clearance and meet ITAR/EAR requirements

Bring production architecture, capital discipline, and technical authority to scale Parallax Space vehicle manufacturing across future programs.

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