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You will design and deliver manufacturing systems for Flightfilm, balancing product specifications, cost, and quality requirements. You will also lead evaluation activities, develop standard operating procedures, and manage technical risks throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.
Candidates must hold a degree in Materials, Chemistry, or a related discipline and possess at least 3 years of experience in a regulated industry like aviation or aerospace. Strong quantitative skills and familiarity with quality management systems such as ISO 9001 or AS9100 are required.
Your Mission
Sharks solved drag 400 million years ago. Aviation is still working on it. MAKO's Flightfilm brings the same microscopic drag-reducing structures found on sharks to aircraft surfaces, with the ambition of saving billions in fuel and taking megatonnes of CO2 out of the sky every year.
We're hiring a Manufacturing Systems Engineer to design and deliver the manufacturing systems behind Flightfilm. You'll report to our Head of Manufacturing Systems.
What you’ll do
Define product and process requirements from validation criteria and user needs
Quantify, monitor and communicate technical and project risk
Design manufacturing systems balancing product spec, cost, manufacturability, mistake-proofing, safety, usability, repeatability, reproducibility, and quality and regulatory compliance
Design and run evaluation activities including experimental setup, problem solving, data capture
Develop standard operating procedures and work instructions
What Success Looks Like
First Month:
Develop a strong understanding of FlightFilm material architecture, performance requirements, manufacturing processes, and certification context
Review existing manufacturing system documentation including requirements, design documentation, risk management plans, verification and validation testing and work instructions
Learn how to perform relevant manufacturing processes
Build working relationships with Manufacturing Systems, Product Engineering, Certification, Manufacturing, and Quality teams
First Six Months:
Demonstrate ownership of key processes including requirements definition, design and de-risking activities, process evaluation and manufacturing handover
Identify and plan implementation of key system and process improvements
Demonstrate structured, evidence-guided problem solving on live technical challenges
First Year:
Lead end-to-end manufacturing system and process developments that materially advance yield, throughput, cost of goods and process stability indicators
Work to, and contribute to the development of design guides and methodologies that are adopted across the team and reduce design cycle time
Be recognised internally as a reliable technical contributor who navigates ambiguity effectively and keeps programs moving
Have meaningfully uplifted the materials engineering capability of the broader team
About You
Degree in a relevant discipline (Materials, Chemistry or equivalent)
Thrive in a fast-moving, ambiguous, and constantly evolving startup environment
3+ years of experience in materials or manufacturing systems/process engineering within a technically complex, regulated industry such as aviation, aerospace, automotive, or medical
Hands on, proactive, and solutions focused mindset with an ability to work in a team
Demonstrated the ability to develop material compositions to meet identified requirements
Familiarity with agile product engineering methodologies and internationally recognised quality management systems (ISO 9001, AS9100)
Strong quantitative skills, including statistical analysis of experimental results
Able to navigate complex, ambiguous situations and make evidence-guided decisions with confidence
Why You Should Join MAKO
Impact: Aviation is one of the hardest to abate industries, and its share of global emissions is only growing. Join our mission to improve the efficiency of the global fleet and save millions of tonnes of CO2 every year
Technology: Our technology leverages the drag-reducing properties of shark skin to make aircraft more efficient. You'll be exposed to expertise and developments in materials, photolithography, fluid dynamics, and scale manufacturing
Team: Our team focuses on achieving our mission. We live our values of lift over drag, active transparency, and changing the boundary conditions, and we welcome new team members who want to do the same
Corporate Jet: We have (most of) a corporate jet. It won't fly, but it sure does look cool
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The new standard in aviation efficiency.
