Hypersonica
Manufacturing
SeniorManufacturingEngineer-DFM
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“Senior Manufacturing Engineer - DFM at Hypersonica. Skills: Manufacturing Engineering, DFM, Product Development, Industrialization. Act as focal point between product development and. Ensure manufacturing optimized design decisions”
What You'll Achieve.
Accelerating time to market; Improving efficiency; Achieving common goals; Achieving timelines
Industry & Context.
Risk assessment; Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Problem-solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Manufacturing engineer expertise, Manufacturing/assembly experience, Product design experience, DFM roles experience, Complex integrated manufacturing systems experience, Aerospace/defence experience, High-performance hardware environments experience, Engineering fundamentals, Process design knowledge, Product design knowledge, Pragmatic and delivery-focused, Sound engineering trade-offs, Collaborating across disciplines, Hands-on by instinct, Calm and effective in ambiguous environments
Nice to Have
Experience in product design, Previous DFM roles experience, Experience in aerospace, defence, or other high-performance, cross functional environments under intense time pressure, Managing partners and suppliers proficiently and effectively, Motivating everyone to go above and beyond, Dealing well with ambiguity and uncertainty, Comfortable operating at multiple levels of abstraction, Experience working on complex, integrated systems, Willing to support build, integration, and test when needed, Motivated by building real, high-consequence hardware
What You'll Do.
Act as focal point between product development and
Ensure manufacturing optimized design decisions
Advise and consult engineering team
Represent manufacturing in concept development
Represent manufacturing in design meetings
Represent manufacturing in design reviews
Develop solutions for improvements
Develop suggestions for improvements
Follow entire manufacturing engineering process
Capture lessons learned
Implement best practices
Develop tools for DFM process
Develop processes for DFM process
Suggest technologies for consideration
Suggest processes for consideration
Initiate strategic competence build-up
Work with equipment manufacturers
Identify innovative solutions
Drive co-development for specialized processes
Drive co-development for specialized technologies
Operate as manufacturing all-rounder
Bridge detailed process design
Bridge factory-level thinking
Ensure coherent design
Ensure seamless integration
Identify process-level risks
Identify process-level trade-offs
Driving mitigations through design
Driving mitigations through analysis
Driving mitigations through process changes
Produce clear documentation
Maintain clear documentation
Produce specifications
Maintain specifications
Produce design justifications
Maintain design justifications
Act as technically credible problem-solver
Keeping programs moving
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Engineering teams; Product development teams; Cross disciplines; Vendors; Equipment manufacturers
Communication Scope
Technical documentation
Full Job Description
## Description Help Build Europe's Hypersonic Capability At Hypersonica, we’re redefining what’s possible in European defence technology. We exist to deliver speed, resilience, and technological independence at a pace that sets a new standard. We are a small, elite team working on problems that matter, and solving them fast. By joining Hypersonica, you’re not stepping into a predefined role. You’re joining a talent dense environment where every individual shapes the direction of the company. Our philosophy is to hire a small number of exceptional people with broad, deep technical capability, strong judgement, and the ability to operate autonomously. We hire for talent, not rigid boxes. This role represents a business need, but the way it evolves will be shaped by the individual. If you’ve achieved what others said was impossible, or you bring a unique combination of skills that doesn’t fit a traditional mould, we want to hear from you. The work you do here directly contributes to Europe’s technological independence. ## What you'll do You’ll be the focal point between product development (Engineering) and industrialization (Manufacturing) Ensure manufacturing optimized design decisions from early project phases. Advise and consult the engineering team based on your expertise in manufacturing. Represent manufacturing in concept development, design meetings and design reviews. Flagging risks and proactively developing solutions and suggestions for improvements. Follow the entire manufacturing engineering process until full production rate to capture lessons learned and best practices from each program to implement into following design projects. Develop tools and processes to ensure an effective and efficient DFM process, supportive to Engineering teams and overall accelerating the time to market and efficiency. Suggest technologies and processes to be considered. Initiate strategic competence build-up if beneficial and required to a program. Work with vendors and equi
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