Senior Production Engineer

Senior Production Engineer
Decatur, Alabama (On site)

Who We Are

Aurex is a mission-focused aerospace and defense company building the next frontier of deterrence. From hypersonics and missile defense to hardened networks and orbital systems, we design, test, and deliver the platforms that turn unproven ideas into battlefield-ready capability.

Born in Huntsville and built for speed, Aurex brings together aerospace veterans, combat-tested operators, and forward-leaning technologists to solve problems that matter—fast. We move from whiteboard to warfighter with precision, clarity, and zero tolerance for fluff.

Job Overview

Bring technical leadership to the place where rocket designs become hardware. Aurex is seeking a Senior Production Engineer to support ULA in Decatur, guiding complex manufacturing work and resolving problems that cross design, tooling, quality and factory operations. You will help engineers and technicians establish repeatable ways to build demanding assemblies. This role offers experienced manufacturing engineers the opportunity to influence both today’s hardware and the methods used for the next build.

ULA’s new Centaur upper stage for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will be built in Decatur, with about 50% more propellant capacity to support future Artemis missions to the Moon.

The Opportunity

• Lead manufacturing planning and process development for complex hardware and integrated assemblies.
• Guide work instructions, assembly sequences, tooling needs and manufacturing bills of materials.
• Lead resolution of difficult production issues; coordinate design and quality partners on corrective actions and compliance.
• Improve process capability and delivery performance; mentor engineers and standardize successful manufacturing methods.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field from an accredited institution and at least 12 years of relevant experience; target 12–16 years.
• Demonstrated technical leadership in manufacturing engineering, work instructions and complex assembly problem solving.
• Strong blueprint and GD&T interpretation, manufacturability judgment, documentation and communication.
• Availability for extended hours, weekends and off shifts as production requires.

Preferred Qualifications

Aerospace flight hardware; ERP and SAP; Lean or Six Sigma improvement; technical mentoring and introduction of new manufacturing processes.

How You Will Be Rewarded

The salary range for this role is $140,000–$210,000 annually. We offer a comprehensive total rewards approach to compensation, providing incentives and benefits that extend far beyond the base salary. Compensation is determined by the candidate’s work experience, education, training, and relevant skills. We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our employees' health, well-being, and professional growth.

The posted salary range represents Aurex’s good-faith estimate of the anticipated hiring range for this position. The specific salary offered within this range will be determined based on the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, and job-related qualifications.

Location: Decatur, Alabama (On site)

Aurex is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It prohibits discrimination, retaliation, or any type of harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, citizenship, immigration status, or any other legally protected status in employment, including in hiring, firing, and recruiting decisions. All applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States for positions at Aurex. There may be limited circumstances in which a law, regulation, executive order, or government contract would require certain citizenship; only in those limited circumstances would Aurex require certain citizenship status to comply with the relevant law, regulation, executive order, or government contract applicable to that position. For all other positions, Aurex does not consider an applicant’s citizenship but only requires that the applicant be authorized to work lawfully in the United States. If a position is one that falls under export control laws and regulations requiring authorization from the U.S. government to access export-controlled items, any hiring is contingent on the applicant passing the export compliance assessment, which is separate from the I-9 process, for that specific position. A background check will be required prior to any hire.

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