Manufacturing Process Planner Estimator (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Huntsville, Alabama, at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center on Redstone Arsenal. U.S. citizenship and Public Trust clearance are required. Travel up to 10%.

Company

hirify.global provides engineering technician, trade support, and technical management services for NASA programs and missions under the METTS III contract.

What you will do

• Plan, coordinate, and document manufacturing processes for support and customer organizations.
• Develop process plans, cost estimates, pricing, and schedules for complex, non-routine parts and equipment.
• Interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, work orders, sketches, and incomplete sample-part information.
• Plan machining sequences involving original setups, tooling, attachments, compound angles, and complex geometries.
• Estimate manpower, materials, tooling, and machine requirements based on shop capabilities.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, and manufacturing personnel while improving efficiency, cost, dimensional accuracy, and machine time.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and Public Trust clearance.
• Formal training in machine shop practices and basic computer skills through vocational, technical, or military training.
• At least 10 years of machine shop experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of blueprint reading, machining processes, and fabrication methods.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to bend, stoop, lift occasionally, and stand or sit for extended periods; NASA medical screening is required at employment start and annually.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an environmentally controlled shop, laboratories, test environments, and test stands.
• Exposure to machinery noise, confined spaces, and occasional outdoor work may be required.
• Assignments include non-routine, complex, and first-of-a-kind manufacturing tasks.
• Medical screening requirements are determined through the Safety, Health, and Environmental Job Assessment Questionnaire.