Bigelow Aerospace | General Manager - Restraint Layer and Air Barrier

General Manager - Restraint Layer and Air Barrier


Responsibilities and Qualifications

  • Oversee employees in a production and manufacturing environment supporting the B330 spacecraft hull structures
  • Direct daily production activities, maintain production schedules and final quality product standards
  • Strive to reduce expenses and increase productivity
  • Set and monitor in process and final product quality standards
  • Ensure operations in accordance with company’s manufacturing system
  • Train and work with employees for continuous improvement in efficiency
  • Reconfigure staffing as necessary to maximize productivity
  • Schedule multiple projects/production jobs while maintaining the highest quality standards
  • Minimum 10 years experience plus 5 years supervisor experience in similar field such as composites, multi layer insulation or space rated materials, parachute or safety harness, sail repair or production and upholstery field, balloon manufacturing, watercraft air bags, marine fuel bladders, light weight fuel cell bladders, collapsible and portable secondary large volume containment systems or space rated materials
  • Associate’s Degree in business or engineering or a related field
  • Various sewing machine operational knowledge is required: straight stitch, zig-zag and pre-programmed machines is preferred
  • Solid math skills, ability to work independently and leadership qualities are a must
  • Extensive knowledge in materials and processes related to textiles and fabrics
  • Must be able to read engineering drawings and blueprints plus have complete understanding of softgoods or textile production tolerances
  • Operations knowledge of die cutting machines is plus
  • Operational knowledge of automated flat cutting table systems with CADD software is preferred
  • Previous military fabrication knowledge in the parachute or canvas field of production is a plus
  • AS9100 experience or knowledge preferred

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Company Overview
Bigelow Aerospace was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Our company’s mission is to provide affordable, human-rated space structures for destinations in low Earth orbit, the moon, and beyond to meet the needs of a diverse array of customers.

Since 2006, we have successfully launched and deployed three expandable space structures, to include a human-rated module attached to the International Space Station. Presently, we are working on the research, design, and development of our next generation of human-rated expandable habitats, the B330 spacecraft. We are also currently partnered with NASA to assist with developing commercial and deep space habitation concepts as part of their NextSTEP (Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships) Habitation Systems program.

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