Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Integration Facing)
Venus Aerospace · Houston, TX
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at Venus Aerospace (aerospace & defense) in Houston, TX.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- AS9100, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Tooling, CATIA / NX
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $79k–$132k.
Median of the low and high ends of 33 live postings that list pay, out of 152 manufacturing engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 151 other live manufacturing postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $79k–$132k, from 33 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 57%
- Root cause 51%
- Lean 38%
- ✓ New product launch 38%
- Automation 34%
- Six Sigma 28%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for AS9100, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- 1
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- 3
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
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This plant: Venus Aerospace in Houston
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Full description from Venus AerospaceAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
The Role: Manufacturing Engineer (Integration Facing)
Join a fast‑growing startup where your engineering expertise helps advance the way breakthrough technologies are built. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will turn ambitious concepts into real, scalable hardware by shaping foundational processes, launching new capabilities, and solving high‑impact challenges that define our manufacturing future. You will collaborate across disciplines, influence how products come to life, and contribute to a mission focused on building with greater speed, reliability, and innovation. If you thrive on ownership, hands‑on problem solving, and meaningful impact, this role gives you the opportunity to accelerate a transformative vision.
requirements
and intent while designing the necessary test plans and tooling for execution
- ✓Drive process development by identifying workflow gaps, designing required tooling, and validating the resulting processes
- ✓Conduct process planning by assessing capabilities and determining tooling
requirements
for integration efforts
- ✓Collaborate directly with design teams, keeping them informed of manufacturing capabilities and the assembly steps that drive cost
- ✓Develop inventive solutions to complex problems and resolve build issues in real time
- ✓Lead mixed teams through the stand‑up and deployment of new manufacturing processes while developing long‑term plans to establish future capabilities
- ✓Collaborate with industry experts to identify key technologies and lead initiatives to integrate them into manufacturing workflows
- ✓Maintain clear, organized, and up‑to‑date documentation
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Who We Are
Venus Aerospace is revolutionizing rocket engine propulsion. With the first generational leap in rocket engine technology since Apollo, our proprietary Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine and Venus Detonation Ramjets deliver historic efficiency and performance across aerospace applications. We are building the next generation of propulsion platforms that enable breakthrough capabilities in space, defense, and commercial high-speed flight. Our team thrives on solving the toughest engineering challenges and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in aerospace. At Venus, we’re looking for bold engineers and innovators who want to make history and redefine the future of propulsion.
What You'll Get To Do
- •Write clear, accurate assembly instructions and develop component‑level test plans
- •Act as the key technical translator between Engineering and Integration, capturing engineering
What You Have
- •5 to 10 years of experience in manufacturing (Aerospace preferred)
- •Engineering degree or 10+ years of hands-on manufacturing experience
- •High proficiency with computers and digital workflow tools
- •Familiarity with CAD software; NX and CATIA experience strongly preferred
- •Proven experience working with complex assemblies and associated test procedures
- •Comfortable working directly with physical product during builds, tests, and process validation
- •Experience with PLM or ERP systems
- •Exposure to ASME/AS9100 industry standards