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Manufacturing Engineer – Metal Forming (all genders)

Garching
Full-time
Permanent employee

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

THE WHAT
You develop, stabilize, and scale metal forming processes for high-performance components. You ensure repeatable processes, consistent quality, and early detection and elimination of deviations.

Current processes: Spinforming, Bending & Heat Treatment.

THE WHY
To end COPV failure in spaceflight. Forming precision defines the structural integrity of our components – and therefore the performance and reliability of our products.

YOUR IMPACT
You don't just support production. You define how it works.

You ensure:
  • Stable and repeatable forming processes
  • Consistent quality and reduced process variability
  • Early detection and sustainable elimination of defects
  • Efficient and industrializable processes
  • Clear and documented process standards
Your tasks in detail
Develop & optimize processes: Develop and optimize metal forming processes for spinforming, bending and heat treatment.
→ High Performance: Precision at speed. Outcome over activity.
Ensure process stability: Analyze process data, reduce variability, and ensure repeatable results.→ Accountability: Own the process. Own the impact.

Solve defects systematically: Perform root cause analysis and drive sustainable defect elimination.→ Candor: Speak up early. Solve the real problem.

Work across functions: Collaborate closely with Design, Materials, and Production to drive improvements.→ Togetherness: Align across functions. Deliver as one team.

Drive industrialization: Prepare processes for industrialization, improve efficiency, and define and document process standards.→ Playfulness: Experiment. Learn. Improve.

YOUR PROFILE

  • Education: Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or similar
  • Experience: Several years of experience in metal forming, manufacturing, or process engineering
  • Process expertise: Strong understanding of material behavior in forming processes and experience in process optimization
  • Quality & analysis: Experience with quality and defect analysis and a structured, data-driven approach
  • Experience in an industrial environment, preferably aerospace or automotive
  • Also Experience with spinforming, bending, or heat treatment

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Choose your own benefit: Germany ticket, Egym Wellpass, or a tax-free Give Card

  • Healthy & social lunch culture: Fresh meals during shared lunch breaks

  • High level of autonomy & real impact: You own a critical seam in the business — between what we sell and what we build

  • Startup mindset meets aerospace innovation: Flat hierarchies, fast decisions, and space for your ideas

  • Stunning views: Rooftop terrace with views of the Alps in Taufkirchen, or indoor garden in Garching-Hochbrück

  • Growth opportunities: Work on technically demanding projects with real stakes

  • We live our team culture: From tech talks to team events and after-work gatherings — we celebrate success together 

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About us

Blackwave designs, manufactures and ships flight-qualified, commercial off-the-shelf composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) for launch vehicles and satellites. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, the company delivers COPVs from a standardized portfolio with flight heritage. The approach reduces lead time from months to days while ensuring that each tank is qualified and flight-ready. Blackwave's mission is to end COPV failure in spaceflight. The company employs more than 150 people across manufacturing facilities in Germany and Texas.

More information at Blackwave.com and the procurement platform COPV.com.