Senior Manufacturing Engineer

About Heart Aerospace

Heart’s mission is to create the fastest, most affordable, and sustainable mode of transport for regional travel. Our goal is to serve the market in every corner of the world.

Our first aircraft is the ES-19, a nineteen-passenger airliner with an operating range of 400 km. The ES-19 is a fully electric aircraft, and our goal is to have the aircraft certified for commercial operation by 2026.

Your place of work will be at our main office and hangar facility. This is located at Säve Airport in Gothenburg, Sweden. Relocation assistance can be provided. At Heart you’ll be working at the cutting edge of technology while contributing towards a sustainable future. We offer stock options to all our employees and a challenging and inspiring work environment.

We seek experienced and skilled professionals to join our small, fast-moving team developing a new electric aircraft in Sweden. We’re in a very expansive phase and now is the time to join our team.

Come help us write a new chapter in the history of aviation together.

Role Overview

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will report to the Head of Manufacturing Engineering and will be part of the Integrated Product Development Team inputting the manufacturing requirements from the conceptual phase until the Final Assembly, with the vision of design for testability and manufacturing.

You will be responsible to assure that during the Integrated Product Development, the drawings, models, and other data has been respected geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T.) according to ASME Y14.5.

In addition, you will be responsible for deploying the Standards through procedures to attend the Production Organisation Approval (POA) and AS9100D requirements.

You will also be responsible for defining and implementing the Manufacturing Engineering Process aim for Safety, Quality, COGS reduction, and Delivery requirements, applying Lean Design and Lean Manufacturing Methodology. Additionally, an essential part of the role is to evaluate alternatives for Capex respecting the budget limits.
Qualifications & Experience

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Graduate degree in Mechanical, Automation, Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering or equivalent Program.

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Minimum 10 years of experience, analysing the design for manufacturing of metallic structures with the main focus on geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T.) according to ASME Y14.5.

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Large experience defining and implementing Manufacturing Engineering Process aiming for Safety, Quality, COGS reduction and Delivery requirements and applying Lean Design and Lean Manufacturing Methodology.

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Large experience in Manufacturing Build of Material, Digital Manufacturing, Assembly Process Engineering and Factory Simulation.

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Experience in deploying Standards through procedures to attend the Production Organisation Approval (POA) and AS9100D requirements.

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Experience with supplier interface doing risk assessment focused on manufacturing capabilities.

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Excellent verbal & written communication skills in English.

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Eagerness to work with others.

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Passion for aircraft and Heart’s mission.


The ideal candidate would have

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Experience working in an aerospace, automotive and/or start-up environment.

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Formal qualification in Lean Design and/or Lean Manufacturing.

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Formal qualification in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T.), according to ASME Y14.5.

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Experience in CATIA, Manufacturing Build of Material, Factory Simulation and Configuration and Change Management.



At Heart Aerospace, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We are growing and there will be plenty of opportunities for development and taking on other responsibilities.

Heart is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working at Heart Aerospace is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world more accessible and sustainable.