Methods Technician
Infos sur l'emploi
- Date de publication :13 mai 2025
- Taux d'activité :100%
- Type de contrat :Durée indéterminée
- Lieu de travail :Avenue des Baumettes 19, 1020 Renens VD
SWISSto12 is one of the world’s fastest-growing aerospace companies, evolving from its pioneering use of 3D printing technologies for high-performance Radio Frequency (RF) products and applications to manufacturing entire geostationary telecommunication satellites, called HummingSat, that define a new category in space and of which 4 have already been sold to international leading telecom operators: Intelsat and ViaSat (acqu. Inmarsat).
HummingSat is the world’s first commercial telecom GEO SmallSat developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). Its uniquely compact size combined with highly capable telecom payloads allows telecommunications operators to deploy a cost-efficient, compact and agile asset without sacrificing performance or security.
SWISSto12 is also a leading provider of Radio-Frequency (RF) products and sub-systems. The company’s patented 3D printing technologies and associated product designs are unique to deliver lightweight, compact, highly performing, and competitive RF products.
This position is a unique opportunity to play a key role in the scaling a new international aerospace leader. If you are looking for position where you can play an active role in contributing to an innovative and fast-growing company, this role is for you.
The Methods technician is responsible for defining, optimizing, and documenting manufacturing processes to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness. This role focuses on ensuring standardized instructions and procedures are well-documented and effectively communicated to production teams. The Methods technician works closely with production, engineering, and IT systems teams to integrate methodologies, tools, and technologies across the production lifecycle while ensuring cost control and lead time optimization. The critical manufacturing processes under the scope of this role include additive manufacturing, machining, and assembly of RF products for aerospace applications and satellites.
Job Requirements:
- CAD/CAM and CAD/CAM software: use computer-aided design and manufacturing tools.
- Production management: mastering CAPM and ERP software, analyzing and solving a variety of problems.
- Technical knowledge: Reading drawings, layout, functional dimensioning, configuration management.
- Quality and safety: Compliance with quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE) standards.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing or industrial engineering role.
- Proven ability to document, standardize, and improve manufacturing processes with a focus on clarity and efficiency.
- Proficiency in PLM, ERP, MES, and WMS systems with a strong understanding of data integration and process automation.
- Experience in additive manufacturing, machining, and RF product assembly for aerospace applications and satellites.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for creating clear process documentation.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings of a sub-assembly or a complex part and translate them into comprehensive work instructions and SOPs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in aerospace, satellite, or RF component manufacturing.
- CAO - SolidWorks
- Hands-on experience with digital manufacturing and Industry 4.0 technologies.
Job responsibilites:
- Develop, document, and maintain the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM) to ensure accuracy in production planning.
- Define, document, and optimize Operational Flow (OF) and Gamme to establish standardized manufacturing processes.
- Act as an expert user of PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), and WMS (Warehouse Management Systems) to ensure process standardization and integration.
- Create, update, and maintain work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and technical documentation to support manufacturing processes.
- Represent the Methods team in Production Readiness Reviews (PRR), ensuring that all manufacturing processes are well-documented and production teams have clear instructions before ramp-up.
- Design and draw simple or moderately complex tools to meet manufacturing or improvement requirements.
- Optimize and standardize manufacturing processes for additive manufacturing, machining, and RF product assembly, ensuring adherence to aerospace and satellite industry standards.
- Collaborate with design, quality, and production teams to document and integrate best practices across manufacturing procedures.
- Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards in all documented manufacturing procedures.
- Support digital transformation initiatives by structuring and documenting manufacturing technologies and data analytics for process improvements.
More about SWISSto12:
SWISSto12 has successfully established contracts with ViaSat (acqu. Inmarsat), Intelsat and ESA for HummingSat as well as contracts for its RF product line in Europe and the USA with prominent partners and customers such as Thales, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and ESA. SWISSto12 is a spin off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), is privately owned and backed by prominent Swiss and European Investors. SWISSto12 is headquartered in Renens (close to Lausanne, Switzerland), and operates subsidiaries in Foster City California USA, Virginia USA, Madrid Spain and Copenhagen Denmark. The company is well funded for its developments and backed by a solid customer revenue stream with near term profitability.
