Manufacturing Engineer

DZYNE Technologies • Irvine, CA

13d • $100,000 - $125,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for supporting day-to-day production of electro-mechanical assemblies within our airborne systems manufacturing environment. This role partners closely with assembly technicians, avionics technicians, and design engineering to document build processes, resolve issues on the floor, and continuously improve manufacturability under AS9100 QMS. The Manufacturing Engineer ensures that work instructions, tooling, and testing workflows are clear, robust, and production-ready as products mature from engineering prototypes into stable production builds.

Requirements

• 2–5+ years of experience in manufacturing or production engineering (aerospace, automotive, unmanned systems, electro-mechanical assemblies, or similar).
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, wire harness documentation, and assembly diagrams.
• Experience supporting technicians on the floor, including creating redlines and investigating build issues.
• Experience supporting first-article builds, troubleshooting failures, and providing actionable manufacturing feedback.
• Familiarity with both mechanical and electrical manufacturing practices (harnessing, PCBAs, connectors, LRU assembly, mechanical subassemblies, etc.).
• Working knowledge of engineering analysis concepts (mechanical/electrical fundamentals) and industry standards.
• Working knowledge of best practices for creating electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Bachelors’ degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• Must be able to obtain Secret Clearance
• It is an essential requirement for the person in this role to have a legal right to work in the United States and be eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization and DoD Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks (mechanical) and basic familiarity with ECAD tools such as Altium (electrical).
• Experience designing simple fixtures or assembly aids.
• Experience with acceptance testing, ATP development, or production test workflows.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, or other regulated, low-volume manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing Support & Documentation Create, maintain, and redline work instructions, assembly routers, and build documentation to ensure consistent, high-quality production.
• Train assembly and avionics technicians on new or updated build and test instructions.
• Review and update production drawings in collaboration with Design Engineering.
• Support technicians and Quality in generating redlines, nonconformance reports (NCRs), and build discrepancies.
• Tooling, Fixtures & Assembly Test Support Design basic fixtures, jigs, and tooling to aid repeatable assembly and testing.
• Support ATP (Acceptance Test Procedure) execution by partnering with Test Technicians and Design Engineering and ensuring any supplemental test instructions or tools are developed.
• Improve build ergonomics and assembly efficiency through fixture updates and layout suggestions.
• Production BOMs, Routers, and Item Cards creation and modification.
• Production Build Support Act as the frontline manufacturing liaison between technicians and design engineering to resolve build issues rapidly and accurately.
• Support transition of new builds from engineering to production by validating manufacturability, documenting processes, and providing feedback on prototype builds.
• Participate in root-cause analysis for build failures and first-article issues.
• Continuous Improvement Identify opportunities to improve yield, cycle time, build clarity, and technician workflow.
• Support small- to medium-scale CI initiatives as assigned by the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.
• Apply basic industrial engineering concepts (time studies, simple layout improvements, process standardization).
• Support drawing changes using ECN/ECR process.
• Technical Competency & Cross-Discipline Familiarity Interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, assembly diagrams, and industry specifications.
• Support electro-mechanical assemblies involving structures, PCBs, harnesses, connectors, avionics hardware, and basic mechanical components.
• Apply general knowledge of materials, fasteners, structural assembly, and electrical best practices.

Benefits

• DZYNE provides comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, employee life and accidental death, and disability.
• DZYNE provides paid time off and paid holidays.
• Additionally, DZYNE offers a 401K plan with an employer match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level