Manufacturing Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Welding Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• 6–10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability metallic fabrication.
• 3+ years of hands-on ownership of sheet metal forming and welding processes on flight or mission-critical hardware.
• Demonstrated success qualifying fabrication processes and transitioning them from development to production.
• Strong practical knowledge of sheet metal forming (brake, roll, stretch, hydroform, or equivalent) and fusion welding processes used in aerospace production.
• Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks or NX), GD&T, tolerance stack-up, and fixture concepting.
• Working knowledge of weld procedure development, distortion control, fit-up, and post-weld heat treatment or finishing as applicable.
• Experience with PFMEA, SPC, root-cause methods (8D, fishbone), and process qualification.
• Familiarity with metrology and NDE of formed and welded structures.
• Ability to write clear work instructions and support shop-floor execution.
• Hands-on, detail-oriented, and effective at enforcing process discipline on the shop floor.
• Strong collaboration with Design, Quality, Tooling, and Operations teams.
• Clear technical communication and documentation skills.
• Data-driven problem solver under schedule pressure.
• Safety-first mindset when working in facilities that handle energetic materials.

Nice To Haves

• Direct manufacturing experience on missile, rocket-motor, or aerospace structural metallic hardware.
• Background in fast-paced defense or space production environments.
• Experience with robotic or automated welding and forming cells.
• Prior work on stainless, high-strength steels, nickel alloys, aluminum, or other aerospace alloys used in propulsion or vehicle structures.
• Familiarity with AS9100, ITAR programs, and manufacturing in energetic-materials facilities.
• Track record reducing scrap, rework, distortion, or cycle time on welded or formed flight hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing processes for sheet metal forming and welding, including cutting, bending, rolling, hydroforming or equivalent forming methods, fit-up, welding, post-weld processing, and final inspection.
• Develop and qualify weld procedures, forming processes, fixtures, and work instructions that meet dimensional, structural, and quality requirements.
• Execute DFM/DFA, PFMEA, control plans, and statistical process control (SPC) to improve first-pass yield, cycle time, and cost.
• Define inspection and NDE strategies for formed and welded hardware (dimensional inspection, visual weld inspection, and approved NDE methods).
• Partner with Tooling, Automation & Controls on forming dies, weld fixtures, positioners, and semi-automated or robotic welding cells.
• Support new product introduction and design changes with producibility input on material selection, bend radii, weld joint design, tolerances, and assembly sequence.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for forming defects, weld defects, distortion, fit-up issues, and dimensional escapes.
• Author and maintain travelers, WPS/PQR support documentation as applicable, and quality records compliant with AS9100 and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with suppliers on sheet stock, formed details, and welded subassemblies; drive incoming quality and process capability.
• Support equipment qualification and production ramp in Torrance, CA and the Project Ranger campus in New Mexico.

Benefits

• generous benefits package