Top Manufacturing Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Productionize rocket valves by collaborating with design and test teams, creating work instructions and tooling, evaluating value streams, reducing cost and nonconformances, and establishing manufacturing equipment. Own valve products throughout their lifecycle and incorporate lessons learned into product improvements. The role requires engineering fundamentals, experience with seals and installation procedures, cryogenic and ambient testing, and collaboration with technicians.

Develops process plans, work instructions, and work orders for aerospace hardware integration and testing. Collaborates with design and test engineers on testability, supports technicians with troubleshooting and corrective actions, coordinates component inspection and calibrated equipment, leads Test Readiness Reviews, analyzes test performance, drives continuous improvement, and maintains capacity and demand plans. The role supports propulsion, structural, fluid-system, and instrumentation hardware in hands-on test environments.

Leads advanced manufacturing strategy and process improvement across aerospace product development. Responsibilities include design for manufacturability, manufacturing readiness, APQP and production readiness reviews, cost and yield optimization, supplier and capital planning, tooling and assembly transitions, risk mitigation, and cross-functional milestone management. The role also supports team development, production transitions, and operational excellence across engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing functions.

Develop and implement manufacturing processes for Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE), author work instructions, troubleshoot test-system non-conformances, perform DFM reviews for harnessing and ground support equipment, and collaborate with Quality to ensure process compliance for satellite production and test systems.

Manufactures and integrates environmental control and life support fluid hardware for human-rated space stations. Responsibilities include defining assembly processes, authoring work instructions, supporting testing, resolving manufacturing and tolerance issues, designing tooling, managing nonconformances, improving production metrics, training technicians, and supporting supplier readiness. The role works hands-on with water, air, thermal, and pressurized gas systems in a shop-floor environment.

Develops and optimizes manufacturing processes, equipment, procedures, and work instructions for spacecraft thermal and environmental control systems. Responsibilities include designing and testing pressurized ground equipment, troubleshooting pneumatic, hydraulic, oxygen, refrigerant, and control systems, supporting supplier processes, performing hands-on assembly and integration, resolving manufacturing issues, and improving quality, efficiency, and manufacturability.

Supports the manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing of avionics hardware and wire harnesses for human-rated space systems. Responsibilities include developing manufacturing processes, creating work instructions, designing tooling, resolving production issues through root cause analysis, reviewing supplier processes, supporting quality controls, and providing design-for-manufacturing feedback. The role also contributes to new product introduction, continuous improvement, design reviews, and team mentoring.

Develop and optimize manufacturing and assembly processes for avionics and wire harnesses. Create manufacturing plans and work instructions, perform hands-on assembly/integration/testing, resolve manufacturing issues via root-cause analysis, work with suppliers and QA, participate in design reviews, and drive continuous improvement.

Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for avionics systems and wiring harnesses. Create manufacturing plans, assembly procedures, and work instructions; resolve production issues through root cause analysis; collaborate with design, quality, and suppliers; perform hands-on assembly, integration, and testing; and drive continuous improvement in quality, efficiency, and cost.

Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for spacecraft solar arrays and avionics hardware. Responsibilities include design-for-manufacturing feedback, tooling and GSE development, assembly and testing, work instruction creation, supplier process review, root cause analysis, corrective actions, quality control, and continuous improvement. The role supports solar array environmental, deployment, and acceptance testing while collaborating with engineering, quality, suppliers, and technicians. It also includes mentoring colleagues and supporting new product introduction from prototype through production.

Supports primary structure assembly on the shop floor, removes production barriers, improves manufacturing processes, creates work instructions and specifications, standardizes operations, and provides design-for-manufacturing feedback. Collaborates with design, manufacturing, reliability, production, and vendor teams during prototype and flight builds. Requires hands-on aerospace assembly experience, strong engineering fundamentals, and knowledge of drilling, trimming, fastening, machining, inspection, and GD&T.

Leads advanced manufacturing and New Product Introduction activities for mechanical aerospace components. Responsibilities include optimizing production processes, managing Manufacturing Readiness Level requirements, driving DFM and continuous improvement, analyzing manufacturing data, coordinating suppliers and capital needs, ensuring safety and standards compliance, and mentoring team members. The role collaborates across Engineering, Sourcing, Program Management, and manufacturing teams while supporting IPDS and APQP objectives.

Own vehicle subsystem hardware through design release, assembly, testing, and delivery. Develop build flows, work instructions, test procedures, tooling strategies, and manufacturing systems for scalable production. Support first-article builds, provide hands-on floor troubleshooting, resolve non-conformances, conduct root cause analysis, and drive continuous improvement. Coordinate design, supply chain, production, test, technicians, and vendors to ensure part readiness, quality, tooling availability, and schedule alignment.

Provides hands-on engineering support for production operations, initially in Pick/Pack, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and labor targets. Owns standard work, labor standards, visual controls, process flow, ergonomics, and material presentation. Leads continuous improvement and 6S initiatives, reduces defects and rework through root-cause analysis and error prevention, and collaborates with Production, QA, Maintenance, Supply Chain, EHSS, and Facilities. Cross-trains across production areas and supports both daily execution and longer-term improvements.

Develops and implements manufacturing processes for satellite structures and propulsion. Reviews designs for manufacturability, creates work instructions/BOMs/SOPs, coordinates vendors, leads transition from low-rate to higher-rate production, and applies root cause analysis and process improvements. Requires second-shift work and eligibility for U.S. security clearance.

Develop, qualify, and implement manufacturing processes for satellite structures and propulsion. Review designs for manufacturability, create work instructions and SOPs, lead process transition from low-rate to higher-rate production, and perform root-cause analysis with engineering corrective actions.

The role involves designing and commissioning test systems, authoring test procedures, analyzing data for performance evaluation, and optimizing operational processes to enhance safety and efficiency.

Develops, validates, and improves manufacturing test assets and processes for mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic aerospace assemblies. Leads test system and tooling design, work instructions, training, safety compliance, shop-floor troubleshooting, test data analysis, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions. Collaborates with design, manufacturing, production, supply chain, and quality teams to deliver scalable, reliable testing for rocket hardware.

The Staff Manufacturing Engineer will create process plans, improve manufacturing processes, advise on design methodologies, and analyze non-conforming hardware, contributing directly to the Terran R program.

Leads electrical manufacturing engineering for spacecraft electronics, including DFX reviews, prototype builds, tooling, manufacturing flows, PCBA integration, wire harnessing, and electromechanical assemblies. Establishes manufacturing standards, policies, and capacity strategies; develops automation and MES tools; optimizes production processes; mitigates manufacturability and quality risks; and mentors engineering and technical staff. The role supports transition from prototype to high-rate satellite production and pilots advanced manufacturing technologies.

Develops and improves manufacturing processes for aerospace flight-control components, including gears, splines, and cylindrical parts. Responsibilities include NPI drawing reviews, DFMA analysis, tooling and fixture design, process prove-out, troubleshooting, quality improvement, production support, automation implementation, capital equipment selection, and technical ownership of gear-production equipment. The role also supports legacy programs, root-cause corrective actions, inspection methods, and coordination across manufacturing and engineering teams.

Own vehicle and engine hardware through build, test, and delivery. Develop build flows, work instructions, and test procedures; support first-article builds; resolve manufacturing issues and non-conformances; perform root cause analysis; and drive process improvements. Coordinate design, supply chain, production, and test teams while contributing to tooling, ERP/MES workflows, production documentation, and scalable manufacturing systems.

Leads manufacturability, tooling, process development, prototype builds, test articles, and production-flow optimization for spacecraft mechanisms. Develops advanced manufacturing techniques for actuators, separation mechanisms, gimbals, and reaction wheel assemblies; provides DFX guidance; supports qualification testing; scales processes to high-rate flight-hardware production; and mentors engineers and technicians.

Develops manufacturing methods, tooling, build flows, and production processes for spacecraft mechanisms and electromechanical assemblies. Partners with design engineers on DFX and manufacturability, builds prototypes and test articles, supports qualification campaigns, establishes first-article production floors, and transitions advanced manufacturing techniques to high-rate flight-hardware production. The role also involves MES implementation, mechanical assembly, wire harness manufacturing, tooling, process improvement, and aerospace standards compliance.

Lead manufacturability, tooling, assembly methods, build flows, and production transition for spacecraft mechanisms including actuators, gimbals, separation mechanisms, and reaction wheels. Establish manufacturing standards, mitigate process risks, develop automation and MES tools, support prototype and qualification testing, scale advanced techniques to high-rate flight hardware production, and mentor manufacturing engineers and technicians.