Top Manufacturing Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

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.

Lead MEP engineering for advanced manufacturing infrastructure from concept through commissioning. Design and coordinate electrical distribution, industrial HVAC, process utilities, ventilation, exhaust, and specialized systems. Integrate utilities with manufacturing equipment, manage external engineering and vendor deliverables, support construction and commissioning, resolve technical issues, and develop scalable infrastructure standards focused on reliability, maintainability, efficiency, and lifecycle cost.

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.

Develops scalable sheet metal manufacturing processes for complex aerospace and defense parts. Responsibilities include analyzing CAD and engineering data, creating process routings and cycle-time estimates, defining equipment, tooling, inspection, staffing, layouts, and quality plans, and managing process definition through production ramp. The role collaborates cross-functionally, improves manufacturability, mitigates risks, and supports schedule recovery and new factory or production-line launches.

Performs end-to-end CNC machining of high-precision molds and prototype components, including CAM programming, machine setup, tooling selection, and optimization. Collaborates with engineering to improve manufacturability, manages materials and tooling operations, maintains shop equipment, and develops CAM templates and fixturing methods. The role supports composite and metal machining in an in-person, high-accountability manufacturing environment.

Owns manufacturing and inspection processes for complex nuclear reactor components and assemblies. The role drives DFM/DFA, develops and qualifies production processes, creates manufacturing documentation and tooling, resolves defects, supports suppliers, and improves production repeatability, yield, throughput, cost, and scalability. Requires hands-on collaboration with design, quality, test, supply chain, technicians, and production personnel in a fully onsite environment.

Own manufacturing and inspection processes for complex nuclear reactor hardware, driving DFM/DFA, process qualification, tooling, documentation, supplier development, quality controls, and production scalability. Partner with design, quality, test, supply chain, and operations teams to troubleshoot manufacturing issues, implement corrective actions, and improve repeatability, throughput, yield, and cost. This hands-on role supports hardware builds, integration, and transition from prototype development to repeatable production.

Develops and implements manufacturing processes for space-flight composite hardware across fabrication, machining, assembly, tooling, and integration. Creates bills of materials, work instructions, process documentation, schedules, tooling, and shop aids. Provides technical oversight, analyzes defects and root causes, establishes statistical process controls, and leads continuous improvement. Collaborates with program managers, supervisors, technicians, inspectors, customers, and supply chain teams to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost, and innovation objectives.

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 spacecraft final assembly integration from subassembly mating through vehicle closeout. Develop integration procedures, assembly travelers, and work instructions; coordinate structures, propulsion, avionics, and thermal protection teams; resolve interface and sequencing issues; lead readiness reviews; ensure cleanliness, FOD, torque, and inspection records; manage nonconformances and MRBs; track integration metrics; and define tooling and handling requirements.

Own manufacturing processes for aerospace structural assemblies, including composites, machined metals, and bonded structures. Develop work instructions, process specifications, travelers, tooling, and DFM feedback. Investigate nonconformances, drive corrective actions, enforce FOD and contamination controls, improve production layouts and throughput, and coordinate material inspection requirements. This hands-on, onsite role supports scaling reentry capsule and spacecraft production.

Own spacecraft final assembly and integration from subsystem mating through vehicle closeout. Develop assembly procedures, travelers, and work instructions; coordinate structures, propulsion, avionics, and TPS teams; resolve interface and sequencing issues; lead readiness reviews and non-conformance root-cause actions; track integration metrics; and define tooling and handling requirements for safe, efficient vehicle production.

Own manufacturing processes for composite, metallic, and bonded aerospace structural assemblies. Develop work instructions and manufacturing travelers, provide DFM feedback, investigate non-conformances, define production tooling, improve work-cell layouts, and coordinate material inspection requirements. The role requires hands-on structural fabrication experience, engineering drawing and GD&T interpretation, process documentation, root-cause problem solving, and the ability to work directly with hardware in an on-site aerospace production environment.

Supports aerospace manufacturing by developing, improving, and coordinating production processes, tooling, equipment, and special projects. Reviews engineering drawings, manages process and design changes, supports production operations, conducts failure and cost analyses, coordinates vendors, and participates in Lean Manufacturing initiatives including 6S and Kaizen. Requires strong knowledge of aerospace materials, manufacturing processes, project management, and capital expenditure planning.

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.

Supports medical device production through engineering investigations, process improvement, troubleshooting, validation reporting, and project execution. The intern helps reduce scrap, increase output, develop products and processes, and achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Develops and improves manufacturing processes, workflows, standard operating procedures, work instructions, routings, bills of materials, and production fixtures. Maintains SAP manufacturing data, supports make-or-buy and supplier decisions, analyzes process improvement opportunities, and coordinates engineering changes and new product transfers. Advises design, purchasing, quality, and production teams on manufacturing methods, costs, materials, and technical documentation. Travel to other plants for introductions and transfers may last up to eight consecutive weeks.

Own manufacturing readiness and productionization of advanced capital equipment, including laser powder bed fusion machines and automated assembly systems. Lead commissioning, validation, qualification, production handoff, documentation, troubleshooting, RCCA, corrective actions, DFM, DFA, tooling, fixtures, and cycle-time improvements. Partner with design, automation, software, operations, quality, supply chain, and R&D teams. Manage configuration changes and mentor engineers and technicians while improving reliability, quality, uptime, and manufacturing repeatability.

Leads new product introduction and manufacturing engineering for high-speed Ethernet test instruments. Develops manufacturing, assembly, test, tooling, and qualification processes; establishes DFM/DFT/DFA practices; supports SMT PCBA, box-build, and functional testing; analyzes process metrics, yield, cost, and failures; creates work instructions and readiness documentation; manages engineering changes, capital planning, and contract manufacturer relationships; and provides technical leadership across global operations.

Leads manufacturing readiness, manufacturability reviews, process documentation, tooling and equipment selection, continuous improvement, and corrective actions in a PCBA contract manufacturing environment. Provides technical support to manufacturing, test engineering, and production teams while improving quality, efficiency, and throughput. Requires 7–10 years of relevant experience, IPC standards knowledge, CAD and MES proficiency, and eligibility as a U.S. Person under ITAR.

Develop and scale manufacturing processes for space-qualified optical payloads and large-aperture telescopes. Responsibilities include design-for-excellence guidance, optical assembly and alignment methods, tooling and fixtures, metrology and inspection, MES documentation, production flow, root-cause analysis, environmental test support, cleanroom operations, and integration of electro-optical hardware. The role partners with optical designers, technicians, and manufacturing engineers to transition prototypes into high-rate flight-hardware production.

Manufacturing Engineer II supports aerospace production by developing manufacturing processes, tooling plans, work instructions, quality plans, and production documentation. The role validates manufacturability, supports new product introduction, resolves manufacturing and supplier issues, drives cost reduction, performs root-cause and preventive actions, and coordinates engineering changes. Responsibilities include reviewing drawings, supporting customer and project engineering, developing process improvements, and working with materials and processes such as sheet metal, machining, forming, welding, heat treating, and chemical processing.

Develops and improves production processes, equipment, automation, and workflows for aerospace manufacturing. The engineer supports design-for-manufacturability, low-rate-to-volume production transitions, throughput optimization, equipment uptime, process validation, and quality. Responsibilities include analyzing technical data, implementing automation, qualifying industrial equipment, and collaborating with production, engineering, operations, and technicians to improve factory execution and manufacturing reliability.