Top Manufacturing Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

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.

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.

Lead manufacturing engineering for spacecraft electronic assemblies, including PCBAs, wire harnesses, avionics, electromechanical assemblies, and machined components. Develop manufacturing methods, tooling, build flows, MES processes, and DFX guidance; prototype and transition designs from first article to high-rate production. Lead manufacturability reviews, improve production efficiency, mentor junior engineers and technicians, and apply aerospace workmanship, inspection, conformal coating, and GD&T standards.

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.

Develops and scales manufacturing processes for spacecraft electronic and electromechanical assemblies. Responsibilities include design-for-excellence guidance, prototype and flight hardware builds, tooling and fixturing, manufacturing flow development, MES implementation, PCBA and harness manufacturing, conformal coating, and production process optimization. The engineer collaborates with electrical, mechanical, and design teams to establish manufacturability and support high-rate satellite production.

Responsible for improving manufacturing processes, creating process plans, and advising on design for manufacturability while collaborating with engineering teams in a CNC machining environment.

Lead and mentor manufacturing engineers in producing flight-ready mechanisms, coordinate cross-functional builds, and provide technical leadership in a rapidly evolving environment.

Lead end-to-end manufacturing for combustion device hardware, develop and implement production processes, drive process improvements and scalability, coordinate with internal and external stakeholders (additive, machine shop, supply chain, design), ensure on-time delivery, and support transition from development to production.

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.

Design and manufacture composite parts at scale, including completing DFM, developing production tooling, testing parts, and improving factory processes toward automation. Collaborate with customers and software engineers to translate manufacturing constraints into Helicon’s supply-chain, quoting, pricing, and simulation platform. The role requires hands-on composite manufacturing experience, particularly with high-volume processes and hydraulic presses.

Own production processes from build readiness through steady-state manufacturing. Partner with customers on design for manufacturability, install and test equipment, and lead mechanical design for robotic cells including effectors, fixtures, and layouts. Collaborate with software engineers to incorporate manufacturing constraints into Helicon’s supply-chain platform. The role focuses on composites, industrial robotics, equipment integration, and scalable production.

Design and develop fabrication, assembly, integration, and test processes for flight-qualified rover structures, mechanisms, and subsystems. Lead DFx, standards development, non-conformance investigations, root-cause analysis, hands-on build and test activities, work instruction creation, and cross-functional project execution. Support supplier development, quality systems, configuration management, procurement, and production planning for lunar hardware and facility development.

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will create process plans and improve manufacturing processes by advising on design and analyzing non-conforming hardware, collaborating with engineering and design teams.

Lead optimization of welding and manufacturing processes, implement continuous improvement and advanced manufacturing technologies, analyze production data and SPC, ensure compliance with welding industry standards, mentor team members, and drive operational excellence onsite in Torrance, CA.

Develop and implement strategies to optimize machining and production processes, lead continuous improvement initiatives, analyze manufacturing data (SPC), ensure compliance with industry standards, mentor team members, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve efficiency, quality, and cost in advanced manufacturing operations.

Provide design-for-manufacturing feedback and support primary-structure assembly for Terran R, covering shop-floor builds, clearing production barriers, and driving process improvements. Create work instructions, specifications, and standardize high-fidelity manufacturing processes while collaborating with design, manufacturing, reliability teams, production staff, and vendors.

Provide design-for-manufacturing feedback to structures teams, support prototype and flight builds, cover shop floor assembly work, clear production barriers, drive cross-work-center process improvements, and create standardized work instructions, specifications, and best practices to scale primary structure manufacturing for Terran R.

Lead development and implementation of NC programs and advanced machining processes to optimize production, drive continuous improvement, analyze manufacturing data, ensure safety and quality compliance, and mentor team members to achieve operational excellence.

Lead and optimize welding and advanced manufacturing processes to improve quality, efficiency, and cost. Drive continuous improvement, analyze manufacturing data, ensure compliance with safety and industry standards, mentor team members, and implement advanced manufacturing technologies in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Interface with ASIC design teams, foundries, and OSAT vendors to transition products into production. Analyze yield and statistical test data, investigate failures and manufacturing incidents, improve production efficiency, and resolve process or design issues. Support design-for-manufacturing reviews, wafer utilization, supply-chain quality, and on-time delivery. Maintain manufacturing specifications, process documentation, and best-known methods.

Design and commission test systems for rocket testing, optimize test procedures, analyze data for performance, and support production teams with hands-on problem-solving.

Own and develop end-to-end manufacturing processes for ceramic matrix composite flight hardware, including material selection, densification, joining, tooling, inspection, qualification, and production scaling. Partner with design, propulsion, materials, quality, technicians, and suppliers to improve producibility, resolve process escapes, establish controlled documentation, select capital equipment, and deliver repeatable rate production. Lead the CMC manufacturing roadmap and mentor engineers and technicians.