Manufacturing Engineer – Rubber​/Elastomers

Manufacturing Engineer – Rubber/Elastomers

Location:

Brea, CA (On-site, Monday–Friday)
Salary:
Competitive salary depending on experience

Type:
Full-time, Direct Hire About the Company Our client is a well-established aerospace and defense manufacturer with more than 100 years of history, specializing in high-performance elastomer and polymer components. Their products fly on commercial, military and business aircraft worldwide, as well as on missiles, space launchers and satellites, including sole-source components on major Boeing, Airbus and F-35 programs. As part of a large global aerospace group, they offer the stability of a major organization with the hands-on impact of a focused manufacturing team.

About the Role We’re looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer with rubber and elastomer experience to support and improve production. You’ll troubleshoot processes on the floor, design tooling, and drive continuous improvement across molding, extrusion and composite/plastics operations.

What You’ll DoSupport daily production of rubber and elastomer components, troubleshooting process, mold and quality issues on the shop floor

Design and improve tooling, molds, fixtures and work holding to raise quality and efficiency

Lead root cause analysis and corrective action (RCCA) for production and quality issues

Drive continuous improvement projects using lean principles to reduce scrap, cycle time and cost Support compression molding, extrusion, and composite and plastics processes

Create and maintain work instructions, process documentation and manufacturing aids

Work cross-functionally with production, quality, tooling and operations leadership

Support new product introduction and process changes from trial through full production

What You’ll Bring Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Materials or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience3+ years of manufacturing or process engineering experience

Hands-on experience with rubber or elastomer manufacturing (required)

Experience with composites, plastics, compression molding and/or extrusion (strongly preferred)
Proven troubleshooting, tooling design and continuous improvement experience

Strong problem-solving skills using RCCA, 8D or similar methods

Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced production environment

Aerospace, defense or AS9100 experience is a plus

Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (ITAR)
Why Join Competitive salary and benefits

Hands-on ownership of processes with real impact on production

Stability with a growing aerospace manufacturer

Room to grow into senior engineering roles