Manufacturing Engineer

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace (KHA) is an aerospace company specializing in long-endurance unmanned aerial platforms for a wide variety of industries. KHA supports a number of customers to carry out missions involving aerial reconnaissance, survey, communication relay and communications provisioning. Endurance, enabled by effective design, is key to these applications and KHA aircraft utilize cutting-edge aircraft design together with on-board intelligence to deliver value for these customers.

We are currently seeking a detail oriented Manufacturing Engineer who enjoys developing procedures and processes. You will be part of a fast moving team executing vital tasks in support of the development, testing, and manufacturing of the KHA family of Ultra Long Endurance aircrafts. This individual should also be comfortable traveling in support of production related tasks.

• Lead the creation, maintenance, and distribution of detailed Manufacturing Work Instructions (MWI) and standard operating procedures for all assembly and test processes.
• Own the change implementation process from engineering to production, including reviewing, validating, and incorporating Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
• Validate technical data packages, including engineering drawings, CAD files, and Bills of Materials (BOMs), to ensure accuracy and manufacturability before release.
• Work with cross-functional teams to define, develop, and qualify all necessary manufacturing aids, jigs, and fixtures.
• Perform hands‑on support for initial production builds, process optimization, and troubleshooting.

• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing engineering role focused on work instructions and change management (ECO/ECR).
• Proven ability to read, interpret, and validate engineering drawings, CAD models, and BOMs.
• Experience with configuration control and formal quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001, MRL/AS9100 standards).
• 3+ years of experience developing manufacturing documentation and process development.
• Comfortable being hands on and ability to take ownership and drive projects/tasks to completion.
• Local to the Bay Area, commuting to Emeryville office required (CA).
• US citizen with the ability to obtain secret security clearance.

• FAA Part 107 certified
• Model Airplane building/flying experience
• Veteran

KHA develops the world’s longest endurance fully electric Unmanned Aerial System (“UAS”) in our size and weight category. We solve large-scale worldwide problems by providing persistent overhead services to help our soldiers remain safe in theater, provision rapid emergency communications for disaster relief efforts, enable search‑and‑rescue services to assist emergency response efforts, help anti‑poaching to protect the world’s most endangered species and provide geospatial data to assist in slowing climate change.

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of, race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, handicap, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.