Manufacturing Engineer

JOB TITLE:
Manufacturing Engineer

LOCATION: Irvine, CA

SALARY: $90K – 125K/year

• Job Type: Direct Hire
• Industry: Aerospace / Defense / Aviation
• Benefits:
  Medical, dental, and vision (Cigna)
• Perks:
  Bonus potential + Priority access via Tier 1 supplier

• Supports day-to-day production of electro‑mechanical assemblies, avionics assemblies, and wire harnesses within airborne systems manufacturing environment.
• Creates, maintains, and redlines work instructions, assembly routers, and build documentation to ensure consistent production.
• Reviews and updates production drawings in collaboration with Design Engineering.
• Supports technicians and Quality in generating redlines, nonconformance reports (NCRs), and build discrepancies.
• Designs mechanical and electrical fixtures, jigs, and tooling to aid repeatable assembly and testing.
• Supports ATP (Acceptance Test Procedure) execution and develops supplemental test instructions or tools.
• Acts as manufacturing liaison between technicians and design engineering to resolve build issues.
• Supports transition of new builds from engineering to production by validating manufacturability and documenting processes.
• Participates in root‑cause analysis for build failures and first‑article issues.
• Interprets mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, assembly diagrams, and industry specifications.

• Must be a U.S. Person (as defined by ITAR).
• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing or production engineering (aerospace, automotive, unmanned systems, electro‑mechanical assemblies, or similar).
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, wire harness documentation, and assembly diagrams.
• Experience supporting technicians on the floor including creating redlines and investigating build issues.
• Experience supporting first‑article builds, troubleshooting failures, and providing actionable manufacturing feedback.
• Familiarity with mechanical and electrical manufacturing practices (harnessing, PCBAs, connectors, LRU assembly, mechanical subassemblies).
• Working knowledge of engineering analysis concepts and industry standards.
• Working knowledge of best practices for creating electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Preferred:
  Experience with CAD tools such as Solid Works and familiarity with ECAD tools such as Altium, and exposure to Visio Professional.