UT-ENG--Manufacturing-ADV

Manufacturing Engineer

Riverside, CA | Contract - 1st Shift, 5/40 |

Hours:

7am - 4pm | Pay Rate: $75.80/Hr.

Benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401k. Travel: up to 30%.

• B.S. in a relevant engineering subject (Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, or other)
• 8+ years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer in an aerospace development or production environment.
• Strong understanding of DFM principles, configuration management, and manufacturing documentation (BOMs, routings, processes).
• Experience supporting both in-house manufacturing and suppliers.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing issues and drive resolution in a fast paced development environment.
• Strong communication, cross functional collaboration, and technical problem solving skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 30% to domestic and international sites.

Our client is seeking a highly capable contract Manufacturing Engineer to support the nacelle development program from Preliminary Design Review (PDR) through delivery of integrated engine/nacelle hardware planned for mid 2027. This role plays a critical part in maturing designs for production readiness, establishing manufacturing baselines, and ensuring seamless transition from development to first article build and integration.

• Provide manufacturing engineering leadership across development lifecycle phases, from PDR through hardware delivery.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles into engineering designs to ensure producibility, affordability, and repeatability.
• Develop and maintain item master data, including material definitions, tooling requirements, bills of material (BOM), and manufacturing routings.
• Ensure alignment between the as designed and as built configuration, managing change control and maintaining configuration integrity.
• Serve as a manufacturing liaison engineer for both make and buy components, supporting engineering, supply chain, and supplier development teams.
• Support build planning and preparation activities, including tooling readiness, manufacturing plan validation, and production readiness assessments.
• Provide onsite support for first article builds at Collins Aerospace facilities and supplier locations, resolving manufacturing issues in real time.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Program teams to enable successful hardware integration for the Jet Zero program.

• Experience with CATIA, Teamcenter, SAP, and Solumina.
• Background in nacelle structures, propulsion integration, or complex aerospace assemblies.
• Experience with metallic fabrication, composite bond, and assembly processes.
• Prior involvement in technology development, prototype, or first article build programs.