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Manufacturing Engineer, Autonomous Airpower

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $99,000–$99,000🗓 2026-09-30

Core

Manufacturing Engineer supporting the production of autonomous aircraft hardware, developing processes to transition designs from prototype to rate production.

Role type

Manufacturing Engineer (Aerospace/Defense)

Builds

Autonomous combat aircraft, missiles, and associated hardware subsystems

Domain

Defense, Autonomous Airpower, Aerospace Manufacturing

Required skills

Manufacturing process development, DFM/DFA analysis, production data analysis, root cause analysis, CAD interpretation, work instruction authoring, tooling validation

Preferred skills

Composite structures, fluid systems, propulsion integration, avionics, Lean manufacturing, PLM/ERP systems

Technologies

CATIA, SolidWorks, NX, Teamcenter, SAP, Oracle

Responsibilities

Support manufacturing value chain for aircraft subsystems, modify manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, author and maintain work instructions and quality plans, analyze production data to reduce cycle times, provide DFM input to design engineering, support production builds and troubleshooting, develop standardized procedures, assist with tooling definition, participate in root cause analysis, support manufacturing BOM development

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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