Manufacturing Engineer
Location
Irvine, CA
Level
Mid-Level
Department
Industrial Machinery
Type
Salary
$112,000 - $169,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-09-12
Responsibilities
- Create production routers, BOMs, and manufacturing control instructions.
- Design and develop tooling, fixture, and small-scale automation solutions.
- Participate in design reviews and work with Design/Product Engineering to ensure manufacturability and cost-effectiveness of proposed designs.
- Evaluate manufacturing processes based on quality criteria such as efficiency and speed.
- Develop long-term cost reduction opportunity projects to optimize facility layouts and production lines.
- Utilize statistical methods to evaluate data and provide recommendations on complex projects.
- Perform root-cause analysis on product/process failures and implement corrective actions.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 6+ years of hands-on manufacturing engineering experience.
- 5+ years’ experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with VBLSS (Lean Six Sigma) process improvement tools and methodology.
- Comprehensive understanding of geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T).
- Excellent knowledge of problem-solving/root cause analysis tools and methodology.
- Proficient in Pro-E CAD software and MS Office applications.
- Certification in IPC-610, IPC-620, or J-STD-001 is preferred.
