Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer – Lead Process & DFMA

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero); San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness plans

PTO 120 hours plus holidays off

Life Insurance $25,000

Job summary

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero) seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to translate engineered designs into manufacturable assemblies, define work instructions, and optimize production processes for high-quality outputs.

You will join a small, capable team collaborating with design, procurement, QA, and assembly to improve efficiency and reliability. The role emphasizes DFMA input, assembly documentation, and training personnel to uphold safety and quality standards while scaling

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing or mechanical engineering.
• 5–9 years of experience in manufacturing engineering.
• Hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to extract manufacturing information from a computerized inventory control system.
• Experience supervising or overseeing less senior team members.
• Knowledge of transitioning prototypes into production builds.
• Ability to work in a small, effective manufacturing team.
• Skill in translating engineered designs into build instructions for assembly and test personnel.
• Knowledge of Lean principles.
• Ability to determine cost-effective and reliable assembly methods in an electronics environment.
• Establishing and maintaining assembly documentation.
• Ability to comprehend specification sheets.
• Familiarity with Windows-based PCs.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for the company's manufacturing operations.
• Develop and maintain assembly documentation to uphold high‑quality standards.
• Represent manufacturing interests as a member of the Integrated Product Team.
• Work with design engineers to partition new products into assemblies that can be built with minimal variation.
• Provide documented feedback for DFMA improvements, scalability, and new processes/technology.
• Ensure Design for Manufacture principles are applied in new product design.
• Define and design assembly fixturing to enhance build efficiency and quality.
• Perform root‑cause corrective actions based on NCR data and other process improvement needs.
• Qualify new suppliers in collaboration with procurement and quality assurance.
• Build prototype units with assembly, test, and engineering personnel and ensure documentation reflects the “as‑built” condition.
• Define and revise assembly BOMs and test routings for work orders.
• Act as an engineering interface to resolve manufacturing problems on the assembly floor.
• Train assembly personnel in proper use of tools, equipment, and assembly techniques.
• Implement improvements throughout the assembly process to reduce costs, variation, and improve reliability.
• Identify potential safety hazards and design processes and fixtures to minimize safety risks.

Skills

Lean principles

Manufacturing process optimization

Root-cause analysis

Team leadership

Documentation of assemblies

Ability to work with minimal supervis"

Electronics assembly knowledge

MRP/ERP familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing or mechanical engineering

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero) seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to translate engineered designs into manufacturable assemblies, define work instructions, and optimize production processes for high-quality outputs.

You will join a small, capable team collaborating with design, procurement, QA, and assembly to improve efficiency and reliability. The role emphasizes DFMA input, assembly documentation, and training personnel to uphold safety and quality standards while scaling