Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer: Tooling & CAM Master

Poseidon Aerospace; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Early-stage equity

Relocation support

Employee Health Benefit Plans

6% Retirement matching

Flexible PTO

Free lunches, snacks, and a stocked-fr

AI tools and subscriptions

Job summary

Poseidon Aerospace in the San Francisco Bay Area is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer to design tooling and fixtures for our autonomous cargo aircraft program. You will own CAD design through CAM programming to run parts on mills and routers, delivering precision jigs within startup timelines.

You will work with cross‑functional engineers to ensure manufacturability, apply GD&T, and prototype tooling solutions that evolve with our aircraft designs. This role is on site in California.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in CAD/CAM tooling design for aircraft assemblies.
• Hands-on CAM programming and milling experience.
• Strong GD&T knowledge and tight tolerancing.
• Familiarity with composite tooling and layup requirements.
• Experience with metrology tools and inspection methods.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver tooling, jigs, and fixtures for aircraft assembly and fabrication processes
• Program and machine custom tooling components using CAM software and CNC equipment
• Rapidly prototype manufacturing solutions to support evolving aircraft designs and assembly sequences
• Conduct first article inspections and dimensional validation of tooling to ensure design intent is met
• Collaborate with design engineers to provide DFM feedback and influence part designs for improved manufacturability
• Develop and document assembly procedures, work instructions, and tooling usage guidelines
• Troubleshoot and iterate on tooling designs based on real-world assembly feedback from the production floor
• Maintain and improve existing tooling as aircraft designs evolve through development cycles

Skills

CAD/CAM tooling design

CAM programming

GD&T

Metrology & inspection

DFM feedback

Independent problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Fusion 360

SolidWorks

CATIA

NX

Haas vertical mills

CAM software

Job description

Poseidon Aerospace in the San Francisco Bay Area is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer to design tooling and fixtures for our autonomous cargo aircraft program. You will own CAD design through CAM programming to run parts on mills and routers, delivering precision jigs within startup timelines.

You will work with cross‑functional engineers to ensure manufacturability, apply GD&T, and prototype tooling solutions that evolve with our aircraft designs. This role is on site in California.