Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Leader

TA Aerospace; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan options

Dental coverage

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

TA Aerospace in the United States is seeking a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead the manufacturing engineering organization, drive process development, and deliver productivity and cost-reduction commitments. The role requires strong leadership, molding expertise, and cross-functional collaboration across Operations.

You will manage budgets and capital planning, develop the team, and interact with mold designers, suppliers, and automation vendors to advance molding capabilities and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related engineering field; MBA preferred.
• 5–7 years of manufacturing engineering management experience; aerospace experience preferred.
• Proven experience improving molding operations, mold design, tooling, and processes.
• Experience specifying, qualifying, and implementing molds and molding equipment.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, process validation, and continuous improvement.
• Working knowledge of ERP, BOMs, capacity planning, and cost estimating.
• Proficiency with CAD tools; CATIA experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the manufacturing engineering team with clear priorities, plans, timelines, and performance expectations.
• Manage the engineering project portfolio, ensuring schedule, budget, quality, and results.
• Upgrade molding department equipment, tooling, and processes.
• Develop in-house rubber and silicone molding design, prototyping, validation, and production support.
• Build tooling room capabilities from concept to production release and maintenance.
• Define mold-design standards, reviews, and tooling acceptance criteria.
• Optimize molding parameters, setups, cure cycles, material flow, and process controls.
• Interface with mold designers, toolmakers, suppliers, and automation vendors.
• Define vendor requirements, evaluate proposals, lead technical reviews, and manage performance.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve productivity and labor efficiency.
• Lead new-product introduction, molding-process development, capacity planning, validation, and transition to sustained production.
• Manage department resources, budgets, and capital expenditures.
• Establish performance metrics and drive improvements in scrap, rework, cycle time, and tool life.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Team building

Mold process knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

MBA preferred

Tools

CATIA

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

TA Aerospace in the United States is seeking a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead the manufacturing engineering organization, drive process development, and deliver productivity and cost-reduction commitments. The role requires strong leadership, molding expertise, and cross-functional collaboration across Operations.

You will manage budgets and capital planning, develop the team, and interact with mold designers, suppliers, and automation vendors to advance molding capabilities and