Aerospace Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer - On-site 9/80

Approach Venture; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 schedule

Company holidays

Vacation and sick time

401(k) with company matching

Medical, dental, vision, and life

Job summary

Approach Venture in Thousand Oaks, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to build and scale advanced propulsion hardware for space and launch applications. You will own manufacturing plans, develop work instructions, and partner with design, quality, and operations to move hardware into production.

Responsibilities include evaluating processes (machining, welding, additive manufacturing), defining tooling, supporting NPI, and improving layouts and workflows to meet program schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 3 years of aerospace/manufacturing engineering experience in regulated environments.
• Experience with design development, manufacturing, assembly and testing.
• Knowledge of GD&T, engineering drawings and CAD tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing plans and processes for propulsion hardware.
• Create detailed work instructions, build docs, and SOPs for production and testing.
• Evaluate processes for manufacturability and efficiency (machining, welding, additive manufacturing).
• Define tooling, fixtures, and materials for hardware builds.
• Support new product introduction and manufacturing input during design development.

Skills

GD&T

CAD tools

MRP/ERP

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional

Communication

Manufacturing processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Windchill

PLM

MES

Digital manufacturing

Job description

Approach Venture in Thousand Oaks, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to build and scale advanced propulsion hardware for space and launch applications. You will own manufacturing plans, develop work instructions, and partner with design, quality, and operations to move hardware into production.

Responsibilities include evaluating processes (machining, welding, additive manufacturing), defining tooling, supporting NPI, and improving layouts and workflows to meet program schedules.