Hands-On Manufacturing Engineer — Prototype to Production

General Matter; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Vision coverage

Job summary

General Matter in the United States is seeking an early-career Manufacturing Engineer to turn new technology into reliable, repeatable production. You will help design, develop, and build the manufacturing processes, tooling, and systems needed to move from development into production.

You’ll work closely with design engineers to improve safety, performance, cost, and manufacturability across parts, systems, and assemblies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 1+ years of professional experience in manufacturing, development, or production engineering.
• Proficient in a 3D CAD package and the ability to make manufacturing drawings using GD&T.
• Hands-on experience building hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement scalable manufacturing processes to ensure reliable, safe systems.
• Collaborate with design engineers and make recommendation for improved manufacturability, performance, safety, and cost.
• Build, assemble, and validate prototypes, test stands, and development units.
• Perform root-cause analysis on test failures and develop hardware mitigations.
• Establish manufacturing and quality practices that scale with the company and through production phases.

Skills

3D CAD (Solidworks/CATIA/NX)

GD&T

Hands-on hardware assembly

Manufacturing process design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA/NX

Job description

General Matter in the United States is seeking an early-career Manufacturing Engineer to turn new technology into reliable, repeatable production. You will help design, develop, and build the manufacturing processes, tooling, and systems needed to move from development into production.

You’ll work closely with design engineers to improve safety, performance, cost, and manufacturability across parts, systems, and assemblies.