Manufacturing Engineer

Intel Corporation; Lancaster (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Lancaster, CA is seeking a mid-level Manufacturing Engineer for a freelance role with a pay range of $95,000 to $125,000 annually and clear room to advance. The position emphasizes adaptability and commitment to team decisions.

The role covers responsibilities from monitoring error budgets and improving test automation to building internal tooling and optimizing legacy code, all while leveraging Kotlin, Rust, C#, TypeScript, and .NET Core in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it
• Growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel
• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain
• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
• Solid foundation in C#, refined over 3+ years
• Practical Rust skills sharpened in a freelance setting

Responsibilities

• Watch Django error budgets and pump the brakes before Lancaster, CA burns through them
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Stress-test Kotlin systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
• Ship Rust experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
• Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with .NET Core
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Negotiate Kotlin tradeoffs with product when Intel timelines and reality collide

Skills

C#

Rust

TypeScript

Front-end development

Test automation

Kotlin

Django

.NET Core

Job description

Intel needs a Manufacturing Engineer in CA who can argue passionately about Adaptability, then commit to whatever the team decides. We're hiring a mid-level Manufacturing Engineer to join Intel on a freelance basis, with $95,000 - $125,000 on offer and genuine room to advance.

Key Responsibilities

• Watch Django error budgets and pump the brakes before Lancaster, CA burns through them
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Stress-test Kotlin systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
• Ship Rust experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
• Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with .NET Core
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Negotiate Kotlin tradeoffs with product when Intel timelines and reality collide

What You'll Bring

• A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain
• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
• 3 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it
• Work-Life Balance fundamentals plus the TypeScript polish clients notice
• A solid foundation in C#, refined over 3+ years
• Practical Rust skills sharpened in a freelance setting

Three things define Intel: a Lancaster address, a human-first culture, and a near-religious devotion to Rust. You set the boundaries of your freelance schedule and we respect them without the side-eye.

Pay is $95,000 - $125,000, growth is structured, mentorship is personal, and the flexible freelance schedule is non-negotiable in your favor.

Candidate outreach for this technology opening is happening as we speak.