Manufacturing Engineer 1

Safran; Carson (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Safran Cabin in North America, Los Angeles area, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer 1 to join the Industrialization team. You will help maintain production flow and support the manufacturing approach for design, quality, and operations.

The role involves analyzing drawings and models for manufacturability, performing time studies, developing work instructions, and applying Lean principles to improve cost, weight and delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 1 year related experience in highly regulated engineering design or production environment.
• Experience with ERP, CATIA V5, Smarteam and MS Office is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support deliverables during the manufacturing engineering phase, including production documentation and validation.
• Provide feedback to design engineering to improve manufacturability and reduce cost.
• Assist in evaluating capacity and proposing changes to meet program requirements.
• Identify capital expense and infrastructure investments.
• Review 2D drawings and 3D models for manufacturability.
• Develop time studies and work instructions.
• Support industrialization metrics and communicate performance.
• Contribute to costing and bids for customers.
• Apply Lean principles daily.
• Understand regulatory requirements and customer specifications.
• Understand machining, assembly lines, BOM creation, and line layout.
• Be capable with site manufacturing procedures.
• Understand engineering drawings and their relation to manufacturability.
• Knowledge of assembly line and composites manufacturing.

Skills

LEAN tools

Read engineering drawings

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

CATIA V5 & Smarteam

Microsoft Office

Job description

Manufacturing Engineer 1

General information

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's "World's Best Companies 2025" ranking.

Safran Cabin is the world's No. 1 in aircraft interiors. Safran Cabin provides innovative, smart and sustainable cabin interiors, as well as advanced water and waste management systems.

Here, you will develop your skills and grow within a community of experts who enrich your experience every day.

Here, collaboration connects our teams across the globe.

Did you know? We have probably already flown together!

Would you like to join us? Learn more about Safran Cabin here.

(Hyperlink: https://www.safran-group.com/en/companies/safran-cabin)

Reference number

2026-189785

Domain

Performance and Support

Job field / Job profile

Industrial engineering - Manufacturing tooling engineering

Job title

Manufacturing Engineer 1

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Here, we craft excellence together. Your mission? Making the journey the most enjoyable part of the trip.

Join our first-class team to reinvent in-flight experience. In the role of Manufacturing Engineer 1, you'll play a pivotal part on our Industrialization team.

The Manufacturing Engineer 1 assists in maintaining the production process flow and production line structure for design Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Operational Excellence. This role contributes to the operations by supporting production element mainly through Bill of Materials, Routers, and work instructions. This role also contributes to optimizing manufacturing resource usage through continuous improvement.

Summary of Duties:

1. Support deliverables during the manufacturing (production) engineering phase such as production documentation, industrial validation process

2. Provide feedback to design engineering to improve product design for ease of manufacturing, optimization of cost, weight reduction and time to manufacture product

3. In product design phase: assist in activities that demonstrate production constraints and opportunities are recognized and addressed - evaluate the current state of industrial capacity and capability relative to program requirements - propose changes to program plans to ensure that production cost, quality and delivery objectives can be met.

4. Assist in identification of capital expense and infrastructure investments.

5. Review basic 2D drawings and 3D models for manufacturability.

6. Perform basic time studies, develop work breakdown structures, develop work instructions

7. Support industrialization metrics in line with Cabin standard KPI's and communicate performance on a regular basis

8. Contribute to costing and Bids and Proposals submitted to customers

9. Use Lean principles in daily work

10. Know and understand regulatory requirements, customer specifications and company specifications.

11. Understand machining, assembly lines, BOM creation, line layout

12. Be capable with most site manufacturing procedures.

13. Understand engineering drawings and 3D models and how they relate to manufacturability.

14. Working knowledge of assembly line and composites manufacturing.

But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)

Safran Cabin is #1 worldwide for business and regional aircraft interiors.

Here, you will build your skills and grow with a community of experts to enrich yourself every day.

Here, collaboration is embodied within the diversity of our teams all around the world.

Here, we're cutting our emissions, not your ambitions.

Together, let's shape the sustainable future of aeronautics. Learn more about Safran Cabin!

Why join us?

At Safran Cabin, we provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, disability/medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic characteristics or information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Your Benefits: Our suite of comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, and employee discounts & rewards for consumer products/services and more!

Candidate skills & requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field.

Experience: Minimum 1 year related experience in highly regulated engineering design or production environment.

Computer Skills:

• Basic understanding of ERP systems
• Basic functional knowledge of CATIA V5 & Smarteam
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Other Skills:

• Experience working at an aircraft or other aerospace OEM
• Knowledge of common materials and manufacturing processes used in the aerospace industry
• Proven ability to read and interpret basic engineering drawings and models
• Knowledge of LEAN tools
• Basic organization and communication skills
• Ability to work well independently and cross-functionally with significant oversight and review.
• Basic communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Basic knowledge of primary processes like CNC machining, Layup and Crush Core

Annual salary

$70,310 - $91,870 USD

Job location

Job location

North America, United States, California, Los Angeles

City (-ies)

CA 90746 Carson

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required

First experience

Additional Languages preferred

English (Fluent)

ITAR Controlled Position: Select "Yes" if role requires U.S. citizenship/permanent residency

No