Manufacturing Engineer 1

Chipton-Ross, Inc.; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipton-Ross, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer I for a contract opportunity in Palmdale, CA. The role supports the Manufacturing Engineering Team on-site, collaborating across disciplines to ensure manufacturability and efficiency.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in electrical or aerospace engineering with 0–2 years of experience, and can work the 5am–3:30pm shift or other schedules. The position emphasizes teamwork, problem-solving, and adherence to safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or aerospace engineering is required.
• 0–2 years of direct engineering experience.
• Ability to interface with leadership, clients, and vendors.
• On-site work in Palmdale, CA with a 4/10 workweek and early shift options.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to Engineering regarding manufacturable design concepts.
• Participate in tool design reviews to reduce build times and costs.
• Define sequence of operations for product builds and pursue producibility improvements.
• Liaise with Engineering to influence low production costs for assemblies across electrical, hydraulics, fuels, fluids and propulsion systems.

Skills

Communication with leadership

Shift flexibility

Teamwork

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CATIA

CAD tools

GD&T

Job description

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer 1 for a contract opportunity in Palmdale, CA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• o 0-2 year of experience with Bachelor's in electrical engineering or Aerospace engineering, Degree.
• o Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors.
• o Ability to work 1st shift "5am-3:30pm" and/or any work schedule (times may vary).
• o Associate Manufacturing Engineering Physical Demands: The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to:
• o Traverse unit/product and operate in manufacturing/production environment to include: tooling, stands, ladders, steps etc. while wearing appropriate PPE, occasionally enter confined space.
• o Ability to work for extended periods of time on a computer or similar device for up to 10 hours / duration of shift. Occasional periods of standing. but 99% in a cubicle/desk setting, no interaction with the product, strictly computer work.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Looking for an Associate Manufacturing Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position requires on-site support located in Palmdale, CA where technology and teamwork come together. The selected candidate will become part of the Manufacturing Engineering Team working in a collaborative environment while promoting a positive and proactive teamwork environment.

Responsibilities:

• o Provide guidance to Engineering regarding design concepts to ensure the best manufacturing technique is being used to meet the Engineering design.
• o Participate in tool design reviews to ensure tools are feasible and reduce build times and program costs during assembly.
• o Define sequence of operations for product builds, investigate and initiate corrective actions and improvements that involve non-conforming product and identify improvement opportunities in areas that require producibility and affordability initiatives.
• o Provide liaison support for Engineering definition to influence low production costs for integrated assembly related to electrical, hydraulics, fuels, fluids and propulsion systems.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• o Composite experience and process knowledge.
• o Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• o Knowledge of Catia or equivalent CAD/Model-based engineering tools.
• o Knowledge of performing root cause and corrective action (RCCA) using structured methodologies.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree is required.

School must be accredited.

WORK HOURS:

4/10 workweek. Ability to work 1st shift "5am-3:30pm" and/or any work schedule (times may vary).