Manufacturing Engineer — High-Rate Defense Hardware

Mach-Industries; Victorville (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision plans

Retirement plan

Stock options/equity

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Mach Industries in California is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to own the industrialization of products for high-rate production, collaborating with mechanical design and production teams to develop processes, tooling, and build documentation that ensures repeatable, cost-effective builds.

This role focuses on scaling manufacturing, driving DFMA improvements, quality gates, and continuous improvement to reduce cycle time and cost, with occasional travel to suppliers and contract manufacturers

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree or higher in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years in production manufacturing, process engineering, or industrialization (internship and school projects qualify).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, GD&T, and technical specifications.
• Experience supporting root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with quality systems, inspection methods, and production documentation.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with design engineering, quality, supply chain, technicians, and production teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Fully own production processes from build readiness through steady-state manufacturing.
• Design and qualify manufacturing equipment, fixtures, tools, and jigs to enable repeatable builds.
• Develop, document, and release controlled work instructions and quality gates to ensure repeatability and reliability.
• Drive the optimization of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Assembly processes, focusing on content reduction, assembly simplification, and built-in quality.
• Provide daily production support and implement SPC, PFMEA, and root cause corrective action for non-conformances.
• Travel to machine suppliers and contract manufacturers to oversee equipment bring-up and manufacturing trials.
• Partner with technicians to train, enforce standard work, and improve safety/ergonomics.
• Work with supply chain to ensure rate-capable vendors and part availability.
• Drive continuous improvement in cycle time, yield, and cost.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

DFM/DFMA

Process optimization

Root cause analysis

GD&T reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing engineering, or equivalent

Tools

CAD

SPC

Job description

Mach Industries in California is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to own the industrialization of products for high-rate production, collaborating with mechanical design and production teams to develop processes, tooling, and build documentation that ensures repeatable, cost-effective builds.

This role focuses on scaling manufacturing, driving DFMA improvements, quality gates, and continuous improvement to reduce cycle time and cost, with occasional travel to suppliers and contract manufacturers