Senior Manufacturing Engineer — Drone Build & Documentation

Make Rain; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Rainmaker is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to bridge Engineering and Production as our drone platform evolves. You will translate design revisions into actionable build and maintenance documentation and ensure the floor uses the latest build standards.

You will coordinate revisions, draft build and maintenance instructions, and support QA, ECOs, and training while collaborating with procurement and production teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• Experience with CAD tools, PLM/ERP systems and documentation platforms.
• Strong ability to translate designs into clear build instructions and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Engineering Coordination: plan and roll out design revisions to the drone platform.
• Build Documentation: draft clear build instructions for revisions and changes.
• Maintenance Documentation: develop maintenance procedures for drone systems.
• Production Liaison: coordinate with production to implement process changes.
• Build out quality assurance processes.
• Support root-cause investigations and process improvements.
• Maintain version control and traceability of docs.
• Train production staff on new build processes.
• Work with procurement to ensure timely purchasing.
• Identify improvements in equipment and workflows.

Skills

Cross-functional communication

Attention to detail

Documentation drafting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field

Tools

CAD tools

PLM/ERP systems

Documentation platforms

Job description

Rainmaker is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to bridge Engineering and Production as our drone platform evolves. You will translate design revisions into actionable build and maintenance documentation and ensure the floor uses the latest build standards.

You will coordinate revisions, draft build and maintenance instructions, and support QA, ECOs, and training while collaborating with procurement and production teams.