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Manufacturing Engineer


Job Location:

Irvine, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 21 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 18 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

JOB TITLE: Manufacturing Engineer
LOCATION: Irvine CA
SALARY: $90K 125K/year

We are a national aerospace and defense staffing agency seeking highly qualified candidates for a position with a top-tier client.

Job Details:

  • Job Type: Direct Hire

  • Industry: Aerospace / Defense / Aviation

  • Benefits: Medical dental and vision (Cigna)

  • Perks: Bonus potential Priority access via Tier 1 supplier

  • Openings Nationwide: Thousands of opportunities across the U.S.

Qualifying Questions:

  • Are you a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident or protected individual) as defined under ITAR regulations

  • Do you meet the educational and experience requirements for this role

  • Can you commute to the job location or relocate if necessary

Summary:

  • Supports day-to-day production of electro-mechanical assemblies avionics assemblies and wire harnesses within airborne systems manufacturing environment.

  • Creates maintains and redlines work instructions assembly routers and build documentation to ensure consistent production.

  • Reviews and updates production drawings in collaboration with Design Engineering.

  • Supports technicians and Quality in generating redlines nonconformance reports (NCRs) and build discrepancies.

  • Designs mechanical and electrical fixtures jigs and tooling to aid repeatable assembly and testing.

  • Supports ATP (Acceptance Test Procedure) execution and develops supplemental test instructions or tools.

  • Acts as manufacturing liaison between technicians and design engineering to resolve build issues.

  • Supports transition of new builds from engineering to production by validating manufacturability and documenting processes.

  • Participates in root-cause analysis for build failures and first-article issues.

  • Interprets mechanical drawings electrical schematics assembly diagrams and industry specifications.

Requirements:

  • Must be a U.S. Person (as defined by ITAR).

  • Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Engineering Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

  • 3 years of experience in manufacturing or production engineering (aerospace automotive unmanned systems electro-mechanical assemblies or similar).

  • Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings electrical schematics wire harness documentation and assembly diagrams.

  • Experience supporting technicians on the floor including creating redlines and investigating build issues.

  • Experience supporting first-article builds troubleshooting failures and providing actionable manufacturing feedback.

  • Familiarity with mechanical and electrical manufacturing practices (harnessing PCBAs connectors LRU assembly mechanical subassemblies).

  • Working knowledge of engineering analysis concepts and industry standards.

  • Working knowledge of best practices for creating electrical and mechanical drawings.

  • Preferred: Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks and familiarity with ECAD tools such as Altium and exposure to Visio Professional.

About Us:

The Structures Company is a premier national aerospace and defense staffing agency specializing in contract contract-to-hire and direct hire placements. We deliver expert workforce solutions across engineering IT production maintenance and support roles.

As trusted partners to leading aerospace and defense OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers we connect professionals with career opportunities to grow and excel in aviation aerospace and defense.

Eligibility Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) to comply with ITAR regulations.

Keywords: aerospace aviation engineering maintenance aircraft design defense

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