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IcarusIcarusEl Segundo, CA

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Owns manufacturing and production of solar-powered aircraft hardware from prototype to scaled production. Designs build processes, tooling, and quality checks while partnering with design engineers to improve manufacturability. Requires 2+ years hands-on experience with mechanical, electrical, or aerospace systems.

120k – 220k/yr
On-site2+ YOEHardware Engineering

About the role

What you’ll do

  • Own the manufacturing and production of flight hardware from prototype through low-rate and scaled production
  • Design and improve build processes for airframes, avionics, power systems, and integration
  • Develop tooling, fixtures, work instructions, and quality checks that enable speed and repeatability
  • Partner with design engineers to make hardware more manufacturable, reliable, and scalable
  • Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions on build and test issues
  • Support integration, environmental testing, and flight operations
  • Help stand up production capabilities inside our El Segundo factory

What we’re looking for

  • 2+ years working as a manufacturing, production, or build engineer on real hardware
  • Hands-on experience building mechanical, electrical, or aerospace systems
  • Strong intuition for tolerances, processes, and how things actually get built
  • Experience working closely with design engineering teams
  • Ability to move fast, own outcomes, and solve problems on the factory floor
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Compensation

US salary range: $120,000 - $220,000 USD Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of total compensation package.

Skills

Manufacturing ProcessesTooling DesignFixturingRoot Cause AnalysisMechanical SystemsElectrical SystemsAerospace SystemsCADQuality ControlBuild Processes
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