Skip to content

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

120k – 220kEl Segundo, CAHardware EngineeringOnsite2+ YOE
Summary

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.

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
Similar roles at this salary range
All Hardware Engineering jobs →
Northwood Space

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Mechanisms

Design, analyze, test, and produce precision actuation mechanisms for RF and antenna systems. Requires 3+ years actuation experience, 5+ years CAD, and Top Secret clearance eligibility.

118k – 162kLos Angeles, CAHardware EngineeringOn-site5+ YOECADANSYS
Icarus

Manufacturing Engineer

Own manufacturing and production of solar-powered stratospheric aircraft hardware from prototype through scaled production at the El Segundo factory. Requires 1+ years building real mechanical, electrical, or aerospace hardware with strong DFM collaboration skills.

100k – 160kEl Segundo, CAHardware EngineeringOn-site1+ YOETooling DesignBuild Engineering
Icarus

Electrical Engineer

Design and own electrical subsystems and high-reliability avionics for solar-powered stratospheric aircraft from concept through flight. Requires 1+ years building real electronic hardware and strong EE fundamentals.

100k – 160kEl Segundo, CAHardware EngineeringOn-site1+ YOEAvionicsPCB Design
Shield AI

Staff Field Services Engineer, Structures

Senior individual contributor providing technical ownership of V-BAT airframe, structural, and mechanical sustainment issues. Evaluates damage and develops repair guidance while partnering with engineering, quality, and operations teams.

100k – 150kDallas, TXHardware EngineeringOn-site5+ YOEMRBCAD
Crusoe

Senior Project Engineer, ETO Power Distribution Equipment

Lead manufacturing engineering efforts translating complex mechanical/electrical designs into production processes, driving continuous improvement, and coordinating cross-functional teams at an AI infrastructure company.

135k – 155kTulsa, OKHardware EngineeringOn-site3+ YOEDFMASolidWorks