Position Title: Manufacturing Engineer – UAS, Electrical Focus

Location: Irvine, CA

Work Arrangement: 6am – 3pm, on-site

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Engineer supports day‑to‑day production of electro‑mechanical assemblies, avionics assemblies, and wire harnesses within our airborne systems manufacturing environment. This role works closely with assembly technicians, avionics technicians, and design engineering to document build processes, resolve production-floor issues, and drive continuous improvements under an AS9100 compliant QMS. The Manufacturing Engineer ensures that work instructions, tooling, and test workflows are clear, robust, and production ready as products transition from engineering prototypes into stable, repeatable builds. This role is well‑suited for an engineer with a strong electrical background who enjoys hands‑on manufacturing, problem‑solving, and working directly on the production floor.

Required Duties and Responsibilities:

Electrical Manufacturing Support & Documentation

Create, maintain, and redline work instructions, assembly routers, and build documentation to ensure consistent, high-quality production.
Train assembly and avionics technicians on new or updated build and test instructions.
Review and update production drawings in collaboration with Design Engineering.
Support technicians and Quality in generating redlines, nonconformance reports (NCRs), and build discrepancies.

Tooling, Fixtures & Assembly Test Support

Design mechanical and electrical fixtures, jigs, and tooling to aid repeatable assembly and testing.
Support ATP (Acceptance Test Procedure) execution by partnering with Test Technicians and Design Engineering and ensuring any supplemental test instructions or tools are developed.
Improve build ergonomics and assembly efficiency through fixture updates and layout optimization.
Production BOMs, Routers, and Item Cards creation and modification.

Production Build Support

Act as the frontline manufacturing liaison between technicians and design engineering to resolve build issues rapidly and accurately.
Support transition of new builds from engineering to production by validating manufacturability, documenting processes, and providing feedback on prototype builds.
Participate in root-cause analysis for build failures and first-article issues.

Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve yield, cycle time, build clarity, and technician workflow.
Support small- to medium-scale CI initiatives as assigned by the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.
Apply basic industrial engineering concepts (time studies, simple layout improvements, process standardization).
Support drawing changes using ECN/ECR process.
Technical Competency & Cross-Discipline Familiarity
Interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, assembly diagrams, and industry specifications.
Support electro-mechanical assemblies involving structures, PCBs, harnesses, connectors, avionics hardware, and basic mechanical components.
Apply general knowledge of materials, fasteners, structural assembly, and electrical best practices.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

Bachelor’s 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 both mechanical and electrical manufacturing practices (harnessing, PCBAs, connectors, LRU assembly, mechanical subassemblies, etc.)
Working knowledge of engineering analysis concepts (mechanical/electrical fundamentals) and industry standards
Working knowledge of best practices for creating electrical and mechanical drawings

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks (mechanical) and basic familiarity with ECAD tools such as Altium (electrical).
Exposure designing simple fixtures or assembly aids.
Exposure to Visio Professional.
Experience with acceptance testing, ATP development, or production test workflows.
Experience in regulated, low-volume high mix aerospace or defense manufacturing.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field or equivalent work experience.

Clearance Level Required: Non required

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Working Conditions:

The diversity of work conditions may range from an environment where there is little or no physical discomfort, such as a general office environment, to warehouse and other facilities.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

Must have the ability to stoop, stand, climb, occasionally lift a minimum of 25 lbs.
Involves movement between departments, floors, and worksites to facilitate work.

Work Authorization Requirement:

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employment visa sponsorship.

Salary: $90,000 - $125,000 annually

Salary depends on relevant work experience, education, training, essential skills, and/or other factors such as specialized or high-demand professions. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible for an annual bonus. The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of salary or annual bonus.

Benefits:

Our benefits are DZYNE’ed for your overall health and financial wellness. DZYNE offers a comprehensive healthcare benefits package. Base dental, vision, life, accident, disability, and other core benefits are fully covered by DZYNE. DZYNE provides paid time off and paid holidays. Additionally, DZYNE offers a 401 (k) plan with an employer match and immediate vesting.

DZYNE Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, DZYNE Technologies complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which our company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

Pay Range: $90,000 - $125,000 per year

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