Manufacturing Engineer - Rubber/Elastomers

Job Description

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer – Rubber/Elastomers

Location: Brea, CA (On-site, Monday–Friday)

Salary: Competitive salary depending on experience

Type: Full-time, Direct Hire

About the Company

Our client is a well-established aerospace and defense manufacturer with more than 100 years of history, specializing in high-performance elastomer and polymer components. Their products fly on commercial, military and business aircraft worldwide, as well as on missiles, space launchers and satellites, including sole-source components on major Boeing, Airbus and F-35 programs. As part of a large global aerospace group, they offer the stability of a major organization with the hands-on impact of a focused manufacturing team.

About the Role

We’re looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer with rubber and elastomer experience to support and improve production. You’ll troubleshoot processes on the floor, design tooling, and drive continuous improvement across molding, extrusion and composite/plastics operations.

What You’ll Do

• Support daily production of rubber and elastomer components, troubleshooting process, mold and quality issues on the shop floor
• Design and improve tooling, molds, fixtures and workholding to raise quality and efficiency
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action (RCCA) for production and quality issues
• Drive continuous improvement projects using lean principles to reduce scrap, cycle time and cost
• Support compression molding, extrusion, and composite and plastics processes
• Create and maintain work instructions, process documentation and manufacturing aids
• Work cross-functionally with production, quality, tooling and operations leadership
• Support new product introduction and process changes from trial through full production

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Materials or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of manufacturing or process engineering experience
• Hands-on experience with rubber or elastomer manufacturing (required)
• Experience with composites, plastics, compression molding and/or extrusion (strongly preferred)
• Proven troubleshooting, tooling design and continuous improvement experience
• Strong problem-solving skills using RCCA, 8D or similar methods
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced production environment
• Aerospace, defense or AS9100 experience is a plus
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (ITAR)

Why Join

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Hands-on ownership of processes with real impact on production
• Stability with a growing aerospace manufacturer
• Room to grow into senior engineering roles

You should be proficient in:

• GD&T
• Equipment Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting Skills
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
• Aerospace Manufacturing
• Fluorosilicone / EPDM / Neoprene
• Polymer & Composite Materials
• Prepreg / Composite Layup & Cure
• Rubber / Elastomer Manufacturing
• Rubber Compounding & Mixing
• Rubber Manufacturing
• Silicone Processing
• Elastomer Manufacturing

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Compression Molding
• Compression Molding Press
• Extrusion Equipment