Manufacturing Engineer - Sheet Metal

Location: The Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, CA (Onsite)

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Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Sheet Metal Forming

An advanced aerospace and propulsion company is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to help establish and scale internal sheet metal forming capabilities focused on high-performance turbine and propulsion hardware.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in highly technical, fast-paced development environments and enjoys building manufacturing processes from the ground up. The position will focus heavily on advanced forming methods for thin-wall aerospace materials, including superalloys and other high-temperature metals used in demanding thermal and structural applications.

The ideal candidate combines deep process knowledge with strong practical engineering instincts around tooling, equipment selection, manufacturability, and prototype-to-production execution.
Responsibilities

• Lead the development and scaling of advanced sheet metal manufacturing processes including forming, rolling, spinning, stamping, and deep drawing
• Establish new in-house manufacturing capabilities from concept through production readiness
• Design and refine tooling, fixtures, dies, and process workflows for complex aerospace-grade components
• Collaborate closely with design, manufacturing, and test teams to improve manufacturability, quality, cost, and performance
• Develop process parameters, validation methods, quality controls, and work instructions to ensure repeatable production outcomes
• Integrate supporting operations such as heat treatment, laser cutting, welding, and finishing into complete manufacturing workflows
• Drive rapid iteration and troubleshooting through hands-on experimentation, process optimization, and root-cause analysis
• Support prototype builds, first-article development, and transition into scalable production environments
• Evaluate equipment needs and help determine which processes should be internalized versus outsourced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or related field preferred
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in sheet metal manufacturing, forming, tooling, or process development
• Strong experience with one or more of the following:
  • Metal spinning
  • Stamping
  • Rolling
  • Deep drawing
  • Press forming
  • Tooling or die design
• Experience working with advanced aerospace materials such as Inconel, titanium, stainless steel, nickel alloys, or other high-temperature superalloys
• Strong understanding of material behavior during forming operations including spring-back, thinning, tearing, wrinkling, and heat-affected distortion
• Experience developing manufacturing processes from scratch, including tooling selection, process qualification, and production ramp
• CAD/CAM proficiency using tools such as NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, Fusion 360, or similar platforms
• Ability to work onsite in a highly collaborative engineering and manufacturing environment

Preferred Experience

• Aerospace, propulsion, gas turbine, turbomachinery, or high-performance thermal system manufacturing experience
• Experience with combustors, exhaust systems, hot-section hardware, or thin-wall formed assemblies
• Knowledge of thermal processing operations including annealing, stress relief, and solution heat treatment
• Familiarity with aerospace quality standards, first-article inspection, and production qualification processes
• Experience working in startup, skunkworks, R&D, or rapid-development manufacturing environments
• Exposure to ERP, MES, or PLM systems such as Teamcenter, Odoo, or similar tools
• Hands-on experience selecting manufacturing equipment, designing tooling strategies, or scaling new fabrication capabilities

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

This is not a traditional production support role. The company is building a critical internal manufacturing capability and is looking for someone who can take ownership of the process end-to-end.

You'll have the opportunity to influence equipment selection, tooling strategy, manufacturing workflows, and long-term production scalability while working closely with a highly technical engineering team developing advanced propulsion hardware.

The environment is highly hands-on, collaborative, and focused on rapid iteration and technical problem-solving.
Additional Information

• Competitive compensation and equity package
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• PTO flexibility
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Due to export control requirements, candidates must qualify as U.S. persons

Location: The Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, CA (Onsite)

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