About this opportunity

Strativ Group lists this Senior Manufacturing Engineer opportunity in orange county, ca, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Manufacturing Subject Matter Expert | Aerospace & Defence Strativ Group is supporting a high-growth aerospace and defence organisation in the search for an experienced Manufacturing Subject Matter Expert .

This is a senior technical role focused on manufacturing strategy, industrialisation and the transition of complex products from development into scalable production.

Key responsibilities:

Lead manufacturing process and production system development

Support the transition from engineering development into production

Drive DFM/DFA across engineering and manufacturing teams

Develop manufacturing workflows, tooling strategies and process standards

Identify and mitigate manufacturing and production risks

Support supplier selection, qualification and manufacturing partner oversight

Lead continuous improvement, root cause analysis and corrective actions

Establish manufacturing validation, inspection and quality processes

Support production readiness, capacity planning and factory scale-up

Develop manufacturing documentation, work instructions and standards

What we're looking for:

10+ years' manufacturing engineering experience

5+ years' manufacturing/process engineering experience

Mechanical Engineering degree

Strong experience taking products from design through to production

Strong understanding of manufacturing quality control

Hands-on experience with incoming and outgoing inspection

Experience establishing change management and audit processes across manufacturers and suppliers

Strong knowledge of systems engineering and advanced manufacturing processes

Experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement

Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills

Experience working across engineering, operations and supply chain

Desirable:

Aerospace, defence, robotics or advanced hardware experience

Electrical engineering background

Experience with composites, precision machining or electronics manufacturing

Contract manufacturing and global supply chain experience

Production scaling, factory ramp-up or manufacturing automation experience

Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing standards and quality systems

The ideal candidate:

A hands-on manufacturing leader who can bridge engineering design with real-world production requirements, solve complex manufacturing challenges and help build scalable production systems within a fast-growing organisation.

If you would like to learn more, please click Apply Now and we will reach out accordingly.