Indotronix is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a Job Opportunity in Riverside CA
Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Riverside CA 92503
Duration: 12 Months Contract
Pay Rate: $75.75/hr on W2
SHIFT: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Travel up to 25% travel between Chula Vista, CA - Riverside, CA - San Marcos, TX - Foley, AL - Mexicali, MX
Job Description:
• Provide manufacturing engineering leadership across development lifecycle phases, from PDR through hardware delivery.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles into engineering designs to ensure producibility, affordability, and repeatability.
• Develop and maintain item master data, including material definitions, tooling requirements, bills of material (BOM), and manufacturing routings.
• Ensure alignment between the as designed and as built configuration, managing change control and maintaining configuration integrity.
• Serve as a manufacturing liaison engineer for both make and buy components, supporting engineering, supply chain, and supplier development teams.
• Support build planning and preparation activities, including tooling readiness, manufacturing plan validation, and production readiness assessments.
• Provide onsite support for first article builds at Collins Aerospace facilities and supplier locations, resolving manufacturing issues in real time.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Program teams to enable successful hardware integration for the JetZero program.
Required Qualifications
• B.S. in a relevant engineering subject (Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, or other)
• 8+ years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer in an aerospace development or production environment.
• Strong understanding of DFM principles, configuration management, and manufacturing documentation (BOMs, routings, processes).
• Experience supporting both in house manufacturing and suppliers.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing issues and drive resolution in a fast paced development environment.
• Strong communication, cross functional collaboration, and technical problem solving skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 30% to domestic and international sites.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with CATIA, Teamcenter, SAP, and Solumina.
• Background in nacelle structures, propulsion integration, or complex aerospace assemblies.
• Experience with metallic fabrication, composite bond, and assembly processes.
• Prior involvement in technology development, prototype, or first article build programs.