Manufacturing Engineer

PDS Tech Commercial • Riverside, CA • 19h ago

Manufacturing Engineer - Power the Future of Aerospace Innovation

Build What's Next in Advanced Flight Systems

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking a skilled Manufacturing Engineer for a 12-month consultant opportunity in Riverside, CA, supporting a leading aerospace organization in the development of advanced metallic, composite, and propulsion-integrated structures.

In this role, you will be directly embedded in high-performance manufacturing operations, helping bridge engineering design with shop floor execution. Your work will ensure production stability, improve manufacturability, and support the successful build of complex aerospace assemblies from concept through delivery.

This is a hands-on, high-impact position where your expertise will directly influence production quality, efficiency, and program success.

What You'll Do

You will serve as a key technical resource across manufacturing operations, driving continuous improvement and ensuring seamless execution across fabrication, assembly, and integration activities.

Provide daily shop floor engineering support to maintain production flow, resolve issues, and protect delivery schedules

Lead and support process standardization and continuous improvement initiatives across fabrication and assembly operations

Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Operations to disposition nonconformances and implement effective corrective actions

Apply lean manufacturing principles to reduce waste, improve throughput, and stabilize processes

Develop, update, and maintain manufacturing plans, standard work instructions, tooling requirements, and process documentation

Use digital manufacturing tools to analyze processes, support configuration control, and improve decision-making

Support metallic fabrication, composite bonding, assembly, and integration activities across multiple aerospace systems

Coordinate activities between Riverside and Chula Vista facilities, including regular inter-site travel

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering, or related field

3+ years of Manufacturing Engineering experience in an aerospace production environment

Hands-on experience with metallic and/or composite fabrication and assembly processes

Strong shop floor engineering support experience in a production setting

Proven ability applying lean manufacturing and structured problem-solving methods (RCCA, 5 Whys, fishbone, Kaizen)

Strong communication skills with ability to collaborate across functions and influence without authority

Willingness and ability to travel between facilities (up to 30%)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with CATIA, Teamcenter, SAP, and Solumina

Background working with composite material systems, bonding processes, and related equipment

Experience supporting nacelle or aircraft structural production environments

Why Join Us

Through PDS Tech Commercial, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to some of the most advanced aerospace manufacturing programs in the industry. This role places you at the center of real-time production challenges where your expertise drives measurable impact every day.

You'll benefit from:

Exposure to cutting-edge aerospace fabrication, composite, and integration technologies

A highly collaborative environment spanning engineering, operations, and quality teams

Opportunities to strengthen your expertise in lean manufacturing and advanced production systems

A consistent weekday schedule (Monday-Friday, first shift 6:30 AM-3:00 PM)

Competitive pay ranging from $25.00 to $59.52 per hour

This is a role for engineers who thrive in fast-moving environments, enjoy solving complex manufacturing challenges, and want to make a tangible impact on aerospace innovation.

Take the Next Step

If you're ready to bring your manufacturing expertise to a high-impact aerospace environment and help shape the future of advanced flight systems, we encourage you to apply today.

Join PDS Tech Commercial and help build what's next in aerospace manufacturing.

This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.

Pay Details: $25.00 to $59.52 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the @type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.pdstech.com/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

The California Fair Chance Act

Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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