Job Description

Overview

Singularity is an Aerospace & Defense startup in Gardena, CA, founded by a team from SpaceX, Anduril, and Lockheed Martin. They are looking for a Manufacturing Process Engineer to develop special processes and establish standards for manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Develop manufacturing processes for low cost, high reliability systems in partnership with designers.
  • Own the bring-up of internal manufacturing processes including welding, fastening, adhesive dispense and cure, coatings, heat treatments, and assembly.
  • Establish company standards for controlling manufacturing processes and associated test requirements.
  • Co-develop product requirements to drive business direction in CapEx and make vs buy strategies.
  • Create detailed models and engineering drawings in SOLIDWORKS.
  • Conduct rigorous testing and iteration cycles to ensure reliability and robust performance.
  • Continuously develop manufacturing processes for high-rate, high-yield, and dependable production.
  • Establish and manage an effective product lifecycle from supply chain sourcing through final assembly.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering or a related technical discipline.
  • 3-10 years of hands-on project experience developing manufacturing processes.
  • Experience with trade-studies to direct business decisions through development campaigns.
  • Proficient in 3D CAD (SOLIDWORKS preferred).
  • Familiarity with different welding, fasteners, and special processes.
  • Ability to manage large assembly models and drawings.
  • Solid understanding and application of GD&T, mechanical engineering fundamentals, and failure modes.
  • Prior ownership of a complex manufacturing process with knowledge of introducing a process into production.
  • Familiarity with manufacturing processes and designing for manufacturability.
  • Exposure to a variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment.
  • Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
  • Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k

How this job compares in Gardena, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $73/hr, this posting sits about 11% above the $66/hr median for manufacturing welder jobs across California — toward the top of a $42–$76/hr middle band drawn from 19 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 68% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Gardena, CA

Gardena, CA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 600 other active welding openings from 270 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Gardena, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Vast (18), and Relativity Space (17). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $72/hr, Pasadena at $61/hr, and Long Beach at $54/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Gardena, CA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Manufacturing Process Engineer Level 2 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.