Manufacturing engineer jobs in California
534 open roles for manufacturing engineers in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Anduril Industries, Relativity Space, SpaceX, Varda Space Industries and Freeform have the most. 9 are remote and the median advertised salary is $165K.
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Skills asked for in manufacturing engineer roles in California
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- Manufacturing Engineering, PropulsionVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$86K - $122KPRDsCADGD&T
- Manufacturing EngineerPlanet · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$114K - $143KLLM
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer, 2nd Shift BarracudaAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$146K - $194KSeniorComputer VisionSecurity clearanceControl systems
- Manufacturing Engineer, 2nd Shift BarracudaAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$129K - $171KComputer VisionSecurity clearanceControl systems
- Manufacturing Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$105KInternMechatronicsTest equipmentCAD
- Manufacturing EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$87K - $145KOpticsSPCRoot cause analysis
- Senior Production Engineer ICoreWeave · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$153K - $204KSeniorPythonTerraformGCP
- Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Intelligence SystemsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Santa Ana, California, United States$147K - $196KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceSix Sigma certification
- Sr. Manufacturing Engineer (Starship Components Operations)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$135K - $215KSeniorPythonSQLR
- Manufacturing Engineer (Starship Components Operations)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130KPythonSQLR
- Staff Network Production Engineer, OperationsCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $260KLead and abovePythonPrometheusGrafana
- Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Machining (Starship)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$135K - $215KSeniorCNC machiningGD&TPreventive maintenance
- Manufacturing Engineer, Machining (Starship)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130KCNC machiningGD&TPreventive maintenance
- Director, Industrial EngineeringAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$190K - $252KLead and aboveTableauPower BIComputer Vision
- Manufacturing Engineer, Electromagnetic WarfareAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$129K - $171KJiraComputer VisionERP
- Senior Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$146K - $194KSeniorJiraComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Mechanical Engineer (NPI/Manufacturing)Anello Photonics · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA—MechatronicsTest equipmentOptics
- Satellite Manufacturing EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$100K - $140KMechatronicsCADAviation
- Manufacturing Engineer II, Mechanical Fluids AssembliesRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$104K - $156KMachine Learning
- Industrial Engineering Intern - Summer 2027Litmus · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$25 an hourInternPythonJavaScriptDocker
- Manufacturing Engineering, ECLSSVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$86K - $122KCADMechanical assemblyGD&T
- Manufacturing Engineering, StructuresVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$86K - $122KCADGD&TFEA
- Manufacturing Engineering, SubassembliesVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$86K - $122KCADMechanical assemblyGD&T
- Senior Fiber Assembly Process EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$106K - $177KSeniorPythonOptics
- Manufacturing Engineer I - PropulsionRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$82K - $115KCNC machiningLean manufacturingFMEA
- Manufacturing Engineer II - PropulsionRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$101K - $144KCNC machiningLean manufacturingFMEA
- Senior Process Engineer, Numenor (Reactor)Valar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$140K - $180KSenior
- Sr. Supplier NPI & Industrialization Engineer, Electrical (PCB/PCBA)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$140K - $205KSeniorObjective-CPCB designProcurement
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer I - Avionics & TestRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$115K - $180KSeniorMechatronicsTest equipmentAviation
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer II - Avionics & TestRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$132K - $233KSeniorMechatronicsTest equipmentAviation
- Manufacturing EngineerQuantum Space · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130K
- Manufacturing Engineer, Machining & Additive Associate (Winter 2027)Astranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco—CADMechanical assemblyCNC machining
- Manufacturing Engineering, Thermal ControlVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$86K - $122KControl systemsTest equipmentCAD
- Senior Spacecraft Manufacturing EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$124K - $165KSeniorPythonTest planningSalesforce administration
- Spacecraft Manufacturing EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$100K - $145KPythonTest planningSalesforce administration
- Lead Spacecraft Manufacturing EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$140K - $185KLead and aboveSalesforce administrationERPPerformance management
- Manager, Supplier Industrialization Engineering - Powertrain BatteriesLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$150K - $220KSix Sigma certificationPRDsEscalation management
- Technical Program Manager – Networking NPINscale · 🇺🇸New York; San Francisco; Seattle$190K - $260KPythonAWSAnsible
- VP Manufacturing EngineeringAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$252K - $382KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceSensor fusion
- Sr. Production EngineerZscaler · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, USA · +1 more location$116K - $165KSeniorGoPythonC++
- Senior Manufacturing Test EngineerOura · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, California$174K - $205KHybridSeniorPythonHardware testingTest equipment
- Manufacturing Integration and Test EngineerEpirus · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$111K - $130KPythonC++Security clearance
- Senior Materials and Process EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $203KSeniorAWSPRDsTechnical writing
- Materials and Process Engineer IIVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$120K - $173KPythonAWSTest equipment
- Principal Materials and Process EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$182K - $263KLead and aboveAWSPRDsTechnical writing
- Staff Production EngineerZscaler · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, USA · +1 more location$133K - $190KLead and aboveGoPythonC++
- Director, Supplier Industrialization EngineeringFormenergy · 🇺🇸Berkeley, CA$230K - $294KLead and above
- Staff Technical Program Manager, Data Center New Product IntroductionCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA—RemoteLead and above.NETPRDsFirmware
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Actuators1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$140K - $190KSeniorGoMechatronicsCAD
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer, DronesAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Santa Ana, California, United States · +1 more location$147K - $196KSeniorComputer VisionSecurity clearanceControl systems
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Who is hiring for manufacturing engineer roles in California
Where manufacturing engineer roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States534
- 🇺🇸California534
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA138
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area113
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA7
- 🇺🇸New York, NY6
- 🇺🇸San Diego, CA2
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA2
- 🇺🇸Atlanta, GA2
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What manufacturing engineer roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $142K | 217 |
| Senior | $172K | 156 |
| Lead and above | $190K | 84 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about manufacturing engineer jobs in California
- How many manufacturing engineer jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 534 open manufacturing engineer jobs in California at 111 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 27 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most manufacturing engineer jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (141), Relativity Space (40), SpaceX (26), Varda Space Industries (23) and Freeform (18). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote manufacturing engineer jobs in California?
- 9 of the 534 open manufacturing engineer jobs in California (2%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do manufacturing engineer jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $165K, based on 460 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $136K and $180K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the manufacturing engineer jobs in California?
- 37 of the 534 open manufacturing engineer jobs in California (7%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 395 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 111 companies are hiring and 27 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing manufacturing engineer jobs in California?
- 179 of the 534 open manufacturing engineer jobs in California (34%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, LLM. Employers still list 534 such roles today at 111 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do manufacturing engineer jobs in California ask for?
- Most often CAD (28%), Computer Vision (26%), Sensor fusion (26%), Mechatronics (21%), Root cause analysis (21%) of the 534 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in manufacturing engineer jobs in California?
- Manufacturing Engineer (66), Senior Manufacturing Engineer (56), Manufacturing Engineer II (22), Lead Manufacturing Engineer (13), Manager (13): the most common titles among the 534 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are manufacturing engineer jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 534 manufacturing engineer jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 111 companies, 0.4% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 27 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $165K. 9 (2%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for manufacturing engineer jobs in California?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.
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