Cover
Staff Manufacturing Engineer
Gardena, Los Angeles · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years hands-on in a production environment, or 5+ with a clear step-change trajectory.
- Education
- Engineering degree in manufacturing, industrial, or mechanical engineering.
About the job
Own and improve the manufacturing processes, tooling, documentation, quality, and product launches for Cover’s Structures and Interiors systems at its Gardena factory.
What you'll do
- Design assembly sequences, layouts, material flow, fixtures, work instructions, and manufacturing BOMs and routings.
- Use production data to improve throughput and first-pass yield; lead corrective actions and develop capital or automation proposals.
- Review designs for manufacturability, prepare new products for production, and qualify technicians on assigned systems.
What they ask for
- Personally led a measurable production throughput or cost improvement of at least 2x, with supporting numbers.
- Personally designed production fixtures or gauges and authored work instructions, SOPs, or assembly procedures used on the floor.
- Demonstrated DFM and GD&T capability, including fixture datum schemes and effective measurement methods.
- Available onsite in Gardena from 7am–5pm minimum; holds an engineering degree in manufacturing, industrial, or mechanical engineering.
Nice to have
- Authored MBOMs and part routings in an ERP or PLM system; launched a new product or production line from scratch.
- Identified, scoped, and justified a capital-spend or automation project; experience in listed precision assembly industries.
Tools
PLM/ERP, CAD, GD&T
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