Firestorm Labs
Senior Manufacturing Specialist
San Diego, United States · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years of hands-on aircraft manufacturing experience.
- Education
- High School diploma, GED, Trade School or equivalent education; the posting also states no degree is required.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or otherwise eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State or Department of Commerce authorizations.
About the job
Turns aircraft engineering data into production-ready processes, tooling, and work instructions, supporting hands-on builds and production ramp-up.
What you'll do
- Create and maintain manufacturing plans, routings, BOMs, and step-level work instructions; support first articles and engineering builds.
- Design and prove out tooling and fixtures, perform aircraft assembly and integration, and improve work cells and production flow.
- Partner with engineering and Quality on manufacturability, inspections, process changes, and transferring production capabilities to other sites.
What they ask for
- 15+ years of hands-on aircraft manufacturing experience, including assembly, bonding, fastening, finishing, and systems integration.
- Experience creating manufacturing process documentation and taking products from design through NPI into full-rate production.
- Working knowledge of AS9100, QA inspection, aerospace specifications, lean principles, and tooling design and use.
- Fluent with engineering drawings, GD&T, wiring diagrams, and released BOM structures; U.S. Person status required under stated export-control terms.
Nice to have
- Composite structures; UAV, experimental aircraft, or low-volume/high-mix aerospace production experience.
- Familiarity with PLM and ERP/MRP systems (Arena and Unanet), digital work instructions, additive manufacturing, or CNC workflows.
Pay
USD 30.00 - 50.00 an hour (hourly salary)
Tools
AS9100, Arena, Unanet, PLM, ERP/MRP, GD&T
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