General Matter
Manufacturing Engineer – Tooling & Fixtures
$130K–$195K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 23, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 4+ years designing fixtures, jigs, or workholding for CNC machining, with parts designed running in production.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on tooling/fixture design experience.
About the job
Designs, builds, and qualifies CNC fixtures and workholding for a new manufacturing facility, working with machinists and programmers to support production.
What you'll do
- Design fixtures, jigs, and workholding for CNC milling and turning, from concept through CAD models and drawings.
- Coordinate fabrication and qualify new fixtures and setups, including first-article inspection and machine fit-up.
- Maintain tooling documentation and improve part-holding methods to reduce setup time, scrap, and cycle time.
What they ask for
- Evidence of exceptional ability and strong engineering fundamentals.
- Ability to perform trade studies and make recommendations using first principles, including with partial information.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on tooling/fixture design experience.
- 4+ years designing CNC machining fixtures, jigs, or workholding, with designed parts running in production.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in SolidWorks or similar CAD and GD&T fluency.
- Experience with modular workholding systems, new or growing CNC shops, CNC milling and turning, or regulated manufacturing.
Pay
$130k - $195k USD annually (base salary)
Tools
SolidWorks, GD&T, CNC milling, CNC turning, 5th-axis vises, vacuum fixturing, quick-change tombstones
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