Mach Industries
Lead Manufacturing Engineer, DFMA - Joining
$140K–$180K
Huntington Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years.
- Education
- BS in Mechanical, Materials or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. Employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive export-controlled technology without sponsorship for an export license.
About the job
Leads joining design-for-manufacturing standards, tooling, and R&D to make vehicle assembly more reliable, efficient, and production-ready.
What you'll do
- Own and maintain joining DFMA standards, design rules, preferred fastener and adhesive lists, and program metrics.
- Specify and deploy prototype-factory torque tooling, including MES integration, mistake-proofing, calibration, and maintenance.
- Lead joining R&D and design reviews, testing, trade studies, and release of proven joining processes to production.
What they ask for
- BS in Mechanical, Materials or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in fastener engineering, adhesive bonding or joining process engineering, including taking hardware from design into production at rate in automotive, aerospace, defense or consumer electronics.
- Deep knowledge of bolted joint analysis and bonding science; hands-on experience with torque tooling, joint testing, and failure analysis.
- Track record writing design standards, design guides or process specs; manufacturing/industrial engineering fundamentals; working knowledge of GD&T and skilled in 3D CAD.
Nice to have
- MS or PhD in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience with major torque tool platforms and connecting tool data to an MES.
Pay
$140,000 — $180,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MES, DC electric nutrunners, pulse tools, transducerized wrenches, NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, ASTM D1002
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