Mach Industries
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Laser Processes
$140K–$220K
Huntington Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Experience
- Senior: five or more years of relevant manufacturing, applications, or laser process engineering experience. Principal: eight or more years, with demonstrated technical leadership across complex manufacturing systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, materials, welding, optical engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. Employment offers may be conditioned on authorization to receive export-controlled software or technology without sponsorship for an export license.
About the job
Develops, qualifies, and scales laser cutting, welding, and marking processes from trials through reliable production, including automation, inspection, and process transfer.
What you'll do
- Develop and troubleshoot laser processes, programs, tooling, and workholding; qualify processes and support sustained production.
- Lead equipment commissioning and acceptance, define automation and inspection controls, and improve quality, throughput, and cost.
- Document and transfer validated processes across facilities; evaluate laser technologies and mentor engineers and technicians.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
- Hands-on industrial laser cutting and welding process development and troubleshooting experience, with ability to own part-marking applications.
- Experience taking manufacturing processes from development into production, including tooling, integration, qualification, documentation, and training.
- Proficiency with engineering drawings, GD&T, CAD, fixture design, and programming laser or multi-axis equipment.
Nice to have
- Experience with TRUMPF TruLaser Cell 3000, TruLaser Cell 7040, and TRUMPF marking systems.
- Familiarity with laser-based metal additive manufacturing, including LPBF and/or DED/LMD.
Pay
$140,000 — $180,000 USD base salary; $195,000 — $220,000 USD base salary
Tools
TRUMPF TruLaser Cell 3000, TruLaser Cell 7040, TRUMPF marking systems, GD&T, CAD, LPBF, DED/LMD
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