Manufacturing Engineering II

Date Posted: 2026-08-20 | Location: Riverside, CA (Onsite) | U.S. Person required (citizen, national, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee).

About the Role

The Manufacturing Engineer will support the production of advanced composite and metallic structures used on commercial and military programs at Collins Aerospace’s Riverside Center of Excellence for composite bonding. This hands-on, shop-floor–focused role involves stabilizing, sustaining, and improving production processes to optimize composite fabrication, resolve production issues, improve quality, and reduce cost. The successful candidate will work daily with operators, cross-functional engineers, and manufacturing leadership.

Responsibilities

• Assist and train assemblers in composite fabrication operations including layup, laser projection, ply cutting/kitting, CNC machining, tooling, robotic automation, and related bonding processes.
• Create, maintain, and improve manufacturing documentation such as routings, bills of materials, visual work instructions, and standard work.
• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with EHS, quality, and engineering specifications.
• Investigate and resolve production issues using data analysis, root cause methods, and corrective action planning.
• Use data analytics and SPC tools to improve productivity, FPY, and operational performance metrics.
• Participate in PFMEA, control plans, tool design reviews, and continuous improvement activities.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, cycle-time reduction, automation, and digital manufacturing solutions.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, design engineering, and suppliers on daily production support and technical projects.
• Assist senior engineers in initiatives related to design changes, equipment upgrades, MRB activities, and manufacturing readiness.
• Support adoption of smart factory technologies including real-time dashboards and digital work instructions.

Requirements

• University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in interpreting engineering drawings, process specifications, technical reports, and work instructions.
• Proficiency in MS Office and project management.
• Experience with Continuous improvement tools (LEAN, Six Sigma, etc).
• Ability to follow established procedures and adapt equipment or process concepts to production needs.
• Basic coding or scripting experience (Python, MATLAB, VBA, SQL, or similar) to support automation, data analysis, and digital manufacturing initiatives.
• Working knowledge of networked equipment, sensor-based process monitoring, and automated data collection architectures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, multitasking, and organizational skills.
• Experience with CATIA V5/V6 or 3DExperience; familiarity with Composite Workbench or FiberSim NX.
• Exposure to autoclave/oven programming, ply cutters, laser systems, or dimensional inspection tools.
• Knowledge of composite inspection (NDI) techniques.
• Hands-on composite fabrication experience through coursework, internships, student projects, or prior shop-floor work.
• Exposure to connected factory or smart factory technologies, including digital work instructions, MES, IIoT platforms, or real-time factory data systems.
• Experience using advanced analytic tools (Power BI, Tableau, Python, etc.) to visualize and interpret process data and drive manufacturing improvements.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off after 121 days.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, and leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance and Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $75,800 – $144,200 USD. The range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including role, function, responsibilities, work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.