Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Machining)
Northwood SpaceSpace Infrastructure company
Torrance, United StatesSenior
Andreessen Horowitz
Founders Fund
Washington Harbour Partners
Alpine Space Ventures
Balerion Space Ventures
Fulcrum
About the role
TL;DR
Senior Manufacturing Engineer to build and scale in-house machining capabilities.
- •Northwood Space is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Machining) to establish and scale their in-house machining capability for high-performance hardware.
- •This role involves hands-on machining and CAM programming, alongside strategic capability build-out.
- •Key Responsibilities Own the roadmap to establish and scale an internal machine shop: capability definition, machine selection, procurement, and commissioning.
- •Design and validate machining fixtures and workholding for repeatability, speed, and part quality.
- •Create, own, and maintain CAM programs and machining documentation.
- •Train operators and establish operator-facing work instructions.
- •Drive continuous improvement (yield, cycle time, scrap reduction, process capability).
- •Requirements 4-6+ years of experience working with machined components in a manufacturing engineering, CNC programming, or machining role.
- •Demonstrated experience with fixture/workholding design and bringing repeatable machining processes into production.
- •Strong CAM programming experience (e.g., Fusion, Mastercam, NX CAM) and practical understanding of feeds/speeds, tooling, and setup strategy.
- •Comfortable operating in a hands-on environment.
- •Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate vendors/contractors and cross-functional stakeholders.
Nice-to-have skills
AWSGoogle CloudAzureTerraformKubernetesDockerCI/CD
Domain expertise
aerospace
Benefits & perks
equity, medical coverage, vision coverage, dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, flexible time off, paid holidays, retirement savings plans, professional development