Manufacturing Engineer- Coachella
- Armtec Defense
- Coachella, CA, USA
- Jun 20, 2026
Job Description
Manufacturing Engineer
Armtec Defense Technologies (Armtec) is an operating unit of the Transdigm Group (NYSE: TDG), an industry leader in aerospace and defense products and services. Armtec is comprised of three business units producing subcomponents for ordnance in Coachella, CA; decoy countermeasure flares in Camden AR; and radar countermeasure chaff in Lillington NC. At Armtec, we welcome skilled and enthusiastic people who share our determination and high standards to join us in our mission-critical work supporting the US and allied war-fighters who serve us all by defending democracy and protecting freedom. This position is staffed in Coachella, at Armtec’s world-class, sole-source production facility for felted fiber nitrocellulose combustible cartridge cases for medium and large caliber military ammunition, and pyrophoric payloads for training grenades.
Company Profile
Company: Armtec Defense Technologies is an operating unit of the TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG).
Industry: Manufacturing Combustible Ordnance and Countermeasures
Job Overview
Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Job Family: Manufacturing Engineers
Reports to: Program Engineer
Works with: mid-level managers and supervisors, employees
Location: Coachella, California
Type: Full-Time
Job Summary
The Manufacturing Engineer drives safe, efficient, and compliant production through strong process ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and data-driven continuous improvement. This role serves as a technical leader supporting operations, quality, programs, and customers while improving manufacturing performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost
Core Capabilities
Manufacturing Process Ownership
- Develop, improve, and sustain manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment, and work instructions.
- Ensure production processes meet safety, regulatory, contractual, and quality requirements.
- Diagnose and resolve process or equipment issues impacting production performance.
Continuous Improvement
- Apply Lean Manufacturing principles to improve productivity, reduce waste, and lower cost.
- Use statistical and engineering analysis to reduce defects, scrap, downtime, and labor hours.
- Identify, prioritize, and lead productivity and yield improvement initiatives.
Technical Leadership and Collaboration
- Serve as a technical point of contact for assigned products and programs.
- Collaborate with operations, quality, program management, procurement, and suppliers.
- Communicate technical status, risks, and recommendations to leadership and customers.
Product & Equipment Lifecycle Support
- Support new product introduction, transition to manufacturing, and full-rate production.
- Review drawings, specifications, materials, and BOMs for manufacturability and compliance.
- Lead or support capital equipment integration and automation efforts.
Risk, Change, & Compliance Management
- Apply Management of Change (MOC) to evaluate and implement engineering changes safely.
- Support program risk assessments, technical reviews, audits, and proposal efforts.
- Upholds Armtec’s ethics, values, and business conduct standards.
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Process, Industrial Engineering or related discipline.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorization from the U.S. Government.
- Demonstrate ability in the Armtec competencies as an employee: customer focus, ethics and values, problem solving, integrity and trust, functional/technical skills, listening, action-oriented, composure and values diversity.
4/10 workweek
Specific hours depend on manufacturing support requirements
To Apply
Please apply on-line on the Armtec Career Website, www.armtecdefense.com
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran
Salary Range: $75,275 - $115,000/Annual
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA - Medical & Dependent Care)
- Life and Accident Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Parent Leave Pay
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Vacation
- Sick Leave
- Holidays (8 paid holiday including holiday shutdown weeks in July and December)
- 401(k) matching
- Tuition Assistance
Chuck Callahan
State
Armtec is the producer of the largest and most varied line of combustible ordnance and countermeasure products in the world. We are dedicated to serving the expendable countermeasure and combustible ordnance needs of customers worldwide. We develop and manufacture state-of-the-art ordnance products, infrared decoy flares, radar countermeasure chaff, and a variety of other pyrotechnic devices. Under the Armtec brand, we are proud of our role in contributing to the preparedness of the United States and allied armed forces for decades.
Combustible ordnance products are manufactured at our Coachella, California facility, which is also the location of our executive offices. Expendable countermeasures are manufactured at our flare facilities in East Camden, Arkansas, our chaff facility in Lillington, North Carolina, and at our Coachella, California location.
Operations
Combustible Ordnance
Our executive offices and combustible ordnance facilities are located near Palm Springs, California. We have over 100,000 square feet of under-roof facilities which include:
- Research and development equipment
- Chemical evaluation laboratory
- Engineering services
- Quality control operations
- High volume production
- Safety and security services
- Flexible manufacturing capability
- Pilot plant for small scale production
Infrared Decoy Flare Facilities
Our Infrared (IR) Decoy Flare facilities are located in East Camden, Arkansas and we have more than 175,000 square feet of facilities which include:
- Research and Development
(supporting both flare and chaff product lines) - Extensive testing facilities
- Dual band IR measurements
- Mechanical properties
- Wind stream testing
- Aerodynamic properties
- Burn rate fixture for evaluation of pressures
- Chemical evaluation laboratory
- High volume production equipment
- Engineering services
- Quality control operations
- Safety and security services
- Flexible manufacturing capability
- Warehouse and storage
Radar Countermeasure Chaff Facilities
Our chaff products are manufactured at our Lillington, North Carolina facility. Our 48,000 square foot North Carolina facility is the only-fully integrated chaff production operation in the world and currently produces more than one million pounds of chaff per year. The facility includes:
- High volume production equipment
- Automated cutting and loading equipment
- Test facilities
- Chemical laboratory
- Warehousing and Storage
Our People and Our Values
People are our most important asset. We have assembled the largest and most experienced team of scientists, engineers and operators in the expendable countermeasure and combustible ordnance industries. Our people believe in values which are the foundation of our culture.
“Armtec is a dedicated team that operates in an environment of truth, trust and teamwork through open communication and respect.”
Quality
We have a strong commitment to quality in our manufacturing and development activities. We are:
- ISO 9001:2015
- Supplier certified by our major customers
- Recognized worldwide as a high quality producer
Environmental Responsibility
As a responsible corporate citizen, our operations are dedicated to protecting human health, natural resources, and the local and global environment in accordance with the Environmental Principles. This dedication reaches further than compliance with the law to encompass the integration of sound environmental practices into our business decisions. This policy is based on the integration of risk-based, cost-effective management practices into site activities, with the aim of continually improving environmental performance.