45 machinist jobs found

This is a shipboard position with the Military Sealift Command, a U.S. Navy command. Ships operate worldwide, so the work is at sea and the San Diego location is a reference point only; assignments are made by MSC. Applications are submitted through MSC's own application portal (apply.sealiftcommand.com) - contacting your Veteran Staffing Consultant does not submit one. Trainee pay: starting salary $70,504; the average annual salary upon credentialing is $208,790. Announcement opens continuously from 10/05/2026, with periodic cut-offs. The Third Assistant Engineer (in Training) is a civil service mariner (CIVMAR) in a developmental training status, employed by the Navy to serve the Military Sealift Command (MSC) onboard naval auxiliaries and hybrid-manned warships worldwide, in peace and war. MSC exists to support the joint warfighter across the full spectrum of military operations. MSC provides on-time logistics, strategic sealift, as well as specialized missions anywhere in...

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. ENGINEERING   Engineering is at the heart of Rocket Lab. Our engineering team has a proven track record of designing and developing world-class rockets and spacecraft that are changing the way we access and use space. You’ll work alongside driven, talented engineers from varied backgrounds and experience levels, all committed to the same mission. Our engineering team members span design, analysis, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, assembly and integration, quality control, engineering documentation, and more.  SENIOR TOOL DESIGN ENGINEER I   Based out of Rocket Lab's Headquarters in Long Beach, CA the Senior Tool Design...

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. NEUTRON ROCKET Neutron is a medium lift launch vehicle capable of delivering the mega constellations of tomorrow, high assurance payloads, and human spaceflight. As a highly reusable launch platform, Neutron will deliver a highly cost-effective and reliable launch solution leveraging Rocket Lab’s proven execution history with the Electron program.  FLUID COMPONENT ENGINEER II The Fluid Component Engineer II plays a key role in the design, build and test of fluid components across the Neutron launch vehicle, including valves, actuators and regulators. You will collaborate with an amazing team of engineers in the Fluid Systems...

Epsilon C5I ( focused on software development and systems engineering for complex command, control, intelligence and combat systems, is seeking a Systems Engineer III / DevSecOps Engineer, with 4-8 years of experience, for work in San Diego, CA. Our engineering efforts provide the warfighter with common enterprise solutions to improve information sharing and combat effectiveness. If you have a passion for excellence in engineering and enjoy working on challenging projects in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment – read on! Summary: Our software team employs an Agile Scrum process to rapidly design, code, and integrate capabilities into a mature Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution. Work involves troubleshooting, securing Linux operating systems and networks, and securing containers and container platforms. The ideal person would be interested in System Architecture and Security, while also interested in the nitty gritty of security and system access control. Duties and...

Standard Job Description Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates...

Standard Job Description As an Integration & Assembly Manufacturing Engineer, you will be primarily responsible for planning, preparing for, and executing air‑vehicle builds, as well as related testing and ground-support operations Key Responsibilities: Develop, implement, and refine hardware integration, assembly, manufacturing processes and build sequences. Collaborate with design engineering teams and other disciplines to provide feedback on designs and specifications, ensuring manufacturability and optimal use of available equipment and methods. Identify and resolve issues related to hardware, tooling, process capability, and production inefficiencies through root cause analysis and corrective action implementation. Evaluate equipment and tool performance to verify efficiency, reliability, and alignment with production requirements. Respond to production issues and facilitate removal of build constraints with extreme ownership. Operate within a model-based engineering...

Standard Job Description As an Integration & Assembly Manufacturing Engineer, you will be primarily responsible for planning, preparing for, and executing air‑vehicle builds, as well as related testing and ground-support operations Key Responsibilities: Develop, implement, and refine hardware integration, assembly, manufacturing processes and build sequences. Collaborate with design engineering teams and other disciplines to provide feedback on designs and specifications, ensuring manufacturability and optimal use of available equipment and methods. Identify and resolve issues related to hardware, tooling, process capability, and production inefficiencies through root cause analysis and corrective action implementation. Evaluate equipment and tool performance to verify efficiency, reliability, and alignment with production requirements. Respond to production issues and facilitate removal of build constraints with extreme ownership. Operate within a model-based engineering...

Standard Job Description Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates...

Standard Job Description We are Lockheed Martin   Skunk Works® is on the leading edge of manufacturing innovation. We continually look for ways to improve processes and performance while extracting cost by focusing on the areas of subsystems installation and integration.   What You Will Be Doing:   Work corrective actions for discrepancies in a manufacturing environment across multiple portions of the build.   Conduct critical reviews of processes to identify gaps and close the process gaps with the intent of reducing variation and discrepancies in the build.   Collaborate with quality engineering and production operations to triage repeat failure modes in a production environment.   Utilize lean six sigma toolsets to identify root causes and develop corrective action plans.   Collaborate with team members to explore out-of-the-box thinking and contribute to product improvement initiatives.   What’s In It For You: We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits...

Standard Job Description We are Lockheed Martin The story of aviation has always been the story of people who have the courage to fail, to try again and to one day succeed. Since Lockheed Martin’s inception and continuing today, the passion to advance aeronautical design and help our customers achieve mission success has been ingrained in our culture. It is that passion combined with a strategic focus on ever changing global challenges that shapes our path forward. Lockheed Martin is seeking a Tooling Engineer for a Tool Design & Integration Team supporting an ADP program WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING This role will be responsible for the end-to-end tooling lifecycle of project tooling to include tooling design and integration from initial requirements through delivery to the production floor. In this role, the work scope includes but not limited to: Responsible for the design, development and implementation of tools, dies, gages, jigs, fixtures, and prototype models required for...

Standard Job Description Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates...

Standard Job Description Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates...

Standard Job Description Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates...

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Job Description Northrop Grumman’s Space...

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has...

Saalex is seeking a Computational Systems Engineer (CSE) in China Lake, CA . The selected candidate will be responsible for the architecture, design, initial implementation, automation, and comprehensive documentation of highly customized Red Hat OpenShift environments supporting virtual machines across multiple air-gapped, classified High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems. This position will develop a mature, automated platform that enables System Administrators (SAs) to perform routine operations, maintenance, and VM lifecycle activities without requiring specialized expertise in OpenShift, disconnected environments, or advanced automation. Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt Salary: $135,000-$155,000 Work Location: Onsite – China Lake, CA. This position supports secure, air-gapped, and classified HPC environments. Essential Functions: Architect and design Red Hat OpenShift solutions for air-gapped HPC environments, including offline installation, update strategies,...

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. NEUTRON  Rocket Lab’s Neutron team is responsible for bringing our new large rocket Neutron and its launch and test sites to life. From designing and testing Neutron’s structures and components, to firing up its new Archimedes engines, to setting up Neutron’s launch pads and test sites across the United States, joining the Neutron team is your opportunity to help launch a new large rocket for the very first time.  PRINCIPAL STAGE FLUIDS ENGINEER As a Principal Stage Fluids Engineer, Neutron owns the design, build, test, and review of multiple fluid systems across the Neutron launch vehicle. Our team owns all plumbing and systems...

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. ENGINEERING Engineering is at the heart of Rocket Lab. Our engineering team has a proven track record of designing and developing world-class rockets and spacecraft that are changing the way we access and use space. You’ll work alongside driven, talented engineers from varied backgrounds and experience levels, all committed to the same mission. Our engineering team members span design, analysis, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, assembly and integration, quality control, engineering documentation, and more. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER II - TURBOPUMP ASSEMBLY Based out of Rocket Lab's Headquarters for Long Beach, CA the Manufacturing Engineer...

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. ENGINEERING Engineering is at the heart of Rocket Lab. Our engineering team has a proven track record of designing and developing world-class rockets and spacecraft that are changing the way we access and use space. You’ll work alongside driven, talented engineers from varied backgrounds and experience levels, all committed to the same mission. Our engineering team members span design, analysis, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, assembly and integration, quality control, engineering documentation, and more. SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER I - TURBOPUMP ASSEMBLY Based out of Rocket Lab's Headquarters for Long Beach, CA the Senior...

ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. ENGINEERING Engineering is at the heart of Rocket Lab. Our engineering team has a proven track record of designing and developing world-class rockets and spacecraft that are changing the way we access and use space. You’ll work alongside driven, talented engineers from varied backgrounds and experience levels, all committed to the same mission. Our engineering team members span design, analysis, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, assembly and integration, quality control, engineering documentation, and more. SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER II - TURBOPUMP ASSEMBLY Based out of Rocket Lab's Headquarters for Long Beach, CA the Senior...