Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Integration & Test

Karman Industries

Gardena, CA

Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Gardena, California, Karman Industries is at the forefront of revolutionizing industrial thermal energy. Our mission is to electrify global thermal systems across data centers, manufacturing, and energy industries. Karman is developing the revolutionary Heat Processing Unit (HPU) to reinvent thermal handling for giga-scale data centers & AI factories. The HPU is built around a supercritical CO2 chiller system utilizing a high-speed electrically driven turbomachinery core. Our system aims to reduce energy consumption in data center thermal management by greater than 25% and increase energy density by 10x.

At Karman Industries, we are committed to fostering a dynamic and inclusive work environment where innovation thrives. Our team is composed of passionate professionals dedicated to making a tangible impact on the future of industrial manufacturing. Join us in our mission to transform the industry and contribute to a more sustainable world.

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and hands-on Manufacturing engineer to lead the manufacturing and assembly of cutting-edge turbomachinery that will be utilized to build Thermal01. This role is critical to establishing robust manufacturing capabilities, including equipment layout, process development, vendor selection, tooling selection, and workflow designs. We are a team that values first-principles thinking, hands-on problem solving, and close cross-functional collaboration to deliver cohesive, high-performance systems.

Responsibilities:

• Own manufacturing readiness for assigned product lines, developing scalable assembly processes, resolving production challenges, and supporting capacity expansion initiatives

• Own a major integrated subsystem, contributing directly to build development while guiding team execution from design release through production

• Coordinate cross-functional efforts across design, supply chain, and production to execute the build process: covering planning, sourcing strategy, sequencing, mBOM development, tooling, equipment and work order creation

• Author work instructions and technical procedures spanning mechanical, electrical, and fluid/pneumatic systems

• Guide workcenter development with a strategic focus on long-term goals, safety, capital investment, and tooling as the facility scales

• Provide hands-on technical leadership to resolve manufacturing challenges, lead root cause analysis, and implement sustainable, efficiency-driven solutions

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years relevant work experience and B.S. degree in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing engineering or related technical field

• Extensive experience authoring work instructions, mBOMs, and technical procedures for interdisciplinary assemblies involving mechanical, electrical, and fluid/pneumatic systems

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, production, and quality teams to execute and optimize build processes

• Strong understanding of integrated assembly processes across mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems

• Experience executing and driving projects in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience leading or mentoring engineering teams

• Experience scaling manufacturing processes from development through rate production

• Familiarity with ERP/MES systems

• Hands-on experience with RCCA, assembly testing, and tooling design/fabrication

• Experience in capacity analysis, PFMEA, value stream mapping, and work center/process development

Role level to be determined during interview process

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k)-retirement plan.

Karman Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Karman Industries is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.