Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud seeding system to solve water scarcity and inclement weather problems. We develop and incorporate radar validation, weather-resistant UAS, numerical weather modeling, and sustainable cloud seeds into an effective precipitation enhancement solution.

What You'll Do

• Engineering Coordination : Partner closely with Engineering to understand, plan, and roll out design revisions and changes to the drone platform.
• Build Documentation : Draft clear, precise build instructions for new revisions and engineering changes, ensuring technicians can execute builds consistently and correctly.
• Maintenance Documentation : Develop and maintain maintenance procedures for drone systems, supporting reliability and serviceability throughout the product lifecycle.
• Production Liaison : Coordinate with the production team to communicate changes to build processes, ensuring smooth implementation on the floor with minimal disruption to throughput or quality.
• Build out quality assurance processes
• Support root-cause investigations and process improvements tied to engineering changes.
• Maintain version control and traceability of build/maintenance documentation as revisions are released.
• Support training of production staff on new or updated build processes as needed.
• Work with procurement to ensure purchasing happens in a timely manner
• identify improvements in equipment, jigs, or assembly workflows, general shop management.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Well versed with PCB manufacturing processes and quality standards, IPC class 2 and class 3.
• Experience with CAD tools, PLM/ERP systems, and documentation platforms.
• Well versed with manufacturing processes like fabrication, machining, anodizing, etc
• 5 years of industry experience in manufacturing engineering, ideally within aerospace, robotics, drones, or another complex hardware environment.
• Comfortable working across multiple software systems and platforms to manage documentation, revisions, and production data (PLM/ERP, file management systems, internal tools).
• Experience or familiarity using AI coding/prompt-based tools (e.g., Codex, ChatGPT, Copilot) to support technical documentation, scripting, or process automation --- including writing clear, effective prompts to get useful output.
• Proven experience drafting technical build instructions, work instructions, or maintenance procedures.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills --- comfortable working between Engineering and Production teams.
• Experience managing engineering change orders (ECOs) or similar revision-control processes.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to translate technical designs into clear, actionable instructions for production technicians.

$120,000 - $150,000 a year

Benefits

• Significant stock options with high potential upside as an early-stage company
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Full health coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
• Relocation assistance provided (if applicable)
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid parental leave for both parents
• Lunch provided when working in-office and a fully stocked kitchenette
• Free EV charging at the HQ

Rainmaker is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Rainmaker 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.

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