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Manufacturing Engineer

Helicon
Posted a month ago, valid for 13 days
Location

Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90053, CA

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Helicon is seeking a candidate with a strong understanding of first principles physics and a proven track record in engineering fundamentals.
  • The role involves owning production processes, leading mechanical design for robotic cells, and collaborating with software engineers to address manufacturing constraints.
  • Candidates should ideally have experience with industrial robotic tooling, sensor integration, and high-volume composite processes.
  • The position requires at least 5 years of relevant experience, and the salary is competitive based on qualifications.
  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to comply with ITAR regulations.

Helicon's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to advanced materials. We combine AI software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing to reinvent how the West maintains a competitive edge.

We hire people with high agency and high urgency. We look for slope over intercept. We care about what you’ve built. At Helicon, everyone owns problems end to end and makes consequential decisions that shape the outcome. Every day we build what most think is impossible.

We're backed by the investors who were first believers in Applied Intuition, Valar Atomics, Factory, Astranis, Flock Safety and Relativity Space.

What You'll Do

  • Own production processes from build readiness through steady-state manufacturing

  • Work with customers and complete DFM to make parts manufacturable at scale

  • Own equipment installation, procurement and testing

  • Lead the mechanical design for robotic cells (effector design, fixturing and layout)

  • Collaborate with world-class software engineers to teach real manufacturing constraints to Argos (our OS for supply chain, quoting, pricing, simulation)

Who We're Looking For

Need:

  • Strong understanding of first principles physics.

  • Proven track record of exceptional ability driven by engineering fundamentals

Nice to have:

  • Experience designing and commissioning tooling for industrial robotic applications

  • Strong skills in integrating sensors and mechanical components

  • Experience with high volume composites processes and hydraulic presses

We're not for you if:

  • You think composites will never be used at industrial scale

  • You're not looking for a role where you work with customers

Why Join

Bethlehem for steel. Helicon for composites.

For too long the most advanced materials in the world have been left to the exquisite, we're industrializing composites enabling the systems of the future to be built at mass scale.

We want the best people and have no bureaucracy. That includes covering meals and paying for products that make you more productive and our partners stronger.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.




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