Senior Manufacturing Engineer

make-rain· R&D
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📍 Salt Lake City, UTFull time💰 USD 120K–150K

About this role

Location Note: This is a full-time position based in Salt Lake City, UT. The selected candidate will complete an onsite training period in El Segundo, CA through January 2027, before relocating to Salt Lake City, UT to continue in the role. 

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.

We're looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to serve as the critical link between Engineering and Production as our drone platform evolves. You'll own the process of translating design revisions into actionable build and maintenance documentation, and ensure the production floor is always working from the latest, most accurate build standards.

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.

  • 2+ years of Management experience

  • 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.

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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What is the salary for the Senior Manufacturing Engineer role at make-rain?
The listed salary for this Senior Manufacturing Engineer position at make-rain is USD 120K–150K. This is an Full time role.
Where is the Senior Manufacturing Engineer position at make-rain located?
This Senior Manufacturing Engineer role at make-rain is based in Salt Lake City, UT. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Senior Manufacturing Engineer role at make-rain full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer role in the R&D department at make-rain.
Which team or department does the Senior Manufacturing Engineer at make-rain belong to?
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This Senior Manufacturing Engineer position at make-rain was posted on Aug 19, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
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