Manufacturing Engineer — Lean & NPI Process Improvement
HII Group · California
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level continuous improvement role at HII Group (industrial) in California. (HII) is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support production operations by developing, improving, and sustaining manufacturing processes for hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical assemblies.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, SolidWorks, AutoCAD
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Continuous Improvement roles in California: typical posted base $109k–$151k.
Median of the low and high ends of 13 live postings that list pay, out of 25 continuous improvement openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 24 other live lean / ci postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (5+ vs 7+)
Typical $109k–$151k, from 13 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 88%
- Kaizen 56%
- Value stream mapping 56%
- Six Sigma 52%
- Root cause 48%
- Black Belt 40%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for SolidWorks, AutoCAD, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.
How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at HII Group
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from HII GroupAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Hydraulics International, Inc. (HII) is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support production operations by developing, improving, and sustaining manufacturing processes for hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical assemblies.
This is a full-time onsite role based in Chatsworth, CA. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 5+ years' experience with CAD tools like AutoCAD or SolidWorks, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to coordinate across
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