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title: 'Manufacturing Engineer at KH Aerospace'
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# Manufacturing Engineer at KH Aerospace

- **Company:** KH Aerospace
- **Location:** Hayward California, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-06-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/khaerospace/jobs/4703305005

## Job description

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace (KHA) is an aerospace company specializing in long-endurance unmanned aerial platforms for a wide variety of industries. KHA supports a number of customers to carry out missions involving aerial reconnaissance, survey, communication relay and communications provisioning. Endurance, enabled by effective design, is key to these applications and KHA aircraft utilize cutting-edge aircraft design together with on-board intelligence to deliver value for these customers.

We are currently seeking a detail oriented Manufacturing Engineer who enjoys developing procedures and processes. You will be part of a fast moving team executing vital tasks in support of the development, testing, and manufacturing of the KHA family of Ultra Long Endurance aircrafts.  This individual should also be comfortable traveling in support of production related tasks.

Location: CA Office (Hayward)

Responsibilities:

- Lead the creation, maintenance, and distribution of detailed Manufacturing Work Instructions (MWI) and standard operating procedures for all assembly and test processes.
- Own the change implementation process from engineering to production, including reviewing, validating, and incorporating Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
- Validate technical data packages, including engineering drawings, CAD files, and Bills of Materials (BOMs), to ensure accuracy and manufacturability before release.
- Work with cross-functional teams to define, develop, and qualify all necessary manufacturing aids, jigs, and fixtures.
- Perform hands-on support for initial production builds, process optimization, and troubleshooting.

Requirements:

- 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing engineering role focused on work instructions and change management (ECO/ECR).
- Proven ability to read, interpret, and validate engineering drawings, CAD models, and BOMs.
- Experience with configuration control and formal quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001, MRL/AS9100 standards).
- 3+ years of experience developing manufacturing documentation and process development.
- Comfortable being hands on and ability to take ownership and drive projects/tasks to completion.
- Local to the Bay Area, commuting to Hayward office required (CA).
- US citizen with the ability to obtain secret security clearance.

Plus:

- FAA Part 107 certified
- Model Airplane building/flying experience
- Veteran

Who We Are:

KHA develops the world’s longest endurance fully electric Unmanned Aerial System ("UAS") in our size and weight category. We solve large-scale worldwide problems by providing persistent overhead services to help our soldiers remain safe in theater, provision rapid emergency communications for disaster relief efforts, enable search-and-rescue services to assist emergency response efforts, help anti-poaching to protect the world’s most endangered species and provide geospatial data to assist in slowing climate change.

https://krausaerospace.com/

Compensation:

Complete health care package

Next Step:

Please submit your resume, contact information and a short paragraph outlining why you believe this position is a good fit. We will reach out to you directly over the phone for next steps.

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## EEO Statement

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of, race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, handicap, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

## About KH Aerospace

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Kraus Hamdani Aerospace (KH Aerospace) develops ultra-long-endurance, fully electric, AI-powered unmanned aerial systems for persistent airborne infrastructure, defense, and emergency response missions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage; total funding $2.3M)
- **Headquarters**: Emeryville, California, United States (with offices in Hayward, CA; Reno, NV; and Glasgow, UK)
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Stefan Kraus (CTO) and Fatema Hamdani (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Defense & Space / Aerospace Manufacturing
- **Target Customers**: U.S. and allied military, national security agencies, emergency response organizations, critical infrastructure operators, and commercial geospatial/data customers (B2G, B2B)
- **Mission Statement**: “To empower the people responsible for national security, critical infrastructure, and emergency response with the trusted autonomous systems and persistent connectivity they need to operate with confidence in any environment.”

## Products & Services
- **K1000ULE**: Ultra-long-endurance, fully electric, AI-enabled unmanned aerial system (UAS). Proven in operational environments (world record flight of 75 hours, 53 minutes). On DIU’s Blue UAS Cleared & Select Lists. No runway required, no fuel logistics.
- **ATNE++ (Aerial Tier Network Extension ++)**: Airborne communications mesh that provides self-healing, multi-waveform voice and data bridging across legacy and modern tactical data links. Supports connectivity across sea, land, air, and space.
- **MD-ACT (Multi-Domain Autonomous Collaborative Teaming)**: AI-driven coordination of manned and unmanned platforms across domains, reducing operator cognitive load and optimizing mission outcomes.
- **Autonomous Tasking / Persistent Monitoring**: Real-time intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for defense, oil & gas pipeline monitoring, environmental data collection, and disaster response.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Total Funding**: $2.3 million (Seed round of $1.5M in March 2016; government grant of ~$799k in January 2021)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Integrated into U.S. Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) ecosystem via Anduril’s Lattice platform. Listed on DIU Blue UAS Cleared & Select Lists. Partners include U.S. Customs, AEWE (Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment).
- **Growth Signals**: 45 employees (as of mid-2025), with offices in the US, UK, Switzerland, and Australia. LinkedIn follower growth of +41.4% year-over-year. Proven operational deployments with government and commercial customers (over 6k hours flown globally). Team includes many military veterans and former defense/aerospace engineers.

## Competitive Advantages
- **World’s longest endurance fully electric UAS** in its size/weight class (75+ hour flight record).
- **No runway required** – vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability.
- **Solar-assisted, zero-emissions** – onboard AI enables silent gliding and energy harvesting.
- **Self-healing mesh network** (ATNE++) ensures resilient comms in contested/denied environments.
- **Blue UAS Cleared & Select status** accelerates military procurement.
- **Operator cognitive offload** through AI-driven multi-domain teaming.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue scaling production and fielding of the K1000ULE for defense and national security missions.
- Expand ATNE++ integration across joint and allied forces to become a standard airborne communications bridge.
- Develop autonomous teaming capabilities (MD-ACT) for manned-unmanned collaboration.
- Pursue commercial applications (pipeline monitoring, environmental sensing, disaster communications) while maintaining core defense focus.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture**: “Mission First. Team Built.” – many employees are engineers, technologists, and military veterans united by a purpose to save lives and support critical missions.
- **Impactful work**: Build next-generation autonomous aerospace systems that are already deployed and battle-tested.
- **Growth environment**: Privately held with a dedicated team (~45 people across multiple locations); opportunities to take ownership in engineering, manufacturing, and operations.
- **Work locations**: Offices in Emeryville/Hayward, CA; Reno, NV; and Glasgow, UK. Engineering roles are on-site (manufacturing, technician, supply chain). Remote/hybrid policy not specified.
- **Perks**: Working on cutting-edge AI, UAS, and communications tech with a small, agile team; direct exposure to leadership and real-world customer missions.

## Sources
1. [khaero.com](https://www.khaero.com/)
2. [khaero.com/about](https://www.khaero.com/about)
3. [LinkedIn - Kraus Hamdani Aerospace](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kraus-aerospace)
4. [Greenhouse - KH Aerospace Jobs](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/khaerospace)

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