Jobs at Canopy Aerospace & Defense

Reviews manufacturing travelers, certifications, traceability records, purchase orders, and customer quality requirements before shipment. Prepares customer data packages, Certificates of Conformance, eCert submissions, and source-inspection documentation. Verifies part marking, labeling, serialization, approvals, and documentation completeness; maintains quality records and supports audits, AS9100 compliance, document control, and process improvement. Works cross-functionally with production, quality, inspection, supply chain, program management, and shipping teams.

Quality Engineer responsible for maintaining quality systems, conducting audits and inspections, managing nonconforming materials and MRB processes, completing AS9102 first article inspections, and leading root-cause and corrective-action investigations. The role supports aerospace manufacturing processes, supplier quality, calibration, customer complaints, process improvement, training, and compliance with drawings and specifications. The engineer works closely with production personnel, customers, suppliers, and management in office, laboratory, and manufacturing environments.

Supports Epicor ERP migration, implementation, and data integrity in an aerospace manufacturing environment. Develops BAQs, dashboards, reports, and KPIs; troubleshoots ERP transactions; analyzes manufacturing and financial performance; resolves data discrepancies; supports upgrades, testing, audits, compliance, and continuous improvement. Partners with IT, Finance, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to deliver scalable reporting and actionable insights.

Manages employee lifecycle processes, benefits, leave administration, employee relations, compliance, HRIS records, and workplace operations. Leads people initiatives, office administration, vendor relationships, procurement, safety coordination, executive support, and HR process improvements while ensuring compliance with California employment laws.

The Staff Accountant manages general ledger activities, journal entries, reconciliations, month-end and year-end close support, accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing, collections, vendor payments, fixed assets, and financial records. The role supports audits, internal controls, GAAP compliance, reporting, administrative processes, and financial data accuracy. This is a full-time, on-site position requiring collaboration across departments and occasional travel to company facilities.

Develop and maintain production schedules, release and manage work orders, monitor production performance, and align schedules with material availability and capacity. The role supports on-time delivery by identifying risks, coordinating with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Quality, and Program Management, and maintaining accurate ERP/MRP data. Responsibilities also include capacity planning, resolving material shortages and bottlenecks, communicating schedule changes, tracking operational KPIs, and improving planning processes in a high-mix, low-volume aerospace manufacturing environment.

Leads budgeting, rolling forecasts, 13-week cash forecasting, multi-entity consolidation, variance analysis, financial modeling, management reporting, and KPI development. Partners with the CFO, Accounting, Operations, Program Management, and senior leaders to provide financial insights, support strategic decisions, improve forecasting processes, and build scalable FP&A systems in a fast-growing aerospace manufacturing environment.

Directs operational technology and IT operations for a regulated aerospace manufacturing facility. Owns manufacturing networks, industrial controls, infrastructure, ERP/MES/PLM integrations, business continuity, CMMC, ITAR, SOC 2, incident response, vendors, budgets, and a site IT/OT team. The role requires hands-on production-floor troubleshooting, compliance evidence, secure OT segmentation, and recovery planning, with on-site leadership in Irvine and support across multiple facilities.

Supports the CFO in managing accounting, financial reporting, ERP implementation, month-end close, consolidations, internal controls, audits, and process improvements. Leads finance and accounting projects, prepares financial statements and management reports, performs reconciliations and analysis, and partners cross-functionally to improve scalability and accuracy. Provides guidance to accounting staff in a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.

Leads platform-wide procurement strategy across multiple operating companies, develops distributed procurement teams, drives inventory and sourcing cost savings, reduces supplier risk, standardizes Epicor ERP processes, manages KPIs, negotiates supplier agreements, and ensures compliance with government contracting, export control, and quality requirements.

Provides first- and second-level support for hardware, software, network, ERP, MES, and CAD/CAM issues in a regulated aerospace manufacturing environment. Maintains CMMC and NIST 800-171 compliance, assists with cybersecurity audits and documentation, enforces security practices, trains users, and manages IT asset and ticket records. The role is fully on-site and includes occasional travel to an alternate site.

Lead mechanical design and production readiness for composite (phenolic/elastomer) components. Drive prototyping, FEA and hand calculations, failure investigations, process controls, and cross‑functional manufacturing improvements to meet aerospace/defense standards and production goals.

On-site program manager who drives end-to-end lifecycle of aerospace thermal protection systems, aligning cross-functional teams, expediting shop-floor execution, managing ERP data integrity, tracking KPIs, mitigating risks, and supporting customer integration for mission-critical defense and space programs.

Drive shop-floor continuous improvement through time and motion studies, standard work creation, TPS/lean application, Kaizen facilitation, data-driven productivity tracking, and frontline coaching to improve throughput, quality, and process maturity.