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Deterrence Defense, Inc.•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer develops, deploys, and scales production processes and the equipment used to run them. The role owns assigned processes end to end, including requirements, equipment specification, validation, commissioning, and ramp, and ensures they operate safely, reliably, and at rate. The ideal candidate has personally brought a production process from development to stable output and is comfortable solving electromechanical and process problems on the floor. Multiple engineers are being hired across levels, with scope and independence scaling by level.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Chemical, or a related engineering field.
Manufacturing or process engineering experience in high-volume or high-precision production: Engineer: 2+ years; Senior: 5+ years; Staff: 7+ years.
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex electromechanical equipment.
Experience with equipment commissioning, validation, and acceptance.
Working knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, and automation debugging.
Ability to travel to supplier and production sites as required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with DOE, SPC, Gage R&R, OEE tracking, and yield analysis.
Experience with structured root-cause analysis methods: 8D, A3, DMAIC, Ishikawa, and Five Whys.
Experience with forging, CNC machining, heat treatment, welding, filling and pressing, or mechanical assembly processes.
Hazardous-materials or energetics process experience.
Supplier qualification and vendor management.

Responsibilities

Own development, installation, and ramp of manufacturing processes and automated equipment.
Develop process flows, cycle-time models, line balancing, and station-level specifications; define performance metrics.
Lead PFMEA, control plans, and process validation; establish SPC and capability (Cp/Cpk) on critical characteristics.
Write equipment specifications and work with suppliers and internal design teams through design reviews and acceptance.
Lead FAT/SAT, commissioning, and equipment acceptance.
Conduct root-cause analysis across mechanical, electrical, controls, and process domains, and close issues to permanent corrective action.
Develop work instructions, operating procedures, maintenance plans, and critical spares lists.
Improve throughput, yield, and reliability through data-driven experimentation and continuous improvement.
Ensure processes and equipment meet ergonomic, safety, and regulatory requirements.
At Staff level, own process architecture for a program, lead supplier and design reviews, and mentor engineers.