Manufacturing Engineer (Engineer / Senior / Staff)

Deterrence Defense, Inc. • Fremont, CA

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About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer develops, deploys, and scales production processes and the equipment that runs them. This role owns assigned processes end to end — requirements, equipment specification, validation, commissioning, and ramp — and ensures they run 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. We are hiring multiple engineers across levels; scope and independence scale with level.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Chemical, or related engineering field.
• Engineer: 2+ years · Senior: 5+ years · Staff: 7+ years in manufacturing or process engineering in high-volume or high-precision production.
• 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

• DOE, SPC, Gage R&R, OEE tracking, and yield analysis.
• Structured RCA: 8D, A3, DMAIC, Ishikawa, Five Whys.
• 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; 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; close 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level