Manufacturing Engineer

DESE Research, Inc.•Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

DESE Research, Inc. is seeking qualified candidates to fill a Manufacturing Engineer position. If you feel like you have the skills and qualifications for this job, please apply now! Job Details: The candidate will support manufacturing engineering services across vehicle and component production workflows. This role involves analyzing design configurations, developing build plans, defining manufacturing capabilities, and generating the documentation necessary to support efficient and repeatable assembly operations. The candidate will work closely with design engineering, production, quality, and systems engineering to develop optimized build flows, design functional tooling, and create work orders that enable successful functional and integrated testing. A successful candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, and able to operate in a dynamic production environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, or a related field
Familiarity with manufacturing processes, build planning, or production engineering
Ability to interpret engineering models, drawings, and specifications
Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate within a multidisciplinary team
Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience in aerospace manufacturing, production planning, or assembly operations
Familiarity with MGSE, assembly tooling, or manufacturing equipment
Experience developing build instructions, work orders, or manufacturing documentation
Understanding of lean manufacturing principles or continuous improvement practices
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Motivated, self-directed, and capable of balancing multiple tasks

Responsibilities

Perform gap analysis between design configuration and manufacturing build planning.
Review engineering intent and identify discrepancies, missing details, and required manufacturing definitions.
Develop CONOPs that define the build sequence, workflow, and optimized production steps.
Identify opportunities to streamline assembly operations and reduce inefficiencies.
Identify manufacturing capabilities per work center to support fully optimized flow.
Evaluate manufacturing constraints, capacity, and required resources across the production environment.
Identify build configurations required to support functional and integrated testing.
Define configuration states, transitions, and required tooling or operational readiness criteria.
Design functional tooling to support vehicle and component assembly.
Develop fixtures, handling aids, and assembly support hardware required for safe and efficient builds.
Calculate build estimates using industry standards and historical data provided.
Develop time standards and labor estimates to support production planning and scheduling.
Develop manufacturing work orders that define tasks, instructions, tooling needs, inspection points, and safety considerations.
Coordinate work order release and ensure alignment with design, planning, and quality requirements.