Senior Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer plays a critical role in bridging the gap between design engineering and production operations. This position is responsible for ensuring that new product designs are effectively transitioned into the manufacturing environment with a focus on manufacturability, cost efficiency, quality, and scalability. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will evaluate product designs, optimize assembly processes, develop detailed work instructions, and provide hands-on support and training to production teams. This role requires strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and a continuous improvement mindset. This is a highly experienced engineering role embedded within the Operations team, with deep expertise in assembly processes, process optimization, and New-Product Introduction (NPI). The Senior Manufacturing Engineer brings a strong understanding of lean methods, CAD/ERP workflows, and production system requirements, and leads scoped NPI projects and subsystem readiness across the product lifecycle. The role supports engineering excellence through hands-on problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and peer mentorship, while delivering high quality documentation, tooling plans, and on-the-floor support to ensure build success.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field. (or a demonstrated equivalence)
- 7+ years of experience in a manufacturing engineering role, preferably in a high mix, low-volume, or complex assembly environment.
- Experience specific to UAS is a big plus.
- Strong knowledge of DFM principles, lean manufacturing, and process optimization.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
- Proficient in CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD) and ERP/MRP systems.
- Professional working proficiency in English (spoken and written) is required to perform the responsibilities of this role.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future.
- If this role requires access to information controlled under U.S. export control laws (ITAR/EAR), applicants must also qualify as a "U.S. person" under 22 CFR §120.62 (U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual such as an asylee or refugee).
Nice To Haves
- Experience working directly with technical writers to transition work instructions into forms that ensure process traceability by recording work performed in travelers, logs, or digital systems a plus.
- Experience working directly with technical writers to transition initial work instructions into XML-based documentation system to ensure traceability; experience with travelers, logs, or digital systems a plus.
- Good interpersonal skills are highly desired in this role to act as a peer mentor to both technicians and junior engineers.
- Experience specific to UAS is a big plus.
Responsibilities
- Act as the liaison between engineering and production to integrate new designs into manufacturing.
- Support early-stage builds by physically assembling parts to validate design intent and process feasibility.
- Support the NPI through to the flight testing group to validate the NPI project.
- Build prototypes and initial production units to learn optimal assembly sequences, tooling, jigs, and fixture needs.
- Provide clear, actionable feedback to design engineers to improve manufacturability and ease of assembly.
- Create and maintain detailed, step-by-step assembly instructions and related documentation using tools such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Experience working directly with technical writers to transition work instructions into forms that ensure process traceability by recording work performed in travelers, logs, or digital systems a plus.
- May mentor others in best practices for documentation quality and version control.
- Design and refine manufacturing processes and assembly flows.
- Implement lean principles to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
- Determine tooling and fixture requirements, and work with internal or external partners to develop or procure them.
- Lead scoped process improvement projects across subsystems or platforms.
- Create and maintain detailed, step-by-step assembly instructions and related documentation using tools such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Experience working directly with technical writers to transition initial work instructions into XML-based documentation system to ensure traceability; experience with travelers, logs, or digital systems a plus.
- May mentor production staff in best practices for documentation quality and version control.
- Train assembly leads and technicians on new products, processes, and equipment.
- Troubleshoot production issues and act as a hands-on technical resource on the shop floor.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues and nonconformances.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using methodologies such as Six Sigma, 5S, and PFMEA.
- Champion structured root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Ensure that all manufacturing activities comply with safety standards, company policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Support the development of safe work procedures and tooling evaluations.
- Tooling and Jig design involving CAD Designs (Solidworks) and development to support manufacturing as needed.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- retirement plans
- paid time off/sick
- critical illness
- hospital indemnity
- accident coverage
- short- and long-term disability
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
