Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer (onsite)
About The Position
The Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer leads manufacturing engineering efforts for energetic materials, components, and associated processes at the Fairfield, California site, supporting PAD, CAD, and Linear product lines. The role ensures compliance with safety, regulatory, and facility requirements while supporting the development and production of high-quality products. The engineer serves as the technical lead for complex capital projects, supports New Product Introduction (NPI) from design-for-manufacturability through production transition, develops and validates manufacturing processes, and contributes to bids and proposals. The position also collaborates with cross-functional teams, develops process documentation and qualifications, mentors other engineers, drives continuous improvement, leads investigations and corrective actions, and represents Manufacturing Engineering in audits and technical reviews. Business travel of up to 10% is supported. The position is primarily onsite.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 10 years of experience, or an advanced degree and a minimum of 7 years of experience.
- Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI), including design-for-manufacturability, process development, and transitioning products through the full lifecycle.
- Experience managing or supporting capital projects, including equipment specification, factory layout, and process qualification.
- Experience in regulated or complex sectors such as aerospace, defense, medical devices, or semiconductor fabrication.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in high-mix manufacturing environments.
- Experience with energetic materials and related manufacturing processes and regulations.
- Experience presenting technical content and recommendations to executive leadership.
- Experience with advanced automation and robotics, such as FANUC, KUKA, or ABB, and high-speed vision inspection systems.
- Experience with PLCs, SCADA systems, and distributed control architecture.
- Experience implementing IIoT sensors, predictive maintenance algorithms, and manufacturing execution systems (MES).
- Experience with PFMEA and Material Review Board (MRB) processes.
Responsibilities
- Lead manufacturing engineering for energetic materials, components, and related processes, ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory, and facility standards.
- Serve as technical lead for large-scale, complex capital projects, including scope development, equipment specification, process design, factory layout, installation, commissioning, and qualification.
- Support NPI activities, including design-for-manufacturability, process development, prototype builds, and transition to low-rate and full-rate production.
- Develop and validate manufacturing processes for repeatability, capability, quality, and performance.
- Lead or contribute to bid and proposal efforts, including manufacturing strategy, cost estimation, risk identification, capital planning, and production scheduling.
- Collaborate with design engineering, program management, operations, safety, and quality to drive technical decisions and resolve manufacturing challenges.
- Develop process documentation, PFMEAs, control plans, and process qualifications for new or modified manufacturing systems.
- Mentor junior and mid-level manufacturing engineers.
- Drive continuous improvement across processes, tooling, workflow, and facility infrastructure.
- Lead failure investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action development for significant manufacturing issues.
- Represent Manufacturing Engineering in internal and external audits, customer technical reviews, and cross-functional program meetings.
- Support business travel up to 10%.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate employer retirement contribution
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Optional pet insurance
- Optional home and auto insurance
- Optional additional life and accident insurance
- Optional critical illness insurance
- Optional group legal coverage
- Optional ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
- Fertility and family planning benefits
- Adoption assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program
- Virtual doctor visits
- Child and elder care services
- Second opinion medical program
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Paid time off and holidays
- Potential relocation assistance
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
