Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Drones

• ◆Support the transition of products from concept to prototype, pilot, and full production with speed, flexibility, scalability, and first-time quality.
• ◆Provide daily sustaining support to ensure each product line performs as intended, including real-time problem-solving related to mechanical fitment issues, electrical and harnessing issues, as well as software and firmware issues.
• ◆Work with design engineers during the development process to drive design for manufacturing best practices into the design effort, and help facilitate the transition from design to prototype to rate production.
• ◆Own documentation required for successfully manufacturing products at scale such as MBOM’s, work instructions, process flows, floor plans, time studies, capacity analysis, etc.
• ◆Collaborate with internal customers and manufacturing planning teams to define capacity planning actions to meet customer needs and expectations.
• ◆Work hand in hand with the broader production team to solve complex issues to ensure customer demand is met.
• ◆Analyze metrics for continuous improvement initiatives (cost reduction, QI reduction & capacity increase).
• ◆Instill a culture of innovation, teamwork, and accountability within the manufacturing engineering product team.
• ◆Travel to suppliers and partner sites to do initial sourcing work, solve ongoing production issues, and implement process procedures as required.

• ✓Degree in a technical field such as engineering, math, or a hard science
• ✓8+ years in manufacturing or similar position
• ✓An attitude of world-class mission assurance, quality, attention to detail, and dedication
• ✓A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning
• ✓Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver hardware in a resource-constrained environment
• ✓Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means (machining, fabrication, soldering, assembly, etc.). Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus
• ✓Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

• ✓Experience building successful production operations from scratch, often working with very little definition
• ✓Harness & PCBA fabrication experience or proven competency in mechanical system design and analysis
• ✓Ownership of a complex bill of materials for an electromechanical product
• ✓Knowledge of manufacturing processes including sheet metal, machining, and 3D printing
• ✓Experience in NX/Teamcenter

$147,000 — $196,000 USD

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