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Sr Manufacturing Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems · Scottsdale, AZ

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Level
Senior
Team
Manufacturing
Degree
Preferred
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A senior manufacturing role at General Dynamics Mission Systems (aerospace & defense) in Scottsdale, AZ.

They ask for
2+ years · degree preferred
Tools it names
Value stream mapping, Tooling

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in Arizona: typical posted base $88k–$123k.

Median of the low and high ends of 14 live postings that list pay, out of 37 manufacturing engineer openings in Arizona, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 36 other live manufacturing postings in Arizona.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $85k–$120k, from 13 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Automation 38%
  • Lean 38%
  • ✓ Tooling 32%
  • Root cause 32%
  • ✓ New product launch 27%
  • Team leadership 24%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Value stream mapping, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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This plant: General Dynamics Mission Systems in Scottsdale

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Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus 6 months relevant experience.

Requirements

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility

requirements

for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

for this Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Manufacturing Engineer to support the Micro-Electronics value stream in a Low Volume, Medium Mix, High Value manufacturing facility for spaceflight hardware. The successful candidate will work in a small team environment and will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective manufacturing of high-quality products.

Key Responsibilities

  • ◆Provide engineering support for the identification, control, and disposition of nonconforming material
  • ◆Support manufacturing operations and provide effective communication to cross-functional teams during development, launch, and production phases
  • ◆Create, monitor, and control production processes, equipment, tooling, and documentation
  • ◆Support the design and development of production tooling
  • ◆Provide process knowledge and training to production team members
  • ◆Evaluate and disposition non-conforming material
  • ◆Perform equipment installations, decommissioning, preventative maintenance, upgrades, modifications, and repairs
  • ◆Demonstrate the ability to learn and manage multiple processes and unique equipment
  • ◆Drive continuous improvement of processes in a low rate production environment
  • ◆Support labor and tooling proposal estimates
  • ◆Utilize basic CAD for design and documentation purposes

Skills and Technical

Requirements

  • ✓Familiarity with MIL-STD-883 and MIL-PRF-38534 standards.
  • ✓Experienced with production processes including die attach (BESI/MRSI), flip-chip, gold and aluminum ultrasonic wire bonding, and mechanical screening
  • ✓Materials selection and design for MCM (Multi-Chip Module) manufacturing
  • ✓Microelectronics packaging design and qualification testing techniques
  • ✓Proven experience in supporting a manufacturing environment
  • ✓Strong ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams
  • ✓Proficiency in creating and controlling production processes and documentation
  • ✓Experience in evaluating and addressing non-conforming materials
  • ✓Capable of performing equipment-related tasks including installations and maintenance
  • ✓Demonstrated ability to improve processes in a low rate production setting
  • ✓Basic CAD skills, preferably with Creo
  • ✓Knowledge of cleanroom, ESD, and FOD procedures
  • ✓Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • ✓Ability to work effectively in a small team environment
  • ✓Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

What you’ll experience

  • ✓Technologies that aren’t just top-notch, they’re often top-secret
  • ✓A team of bold thinkers committed to exploring what’s next
  • ✓Opportunities to gain new knowledge - as it’s discovered

Workplace Options: This position is fully on-site.While on-site, you will be a part of the Scottsdale location facility

Salary Note

USD $94,056.00 - USD $104,343.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

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