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Process Engineer

Santa Ana, CA (OC-42)💼 Full-time💰 $146,000–$146,000🗓 2026-08-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Analyze and optimize manufacturing processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs for autonomous maritime vehicles and defense hardware.

Role type

Senior IC process engineer (manufacturing)

Builds

Autonomous sub-surface and surface vehicles, core products, and payloads for defense and commercial customers

Domain

Defense technology, maritime systems, electromechanical hardware manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Process flow development, documentation for scale manufacturing, contract manufacturer management, hands-on hardware prototyping, mechanical/electrical design contribution, supplier sourcing, production issue resolution

Preferred skills

PCBA fabrication, SMT process setup/monitoring, R/C and autonomous flight vehicle experience, software scripting

Technologies

SMT processes, flight controllers, control systems

Responsibilities

Develop process flows for complex assemblies, write manufacturing documentation (work instructions, quality plans), work with contract manufacturers for repeatable processes, build prototype hardware with technicians, contribute to hardware design, travel to suppliers for sourcing and quality implementation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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