Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Altius
Core
Design and optimize manufacturing processes for autonomous drone systems (Altius) and missile division hardware, ensuring scalability from prototype to full-scale production.
Role type
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Defense Hardware)
Builds
Tube-launched autonomous drones (Altius) and missile systems for U.S. military and allies
Domain
Defense technology / Autonomous systems manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Design for Manufacturability (DFM), tool design and selection, process creation and optimization, vendor sourcing, quality planning, documentation (MBOMs, work instructions), capacity planning, continuous improvement analysis, hardware fabrication (machining, soldering, assembly)
Preferred skills
SMT process setup/monitoring, R/C and autonomous flight vehicle experience, large-scale production organization transformation
Technologies
Lattice OS, SMT processes, flight controllers
Responsibilities
Execute manufacturing from prototyping to full-scale production; collaborate with design engineers to integrate DFM best practices; act as liaison for mechanical fabrication and avionics; own hardware manufacturing documentation; advise on quality management programs; collaborate on capacity planning; analyze metrics for cost and capacity improvement; develop production and test methodologies; travel to supplier sites for sourcing and process implementation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC