Manufacturing Engineer, Connected Warfare
Core
Orchestrating the industrialization and high-volume deployment of Connected Warfare products (autonomous systems and weapons) at a hyperscale manufacturing facility.
Role type
Manufacturing Engineer (Defense/Aerospace)
Builds
Autonomous systems and weapons for U.S. and Allied forces
Domain
Defense, Aerospace, Autonomous Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
electromechanical hardware design, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), tool design and selection, high-rate production line optimization, vendor partnership management, quality assurance, process documentation (MBOMs, work instructions), capacity planning, continuous improvement analysis, production and test methodology development
Preferred skills
aircraft program exposure, software scripting, Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt+), familiarity with J-STD-001/IPC-A-610/IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards
Technologies
Lattice OS, avionics, electromechanical fabrication
Responsibilities
Execute manufacturing from prototyping to full-scale production; drive DFM feedback into design; act as liaison for mechanical fabrication and avionics; own documentation for hardware manufacturing at scale; advise on quality management; collaborate on capacity planning; analyze metrics for cost/QI/capacity improvement; develop production/test methodologies; travel to suppliers/partner sites
Seniority
Mid-level (3+ years experience), hands-on IC