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Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Connected Warfare

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $146,000–$146,000🗓 2026-08-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead Manufacturing Engineer driving production ramps and optimizing manufacturing processes for advanced defense command and control systems.

Role type

Senior IC manufacturing engineering lead

Builds

Defense hardware products (Menace-I, Menace-X, Menace-T, TITAN) for U.S. and Allied forces

Domain

Defense technology / Hardware manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Manufacturing process optimization, team leadership, mechanical/electrical/system integration, design for manufacturing, vendor management, continuous improvement analysis, NX/Teamcenter, SMT processes, sheet metal/machining/3D printing

Preferred skills

Large-scale production organization transformation, fast-paced complex project management, software scripting

Technologies

NX, Teamcenter, SMT

Responsibilities

Build and mentor a high-performing manufacturing engineering team; Lead product transition from concept to full production; Provide daily sustaining support for mechanical, electrical, and software issues; Drive design for manufacturing best practices; Own manufacturing documentation (MBOMs, work instructions); Facilitate make versus buy decisions and manage vendors; Analyze metrics for cost reduction and capacity increase.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership

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