DFx Manufacturing Engineer
Core
DFx Engineer supporting design for manufacturability, assembly, and cost analysis for avionics, electronics, wiring, and harnessing subsystems in autonomous aircraft and munitions.
Role type
Early-career DFx Manufacturing Engineer
Builds
Avionics, electronics, wiring, and harnessing subsystems for autonomous aircraft, cruise missiles, and loitering munitions
Domain
Defense / Aerospace Manufacturing
Required skills
Electronics manufacturing processes (SMT, soldering, conformal coating, wire harness fabrication), reading electrical schematics and PCB layouts, cost modeling, IPC standards knowledge, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Master's degree in engineering, aerospace/defense manufacturing internship, DFM/DFA review experience, AS9100 familiarity, ECAD tools proficiency, data analysis
Technologies
Altium, KiCad, SMT, wave/selective solder, conformal coating, potting, wire harness fabrication, box-build assembly
Responsibilities
Participate in DFM/DFA/DFC reviews to identify producibility and cost risks; Provide manufacturing and cost feedback on designs; Support evaluation and qualification of contract manufacturers; Build and maintain should-cost models and cost-driver analyses; Develop and maintain DFx standards and scorecards; Analyze designs for manufacturability, assembly, cost, and process capability; Collaborate with supply chain and quality engineering on sourcing and inspection plans; Spend time on production floor and at supplier sites.
Seniority
Early-career, hands-on IC