Staff Mechanical Product Engineer (Production)
Core
Primary design engineering presence on the production floor bridging design intent and production execution for defense systems.
Role type
Staff Mechanical Product Engineer (Production)
Builds
Defense military systems and components
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Manufacturing
Required skills
Mechanical engineering, 3D CAD (SolidWorks, NX, CATIA), structural stress analysis, fatigue life analysis, thermal analysis, tolerance stackup calculations, materials engineering, manufacturing processes (welding, brazing, composites), MRB processes, nonconformance management, GD&T, PLM tools, multi-site manufacturing support
Preferred skills
AS9100 / ISO 9001 quality systems, configuration management, ECO processes, First Article Inspection (FAI), supply chain disruption management
Technologies
SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, PLM
Responsibilities
Triage and disposition Material Review Board (MRB) actions, resolve production process-blockers and design ambiguities, perform mechanical design analyses for MRB dispositions, utilize 3D CAD tools to evaluate rework paths and revise drawings, develop Standard Repair Manuals and engineering disposition guides, support stand-up of production at new manufacturing sites, evaluate and improve tool and functional interfaces, track and report key metrics like MRB cycle time and first-pass yield
Seniority
Staff, senior individual contributor