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Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Electronic Warfare

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$146k–$194k2026-11-04 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorshipU.S. persons only (export control)Security clearance required

Core

Senior Manufacturing Engineer responsible for the full manufacturing value chain (Design for Manufacturability, tooling, process creation, vendor management, quality planning) for cutting-edge defense hardware in Electromagnetic Warfare.

Role type

Senior IC Manufacturing Engineer (Defense Hardware)

Builds

Electromechanical assemblies and systems for Electromagnetic Warfare

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Electronic Warfare

Required skills

electromechanical hardware manufacturing, Design for Manufacturability (DFx), process optimization, vendor management, quality planning, documentation creation, assembly integration and test (AI&T), continuous improvement (Kaizen), JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter, Oracle ERP

Preferred skills

RF product system AI&T, scaling product testing, software/firmware flashing, software scripting

Technologies

JIRA, Siemens NX, Teamcenter, Oracle ERP

Responsibilities

Own manufacturing value chain from design to scale production; drive process improvements and cost reduction; partner with Quality Engineering on RCCA burndowns; collaborate with Design Engineering for NPI transitions; develop process flows for complex assemblies; write work instructions and quality plans; work with contract manufacturers; build prototype hardware hands-on; contribute to end-customer mechanical/electrical design.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC