Manufacturing Engineer
Core
Own the industrialization of autonomous defense platforms for high-rate production, bridging design and manufacturing to deliver reliable hardware at scale. (via careerplan.io/jobs/dff389fe-4ea5-47e3-9ad6-deea546ea7d0-manufacturing-engineer-at-mach)
Role type
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Industrialization & Scale-up)
Builds
High-volume manufacturing systems and decentralized autonomous defense hardware
Domain
Defense technology / Autonomous systems / Hardware manufacturing
Required skills
Production planning, High-throughput system design, DFM/A (Design for Manufacturing/Assembly), Make vs. Buy analysis, Manufacturing Virtual-Build, MBoM/BoP/BoE data structures, Automation cell design, Capacity planning, SPC/PFMEA/8D, CAD (Siemens NX/Catia/Solidworks), Shop floor processes (machining, welding, composites, additive manufacturing, assembly)
Preferred skills
Lean Six Sigma, Engineering Probability and Statistics, Discrete Event Simulation, Manufacturing Ergonomic Standards (NIOSH), PMTS methods, DFMEA/PFMEA authoring
Technologies
EasyPlan, DELMIA, Heliux, AutoCAD, Minitab, Simio, Arena, Simul8
Responsibilities
Take ownership of production planning from prototype to mass production; Design high-throughput manufacturing systems; Drive product design optimization via DFM/A; Develop manufacturing launch schedules; Lead Make vs. Buy studies; Lead Manufacturing Virtual-Build events; Define full manufacturing system via data structures; Collaborate on automation cells and conveyance; Own capacity planning and ergonomics; Support quality gates and daily production support; Drive quality with SPC and continuous improvement.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC