Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Responsibilities

• Build and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team, establish priorities and ownership, and ensure effective technical support from prototype through production.
• Lead Manufacturing Engineering engagement during early builds, translating design and build learnings into scalable processes, tooling, documentation, and production readiness.
• Own manufacturing process development, tooling and fixture strategy, DFM/DFA, PFMEA, and process validation to ensure products are ready for repeatable production.
• Own improvement of first-pass yield, defects, rework, cycle time, and process capability. Drive cross-functional root-cause investigations and corrective actions for systemic manufacturing issues.
• Own Manufacturing Engineering readiness for pilot builds, production ramp, change implementation, and Contract Manufacturer technical transfer. Escalate risks that threaten quality, schedule, or production readiness.

Requirements

• Strong background in complex hardware manufacturing, NPI, process development, tooling, and production industrialization.
• Strong knowledge of DFM/DFA, PFMEA, SPC, DOE, process validation, and root-cause analysis.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to navigate conflict, deliver difficult feedback, and build trust across teams.
• Experience prioritizing work, delegating effectively, and balancing team capacity with business needs
• 7+ years of Manufacturing Engineering experience, including 2+ years of technical or people leadership.

Manufacturing Definition & Systems

Own MBOMs, Bills of Process, operation sequencing, and Work Instruction standards. Ensure EBOM-to-MBOM alignment and successful integration with PLM, ERP, and MES systems.

Skills & Requirements

• Experience with MBOMs, BOPs, PLM, ERP, MES, and engineering change management.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive cross-functional accountability.
• Experience with high degree-of-freedom electromechanical assemblies, robotics, precision mechanisms, or actuation systems is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Periods of sitting at a workstation and working on a computer

Ability to safely lift and/or move approximately 15 pounds at times.

Ability to move throughout operational areas and maintain awareness of surrounding people, equipment, and robotic systems.

Visual ability necessary to operate equipment, monitor robotic systems, and read printed and digital material

Ability to communicate effectively with team members during normal operations and when responding to safety or operational concern

Ability to travel domestically and internationally, averaging 15% per year

*This is a direct hire. Please, no outside Agency solicitations.

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