Manufacturing Engineer Sr - E3

Standard Job Description

As a Manufacturing Engineer Sr, you will drive next-generation configuration initiatives for Air Dominance Production Operations, focusing on Engineering Lab Builds and Future State Manufacturing Builds with an explicit emphasis on manufacturability across evolving configurations. Your work will ensure processes, tooling, and systems are designed for adaptability, scalability, and long-term producibility for future program variants. Approximately 25% travel may be required to support LM sites and the supply base.

• Support the design, fabrication, assembly, validation, and deployment of manufacturing tools and electromechanical systems (including robots, conveyors, vision systems, and PLCs) that enable seamless transitions between current and future configurations.
• Lead and participate in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) events aimed at enhancing configurability, standardization, and cost-effective producibility of complex electro-mechanical systems across LM sites and the supply base.
• Develop modular processes and tooling frameworks that reduce changeover time and cost, directly supporting future configuration introductions and variant expansions.
• Spearhead cost reduction and process optimization initiatives across LM Sites and the supply base, with targeted focus on minimizing configuration-dependent costs and enabling scalable manufacturing for future product families.
• Manage capital planning, vendor/integrator engagements, and project execution to deploy scalable, automated manufacturing solutions that support multiple configuration families across MFC and beyond.
• Influence design for manufacturability ensuring the producibility of complex electro-mechanical systems with an eye toward future-configuration compatibility, modularity, and standardized interfaces.

Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates reporting and data analytics solutions for continuous improvement. Provides input to product design regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or STEM Related Discipline
· Strong communication and presentation skills (both written and verbal), with the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
· Experience working within cross-functional groups, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with various teams and stakeholders
· Technical knowledge and experiences in the areas of defensive and aerospace manufacturing, process development and production testing.
- Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance, therefore must be a US Citizen

Desired Skills

At least 3+ year prior experience in a manufacturing role directly supporting the shop floor or related experience.
· Working knowledge of Geometric, Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), with applications to tooling and designs.
· Working knowledge of Electro-Mechanical assembly processes.
· Knowledge of Digital Transformation and Automation Processes in a Manufacturing Assembly Environment.
· Experience facilitating design reviews with cross-functional departments and stakeholders, using CAD, PowerPoint, and other visualization tools
· Experience with Laboratory or Engineering builds to establsh production ready processes for meeting increasing rates.
· Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma manufacturing, concepts, and techniques