Manufacturing Development Engineer — Lean Production

Raytheon; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon is establishing a high-velocity Coyote factory in the UAE to advance next-generation counter-UAS technology. We seek a Manufacturing Development Engineer to lead process development and coordinate with US counterparts from early development through transition to full-scale production.

The role requires setting up manufacturing plans, driving producibility decisions, and providing technical guidance across design, assembly, and quality teams to ensure readiness and efficiency at scale.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering and minimum five years of relevant experience.
• Experience in manufacturing process development or improvement.
• Technical drawing interpretation, GD&T and CAD solid modeling tools (CREO/ProE).
• Experience with technical writing and communicating technical information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing process development and factory capabilities analysis to ensure production readiness.
• Participation in manufacturing and test requirements development.
• Developing Manufacturing Data Packages (MDPs) including assembly instructions and workflow.
• Providing technical input to engineering designs and changes.
• Guidance and problem solving to assembly and quality teams.
• Applying manufacturing engineering skills across the value stream to resolve constraints.
• Serving as the manufacturing and producibility authority within the program.
• Recommending process improvements to meet cost, efficiency, and quality objectives.
• Designing producibility improvements through collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Identifying and resolving program constraints.
• Participating in corrective action investigations.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

GD&T proficiency

CAD solid modeling

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

CREO/ProE

Job description

Raytheon is establishing a high-velocity Coyote factory in the UAE to advance next-generation counter-UAS technology. We seek a Manufacturing Development Engineer to lead process development and coordinate with US counterparts from early development through transition to full-scale production.

The role requires setting up manufacturing plans, driving producibility decisions, and providing technical guidance across design, assembly, and quality teams to ensure readiness and efficiency at scale.