Manufacturing Engineer – Defense Hardware, Production Impact

Sitreps; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) with company contribution

Unlimited PTO

Annual profit sharing

Job summary

Defense-technology company (name shared under NDA) in Las Vegas is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to own the production line—managing processes, fixtures, and quality systems that translate designs into hardware ready for shipment.

You will oversee associate engineers on the assembly floor, provide mentorship, and work with Operations on capacity planning and scheduling while driving continuous improvements in yield and first-pass quality across multiple product lines.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of hands-on manufacturing/production engineering experience in low-volume, high-mix hardware environments.
• Experience taking a product from design into production with process development and tooling/fixture design.
• Ability to diagnose production issues under schedule pressure and read engineering drawings and BOMs.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing process development, tooling, and test fixtures for the Las Vegas production line.
• Escalate and diagnose production issues with root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Provide DFM feedback to engineering before and during new product introductions.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, quality checkpoints, and production documentation.
• Directly manage Associate Engineers on the assembly floor with mentorship and guidance.
• Collaborate with Operations on capacity planning and production scheduling; coordinate with Program Management on orders.
• Drive continuous improvement in yield, cycle time, and first-pass quality across product lines.

Skills

Manufacturing/production engineering

Process development

Fixture/tooling design

Root-cause analysis

Reading drawings/BOMs

Supervising junior engineers

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering with relevant manufacturing experience

Job description

Defense-technology company (name shared under NDA) in Las Vegas is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to own the production line—managing processes, fixtures, and quality systems that translate designs into hardware ready for shipment.

You will oversee associate engineers on the assembly floor, provide mentorship, and work with Operations on capacity planning and scheduling while driving continuous improvements in yield and first-pass quality across multiple product lines.