Manufacturing Engineer (Engineer / Senior / Staff)

Deterrence; United States; Sur place; USD 80 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Deterrence Defense, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, deploy, and scale production processes and the equipment that runs them.

This role owns end-to-end responsibilities from requirements to ramp, ensuring safe, reliable, and high‑rate output on the floor. The ideal candidate has brought a production process from development to stable output and can tackle electromechanical and process challenges on‑site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Chemical, or related engineering field.
• Engineer: 2+ years · Senior: 5+ years · Staff: 7+ years in manufacturing or process engineering in high‑volume or high‑precision production.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex electromechanical equipment.
• Experience with equipment commissioning, validation, and acceptance.
• Working knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, and automation debugging.
• Ability to travel to supplier and production sites as required.

Responsabilités

• Own development, installation, and ramp of manufacturing processes and automated equipment.
• Develop process flows, cycle‑time models, line balancing, and station‑level specifications; define performance metrics.
• Lead PFMEA, control plans, and process validation; establish SPC and capability (Cp/Cpk) on critical characteristics.
• Write equipment specifications; work with suppliers and internal design teams through design reviews and acceptance.
• Lead FAT/SAT, commissioning, and equipment acceptance.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis across mechanical, electrical, controls, and process domains; close to permanent corrective action.
• Develop work instructions, operating procedures, maintenance plans, and critical spares lists.
• Improve throughput, yield, and reliability through data‑driven experimentation and continuous improvement.
• Ensure processes and equipment meet ergonomic, safety, and regulatory requirements.

Connaissances

Troubleshooting

Electromechanical systems

Data-driven analysis

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Chemical Engineering

Outils

PLCs

HMIs

Automation debugging

Description du poste

Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer develops, deploys, and scales production processes and the equipment that runs them. This role owns assigned processes end to end — requirements, equipment specification, validation, commissioning, and ramp — and ensures they run safely, reliably, and at rate. The ideal candidate has personally brought a production process from development to stable output and is comfortable solving electromechanical and process problems on the floor. We are hiring multiple engineers across levels; scope and independence scale with level.

Key Responsibilities

• Own development, installation, and ramp of manufacturing processes and automated equipment.
• Develop process flows, cycle‑time models, line balancing, and station‑level specifications; define performance metrics.
• Lead PFMEA, control plans, and process validation; establish SPC and capability (Cp/Cpk) on critical characteristics.
• Write equipment specifications; work with suppliers and internal design teams through design reviews and acceptance.
• Lead FAT/SAT, commissioning, and equipment acceptance.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis across mechanical, electrical, controls, and process domains; close to permanent corrective action.
• Develop work instructions, operating procedures, maintenance plans, and critical spares lists.
• Improve throughput, yield, and reliability through data‑driven experimentation and continuous improvement.
• Ensure processes and equipment meet ergonomic, safety, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Chemical, or related engineering field.
• Engineer: 2+ years · Senior: 5+ years · Staff: 7+ years in manufacturing or process engineering in high‑volume or high‑precision production.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex electromechanical equipment.
• Experience with equipment commissioning, validation, and acceptance.
• Working knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, and automation debugging.
• Ability to travel to supplier and production sites as required.

Staff additionally owns the process architecture for a program, leads supplier and design reviews, and mentors engineers.

Preferred Skills

• DOE, SPC, Gage R&R, OEE tracking, and yield analysis.
• Structured RCA: 8D, A3, DMAIC, Ishikawa, Five Whys.
• Forging, CNC machining, heat treatment, welding, filling and pressing, or mechanical assembly processes.
• Hazardous‑materials or energetics process experience.
• Supplier qualification and vendor management.

Export Control.

This position may require access to information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants must be a U.S. person as defined in 22 CFR 120.62 (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) or be eligible to obtain any required authorization.

Equal Opportunity.

Deterrence Defense, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities; if you need an accommodation at any point in the process, contact [e-mail].