Manufacturing Engineer: Process Owner for Machining & Assembly

Century Arms; Fairfax (VT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Century Arms is seeking a manufacturing leader to own end-to-end processes for designated product lines in a controlled environment. You will develop machining and assembly workflows, validate tooling, and approve technical docs to meet safety, quality, and cost goals.

You will guide CNC/CAM strategies, perform DFx reviews, and drive cross-functional improvements. The role requires strong problem-solving, data analysis, and collaboration with Design Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial or closely related engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, validate, document, and sustain machining, assembly, tooling, or inspection processes.
• Independent capability in technical print and GD&T review, manufacturing problem solving, data analysis, and production-risk decisions.
• Demonstrated process ownership and delivery of cross-functional work with clear safety, quality, cost, delivery, and documentation results.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end manufacturing processes for assigned product lines, cells, or equipment.
• Develop, validate, and maintain machining, assembly, and inspection processes and approve technical documentation within delegated authority.
• Own CNC/CAM strategy, tooling, workholding, setup, and prove-out decisions for assigned products.
• Lead DFM/DFA, tolerance, drawing, and engineering-change reviews and resolve manufacturability risks with Design Engineering and Quality.
• Lead equipment trials, acceptance testing, qualification, and production handoff for moderately complex systems.
• Lead cycle-time, scrap, throughput, uptime, tool-life, and labor-efficiency improvement efforts using verified data.
• Own process flow, PFMEA, control-plan, capability, and work-instruction content for assigned processes.
• Implement SPC and capability controls and respond to unstable or incapable processes with documented action plans.
• Lead cross-functional root-cause analysis and corrective or preventive actions using a method appropriate to the problem and verify effectiveness.
• Integrate safety, firearms compliance, and engineering risk controls into all process, tooling, equipment, and layout decisions.
• Build and maintain project plans with scope, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead cross-functional execution with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and suppliers.
• Deliver projects on time, within scope, and to agreed safety, quality, cost, and performance targets.
• Train operators, technicians, and junior engineers and provide day-to-day technical coaching.
• Support capital-equipment justification and implementation within assigned projects.

Skills

Process ownership

GD&T review

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Century Arms is seeking a manufacturing leader to own end-to-end processes for designated product lines in a controlled environment. You will develop machining and assembly workflows, validate tooling, and approve technical docs to meet safety, quality, and cost goals.

You will guide CNC/CAM strategies, perform DFx reviews, and drive cross-functional improvements. The role requires strong problem-solving, data analysis, and collaboration with Design Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain.