Principal Manufacturing Engineer — Advanced Defense Systems

Metrea; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

HSA/FSA

Dental & vision

401(k) match

Parental leave

Generous PTO

Life insurance

Disability insurance

AD&D coverage

Pet Insurance

Employee assistance

Gym membership discount

Job summary

Metrea seeks a Principal Manufacturing Engineer in Huntsville, AL to lead mechanical design and production readiness for advanced military-grade communications and sensing systems. You will own the design-to-manufacture process, driving producibility and reliability across product lines.

Join a small, agile team that transitions early-stage concepts into scalable production, guiding tooling, fixtures, and process improvements while collaborating with electrical, software, quality, and supply

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Materials, Civil, or Industrial Engineering
• 10-15 years of mechanical design, CAD modeling, engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and product documentation
• 10-15 years of manufacturing processes, assembly methods, tooling, fixtures, materials, and DFA/DFM principles
• 10-15 years in a cross-functional engineering environment with problem-solving, documentation, communication, and root-cause analysis skills

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain mechanical designs, drawings, assemblies, and manufacturing documentation to support prototype and production builds
• Create and improve manufacturing processes, assembly instructions, work instructions, tooling, fixtures, and test support equipment
• Support design-for-manufacturing and design-for-assembly reviews to improve producibility, reduce costs, and increase product reliability
• Work with cross-functional teams including electrical, software, quality, supply chain, and production personnel to resolve design and manufacturing issues
• Investigate nonconformances, production defects, supplier issues, and test failures, then support corrective actions and process improvements
• Support transition of products from engineering development into production, including BOM reviews, material readiness, build planning, and production troubleshooting

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD modeling

Engineering drawings

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Product documentation

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Materials, Civil, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Manufacturing processes

Assembly methods

Tooling

Fixtures

DFA/DFM principles

Job description

Metrea seeks a Principal Manufacturing Engineer in Huntsville, AL to lead mechanical design and production readiness for advanced military-grade communications and sensing systems. You will own the design-to-manufacture process, driving producibility and reliability across product lines.

Join a small, agile team that transitions early-stage concepts into scalable production, guiding tooling, fixtures, and process improvements while collaborating with electrical, software, quality, and supply