Senior Field Engineer - Aerospace & Defense, DFM Specialist

rebuildmanufacturing; United States; On-site; USD 178,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Re:Build seeks a seasoned engineer with 15+ years in aerospace, defense, or precision manufacturing. Translate manufacturability constraints into practical guidance in real-time for customer engineers who expect technical credibility.

This role blends deep technical engagement with commercial visibility, embedded in a customer environment as a trusted extension of their team while supporting internal engineering and commercial organizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or related engineering.
• 15+ years of engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or precision manufacturing.
• DFM expertise in machined structures, sheet metal, composites, or electromechanical assemblies.
• Familiarity with AS9100, ITAR, and A&D program management environments.
• Ability to read and redline engineering drawings, GD&T, and model-based definitions.
• Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable as a daily presence in a customer facility.
• U.S. person status required (ITAR compliance).

Responsibilities

• Serve as an on-site technical advisor at strategic aerospace/defense customer locations, with schedule driven by program cadence and need.
• Deliver real-time DFM feedback in customer design reviews, NPI readiness meetings, and program planning sessions, across structures, mechanisms, electronics packaging, and related assemblies.
• Spot design risks early and propose alternatives that preserve form, fit, and function while improving producibility, yield, or cost.
• Build deep relationships with customer engineering, program management, and supply chain partners, operating as a trusted member of their extended team.
• Identify and route emerging work opportunities - components, assemblies, processes, programs - to the right internal team, coordinating with the Strategic Account Manager on commercial strategy and raising as dynamics shift.
• Maintain a live opportunity funnel, tracking scope, value, timeline, and probability, and brief internal collaborators on program status and competitive dynamics.
• Support internal aerospace engineering with CAD development, DFM reviews, process development, or documentation when customer workload permits, bringing back institutional knowledge to strengthen internal capabilities.

Skills

DFM assessment

Read GD&T

Customer-facing communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing

Tools

Windchill

Teamcenter

ENOVIA

Job description

Re:Build seeks a seasoned engineer with 15+ years in aerospace, defense, or precision manufacturing. Translate manufacturability constraints into practical guidance in real-time for customer engineers who expect technical credibility.

This role blends deep technical engagement with commercial visibility, embedded in a customer environment as a trusted extension of their team while supporting internal engineering and commercial organizations.