Senior Liaison Engineer – Sustainment & Manufacturing

Liquid Robotics; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 127,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Liquid Robotics in Jessup, MD is seeking a Senior Liaison Engineer to serve as an on-site engineering lead focused on sustainment and manufacturing liaison activities.

You will manage a small sustainment team, act as the primary contact to Manufacturing and QA, and oversee design changes to resolve manufacturing or sustainment issues, including ECR/ECO processes and configuration management.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or related field) or equivalent.
• 8+ years of engineering experience in maritime, robotics, or complex electro-mechanical systems.
• 3+ years leading or managing small engineering teams.
• Experience collaborating with manufacturing and QA teams; familiarity with ECR/ECO processes and configuration management.
• Experience modifying mechanical, electrical, and electronics (e.g., PCBA) designs to resolve issues and validating changes.
• Familiarity with the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider system is a strong discriminator.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small sustainment engineering team responsible for production support, design updates for manufacturability, and corrective actions.
• Serve as the engineering representative and primary point of contact to Manufacturing and QA organizations; facilitate rapid communication and resolution of production, test, and quality issues.
• Review production and QA feedback; lead root cause analyses and implement design changes or process improvements.
• Execute engineering change requests (ECRs/ECOs) and maintain configuration control for sustainment design revisions.
• Lead cross-functional troubleshooting during production runs and field returns; prioritize fixes to minimize downtime and cost.
• Author and approve technical documentation required for manufacturing and quality processes including assembly instructions, test procedures, and maintenance guides.
• Coordinate with systems, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams to ensure design modifications are validated and verified prior to release.
• Maintain and improve design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for testability (DFT) practices across products.
• Support proposals and planning for sustainment-related activities, including cost and schedule estimates for design changes and production support.
• Mentor and develop sustainment engineers; drive continual improvement in sustainment processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional coordination

Mentoring

Systems thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Liquid Robotics in Jessup, MD is seeking a Senior Liaison Engineer to serve as an on-site engineering lead focused on sustainment and manufacturing liaison activities.

You will manage a small sustainment team, act as the primary contact to Manufacturing and QA, and oversee design changes to resolve manufacturing or sustainment issues, including ECR/ECO processes and configuration management.