Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Directed Energy Systems

AV; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 91,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

AV is seeking a Directed Energy Senior Manufacturing and Process Engineer to develop, implement, optimize, and sustain manufacturing processes for complex products and assemblies. You will work cross-functionally with Design Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and Test Engineering to improve productivity, quality, cost, safety, and delivery performance.

Responsibilities include documenting and validating processes, supporting NPI and production transitions, reviewing designs for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field.
• Typically, 5-8 years of relevant manufacturing or process engineering experience.
• Experience developing and sustaining manufacturing processes for complex products or assemblies.
• Experience with new product introduction, production transitions, and design-for-manufacturability activities.
• Proven ability to support cross-functional technical projects.
• Strong knowledge of root-cause analysis, corrective action, process capability, and continuous-improvement methods.
• Experience creating and maintaining manufacturing documentation in a controlled environment.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, and related technical documentation.
• U.S. Citizenship is required and ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, validate, and improve manufacturing processes for complex products and test systems.
• Support manufacturing and process engineering activities for new product introduction, design transfers, and production transitions.
• Review product designs for manufacturability, assembly, inspection, serviceability, and cost effectiveness.
• Create and maintain manufacturing documentation, including work instructions, process specifications, SOPs, process flow diagrams, BOMs and routing information.
• Design and implement process improvements using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, root-cause analysis, and other continuous-improvement methodologies.
• Support investigations into production problems, nonconformances, yield losses, and process escapes.
• Help develop corrective and preventive actions and verify their effectiveness.
• Establish process parameters, acceptance criteria, inspection methods, and production controls.
• Design or coordinate the development of fixtures, tooling, gauges, test equipment, and other production aids.
• Support equipment selection, installation, qualification, and maintenance planning.
• Analyze production data to identify trends, constraints, waste, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support process validation activities, including capability studies, first article inspections, qualification testing, and production readiness reviews.
• Partner with Quality Engineering to support root-cause analysis, material review board activities, and corrective-action investigations.
• Support supplier development, component qualification, and outsourced manufacturing processes as needed.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Manufacturing/Process Engineers I and II and production personnel.
• Participate in design reviews, production readiness reviews, risk assessments, and program reviews.
• Ensure processes comply with applicable engineering, quality, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Support production operations and troubleshoot urgent manufacturing issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Process Improvement

Root Cause Analysis

Cross-functional Collaboration

Data Analysis

Problem Solving

Documentation

Communication

Mentoring

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CAD tooling

ERP/MRP systems

MES/PLM systems

MS Office

Quality Systems (AS9100/ISO)

Job description

AV is seeking a Directed Energy Senior Manufacturing and Process Engineer to develop, implement, optimize, and sustain manufacturing processes for complex products and assemblies. You will work cross-functionally with Design Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and Test Engineering to improve productivity, quality, cost, safety, and delivery performance.

Responsibilities include documenting and validating processes, supporting NPI and production transitions, reviewing designs for