Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Life-Cycle

Socket.dev; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Life insurance

Disability coverage (short and long‑/&

401(k) with company match

Equity in the company

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Beehive Industries in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Lifecycle Manufacturing Engineer to own end-to-end manufacturing ownership from NPI through full-rate production. You will serve as the technical authority for assigned systems and partner with design, plant manufacturing, supply chain, and program teams to ensure manufacturability and production readiness.

The role focuses on defining processes, tolerances, tooling concepts, and production requirements, while driving risk reduction, quality, and

Qualifications

• Must have manufacturing engineering experience across NPI to production
• Experience working with design engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain
• Strong problem-solving and technical communication skills

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing engineering strategy and readiness for NPI through production
• Drive DFM/DFA collaboration with Design Engineering
• Define processes, tolerances, tooling concepts, workflows, and production requirements
• Lead planning and readiness activities from NPI to production transition
• Collaborate with plant manufacturing to implement processes and scale production
• Identify and resolve manufacturing risks and constraints
• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions

Skills

Manufacturing engineering expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

GD&T

APQP

PFMEA

SPC

Job description

Role Overview

The Lifecycle Manufacturing Engineer (Lifecycle ME) is responsible for end-to-end manufacturing ownership across the product lifecycle, from new product introduction (NPI) through full-rate production. This role serves as the manufacturing engineering technical authority for assigned systems, modules, or components and partners closely with Design Engineering, Plant Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program teams to ensure manufacturability, scalability, quality, and production readiness.

The Lifecycle ME drives manufacturing strategy, defines process intent, influences product design through DFM/DFA engagement, and leads manufacturing risk reduction efforts to support successful product development and production execution.

What You’ll Do...

• Own manufacturing engineering strategy and execution readiness for assigned products, modules, or components


• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) collaboration with Design Engineering teams


• Define manufacturing processes, tolerances, tooling concepts, workflows, and production requirements


• Lead manufacturing planning and readiness activities from NPI through production transition


• Partner with Plant Manufacturing Engineering teams to support process implementation and production scale-up


• Identify and resolve manufacturing risks, technical issues, and production constraints


• Drive trade studies and manufacturing decisions related to cost, yield, throughput, quality, and producibility


• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for manufacturing and quality issues


• Coordinate across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, and program management teams


• Improve manufacturing performance through yield improvement, cycle time reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives


• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, work instructions, process flows, and technical standards


• Serve as the manufacturing representative on Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and support program reviews and milestone activities


• Support capacity planning and manufacturing scalability initiatives for production growth

You have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical field


• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, defense, propulsion, turbomachinery, additive manufacturing, or complex mechanical systems environments


• Experience supporting products through NPI and production environments


• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes such as machining, assembly, additive manufacturing, welding, or related processes


• Experience working cross-functionally with design engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain teams


• Demonstrated experience driving DFM/DFA and manufacturing readiness activities


• Strong problem-solving, technical communication, and organizational skills


• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced development and production environment


• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance is required. U.S. Citizenship is required, as only U.S. Citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice to have...

• Experience with aerospace propulsion systems or rotating machinery


• Experience in additive manufacturing environments


• Familiarity with APQP, PFMEA, control plans, SPC, or lean manufacturing methodologies


• Experience scaling products from prototype to production


• Knowledge of GD&T and advanced manufacturing methods


• Experience supporting low-rate initial production and production ramp activities


• Prior experience in a high-growth or fast-paced engineering organization

Beehive Industries offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes group Medical, Dental, Life,and Short and Long-Term disability coverage from day one. We also offer a generous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a Company match.Every role at Beehive Industries is bonus eligible and will also receive equity in the company.

Beehive Industries is committed to full compliance with applicable anti-discrimination laws. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We strive to create an inclusive work environment and will not discriminateon the basis ofrace, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.