Senior Supplier Readiness & Manufacturing Engineer

act1federal; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement plan

Paid leave

Professional development

Education support

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

act1federal is seeking a senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead hands-on supplier improvement and readiness activities for defense programs in a regulated setting. The role is remote with frequent domestic travel to supplier and government sites.

You will assess actual production capacity, diagnose constraints, and help implement recovery plans that preserve quality, safety, and configuration requirements. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in manufacturing engineering or supplier development,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent technical education with substantial hands-on manufacturing experience.
• 10+ years in manufacturing engineering, supplier development or related fields.
• Proven track record leading supplier recovery, new-program launches, or production transfers.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving floor-level manufacturing problems across multiple processes.
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, control plans, SPC, MSA, 8D, lean methods, and error proofing.
• Strong analytics, communication, and travel willingness.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate production processes, equipment, labor, tooling, maintenance, material flow, inspection, and lower-tier dependencies.
• Compare demonstrated capacity with required rates using production evidence and analyze cycle time, downtime, scrap, rework, yield, WIP, and schedule performance.
• Identify constraints and develop supplier recovery plans with owners, milestones, dependencies, and measurable completion criteria.
• Support approved corrective actions and verify improvements produce sustained results.
• Assess readiness for product launches, production transfers, additional shifts, equipment changes, and rate increases.
• Coordinate findings and recommendations with suppliers, government stakeholders, and engineering, procurement, and quality teams; prepare assessments, risk records, and briefings.

Skills

Manufacturing data analysis

Technical writing

Cross-functional coordination

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

Control plans

SPC

MSA

8D

Lean methods

Error proofing

Job description

act1federal is seeking a senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead hands-on supplier improvement and readiness activities for defense programs in a regulated setting. The role is remote with frequent domestic travel to supplier and government sites.

You will assess actual production capacity, diagnose constraints, and help implement recovery plans that preserve quality, safety, and configuration requirements. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in manufacturing engineering or supplier development,