Sustaining Engineer

The Judge Group; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sustaining Product Engineer is a hands-on member of the engineering team responsible for sustaining laser/fiber product family in manufacturing. This role focuses on released-product support, manufacturing process stability, root cause and corrective action, engineering change management, and continuous improvement of assembly, test, quality, reliability, and cost.

The engineer works with manufacturing, quality, service, supply chain, optomechanical, electronics, and software teams to keep

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering, or related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Support sustaining engineering activities for released products, daily manufacturing needs, production constraints, and product quality, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and cost improvements
• Lead or support troubleshooting, failure analysis, and root cause/corrective action for product manufacturing, assembly, test, supplier, field, and service issues
• Own sustaining engineering changes, including ECOs, drawing and BOM updates, configuration control, deviations, and documentation releases needed for stable and repeatable production
• Partner with production, manufacturing engineering, quality, supply chain, service, optomechanical, electrical, and software teams to improve assembly methods, test processes, yields, throughput, and product consistency
• Create, maintain, and revise SolidWorks models, drawings, fixtures, work instructions, test documentation, and engineering records in SolidWorks PDM, ensuring compliance with GD&T, ASME Y14.5, and configuration-management practices

Skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

The Sustaining Product Engineer is a hands-on member of the engineering team responsible for sustaining laser/fiber product family in manufacturing. This role focuses on released-product support, manufacturing process stability, root cause and corrective action, engineering change management, and continuous improvement of assembly, test, quality, reliability, and cost. The engineer works with manufacturing, quality, service, supply chain, optomechanical, electronics, and software teams to keep products robust, manufacturable, serviceable, and ready for customer demand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support sustaining engineering activities for released products, daily manufacturing needs, production constraints, and product quality, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and cost improvements
• Lead or support troubleshooting, failure analysis, and root cause/corrective action for product manufacturing, assembly, test, supplier, field, and service issues
• Own sustaining engineering changes, including ECOs, drawing and BOM updates, configuration control, deviations, and documentation releases needed for stable and repeatable production
• Partner with production, manufacturing engineering, quality, supply chain, service, optomechanical, electrical, and software teams to improve assembly methods, test processes, yields, throughput, and product consistency
• Create, maintain, and revise SolidWorks models, drawings, fixtures, work instructions, test documentation, and engineering records in SolidWorks PDM, ensuring compliance with GD&T, ASME Y14.5, and configuration-management practices

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering, or related technical discipline
• 2–4 years of relevant sustaining, manufacturing, mechanical, or product engineering experience, with hands-on involvement in assembly, testing, troubleshooting, and production support of mechanical or electromechanical systems
• Experience in sustaining, manufacturing, quality, or reliability engineering, including RCCA, CAPA, PFMEA, 8D, or similar structured problem-solving methodologies
• Proficiency with SolidWorks 3D CAD and 2D drafting, including GD&T and ASME Y14.5, with practical understanding of configuration control, released-product documentation, and manufacturability-focused design updates