Sustaining Engineer: Manufacturing, Sourcing & QA

Cubic Transportation Systems; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 106,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Cubic Defense is seeking a Sustaining Engineer to bridge Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Quality. You will ensure manufacturability, reliability, and lifecycle support for released products while driving cost and lead-time improvements.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, ECN/ECO leadership, and technical problem solving across suppliers and manufacturing processes in a defense context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or related engineering field.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a U.S. security clearance if required.
• 3+ years in sustaining, manufacturing, or related engineering roles.
• Experience in cross‑functional manufacturing environments and change control.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical contact between Engineering and Purchasing/Strategic Sourcing.
• Own sustaining activities for released products and established processes.
• Lead ECN/ECO changes and manage technical documentation and BOMs.
• Investigate production issues, supplier quality concerns, and root‑cause analysis.
• Support cost reduction, lead‑time improvements, and supplier qualification.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree inMechanical/Electrical/Materials/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

ERP/MRP

Product lifecycle management (PLM) systems

Job description

Cubic Defense is seeking a Sustaining Engineer to bridge Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Quality. You will ensure manufacturability, reliability, and lifecycle support for released products while driving cost and lead-time improvements.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, ECN/ECO leadership, and technical problem solving across suppliers and manufacturing processes in a defense context.