Jobs at Attalon, Inc.

Leads technical teams and engineering activities for aerospace and defense product and manufacturing-process development. Responsibilities include mechanical design, drawings, qualification and acceptance testing, configuration control, manufacturing documentation, troubleshooting production and yield issues, root-cause analysis, customer technical meetings, proposals, and cross-functional project coordination. The role ensures products meet customer requirements, manufacturability standards, cost, schedule, and technical objectives while supporting production implementation and coaching team members.

Design and analyze precision mechanical, electro-mechanical, and opto-mechanical systems for terrestrial and spaceborne applications. Develop CAD models, engineering drawings, tolerance analyses, and preliminary structural and thermal analyses. Support tooling, system integration, testing, and vendor fabrication activities while collaborating with optical, controls, electrical, and systems engineers.

Develop, optimize, and support CNC programs and machining processes for precision glass aerospace components. Responsibilities include programming 3- and 5-axis milling, interpreting drawings and GD&T, selecting tooling and machining parameters, validating toolpaths through simulation, preparing documentation, troubleshooting setups, improving efficiency and quality, maintaining CAD/CAM standards, and collaborating with engineering, production, and quality teams on design and continuous improvement initiatives.

Provides operational engineering support for optical fabrication, metrology, and assembly. Develops, optimizes, and stabilizes manufacturing processes; leads experiments, capability studies, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, continuous improvement, prototype builds, process qualifications, and NPI activities through production release. Collaborates with manufacturing, quality, program management, production, and engineering teams while investigating equipment and fabrication technologies that improve capability, yield, throughput, cycle time, and cost.

Leads quality assurance, auditing, corrective action, inspections, testing, and continuous improvement for aerospace, defense, laser, and fiber-optic manufacturing. Manages customer quality issues, returns, audits, regulatory compliance, first article inspections, and quality standards. Collaborates with operations, customers, suppliers, and product development teams while supervising and training quality personnel. Requires expertise in quality management systems, statistical process control, root-cause analysis, and manufacturing quality methods.

The Supply Chain Manager leads procurement, subcontract management, supplier logistics, shipping and receiving, material planning, supplier quality, and supply continuity. Responsibilities include managing procurement staff, negotiating with suppliers, driving performance and cost reduction, overseeing KPIs and budgets, and implementing LEAN processes. The role supports NPI and proposal activities, partners with engineering and manufacturing, and ensures compliance with FAR/DFARS, ITAR/EAR, and government contracting requirements.

Leads the design and development of precision mechanical and opto-mechanical subsystems for aerospace and defense applications. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, structural, thermal, dynamic, shock, and optical analyses, requirements tracking, engineering documentation, tooling and work-instruction development, manufacturing integration, configuration control, proposal support, and technical leadership of mechanical design teams.

Leads the design, analysis, integration, and testing of precision opto-mechanical systems including telescopes, mounts, and optical support assemblies. Oversees CAD modeling, FEA, thermal and structural analysis, requirements compliance, tolerance budgeting, vendor fabrication, configuration management, risk reduction, and assembly tooling. Coordinates with optical, controls, electrical, and systems engineers, supports proposals and program planning, presents design reviews, and mentors junior engineers.

Lead supplier quality management, PPAP submissions, supplier and internal QMS audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement. Review supplier quality documentation, monitor performance metrics, ensure compliance with ISO 9001, AS9100, NADCAP, REACH, RoHS, and Conflict Minerals requirements, and support external audits. Maintain quality records and document controls while collaborating with suppliers, engineering, production, and Quality teams.

Leads complex optical systems programs for aerospace, defense, and commercial customers. Responsibilities include managing cross-functional engineering and operations teams, project plans, schedules, budgets, risks, customer relationships, scope changes, vendors, proposals, quality issues, and stakeholder communications. The role also supports marketing, product roadmaps, and program management process development.

Leads the design, analysis, integration, and development of precision opto-mechanical subsystems for aerospace and defense environments. Responsibilities include system-level CAD, structural, thermal, dynamic, shock, and STOP analysis; requirements and configuration management; tooling and manufacturing support; assembly and testing documentation; proposal and cost-estimating support; and technical leadership, mentoring, and direction of mechanical design teams.

Leads the opto-mechanical design engineering department, managing, mentoring, and developing engineers. Oversees design projects, workload allocation, technical specifications, quality processes, documentation, manufacturability, and customer requirements. Provides hands-on opto-mechanical design and structural analysis support, contributes to proposals and business development, and coordinates interdisciplinary projects. Responsibilities include hiring, performance management, process improvement, technical planning, audits, and maintaining compliance with engineering standards and the quality management system.

Operate, set up, adjust, clean, and perform basic maintenance on optical fabrication machines. Fabricate and handle delicate optical parts, read blueprints and work instructions, clean components with approved chemicals, inspect optical surfaces and dimensions using precision instruments, enter production data, and support metrology processes while following safety, quality, and environmental standards.

Designs, analyzes, documents, and supports fabrication, assembly, integration, and testing of high-performance optical assemblies for aerospace and defense products. Leads optical sensitivity and Monte Carlo tolerance analyses, trade studies, metrology and alignment activities, technical reviews, supplier management, and manufacturing problem resolution. Provides expertise in optical materials, coatings, inspection standards, opto-mechanical systems, cleanroom processes, and imaging system performance.

Develops and optimizes precision optical manufacturing processes for lenses, mirrors, telescopes, and assemblies. Leads manufacturability reviews, process validation, tooling and fixture design, production transfers, statistical process control, troubleshooting, and corrective actions. Collaborates with R&D, production, and quality teams, supports inspection and testing protocols, improves yield and efficiency, and mentors engineering and production staff.

Owns enterprise IFS architecture across Apps 10 and IFS Cloud, serving as design authority for configurations, integrations, reports, data models, security, and platform changes. Leads the IFS Centre of Excellence, Change Advisory Board, roadmap, and continuous improvement pipeline. Partners with IT, business, compliance, and vendors to support ERP transformation, cloud adoption, performance, lifecycle management, and regulatory alignment with CMMC, ITAR, and DCAA requirements.

Develop and maintain manufacturing work instructions and process documentation, optimize layouts and workflows, support new product introductions, conduct process capability studies, troubleshoot production issues, and implement data-driven continuous improvements to increase efficiency, reduce waste and costs, and maintain quality and throughput.

Leads the design and development of complex optical, mechanical, and opto-mechanical components and assemblies for airborne and space platforms. Creates CAD models, drawings, procedures, tooling designs, and bills of materials; supports prototyping, manufacturing, testing, troubleshooting, and alignment. Provides technical guidance to program management and business development, resolves fabrication issues, evaluates manufacturability, conducts root-cause analysis, and improves designs and processes while meeting technical, cost, and configuration-control requirements.

Coordinates Quality Management System activities, including document control, calibration schedules and records, Material Review Board reviews, and quality document creation. Maintains compliance with ISO 9001, AS9100, customer requirements, and internal procedures. Supports audits, corrective actions, root cause analysis, and cross-functional quality initiatives while managing electronic records, external calibration providers, MRB documentation, and action-item tracking.

Leads thin-film coating production across all shifts, overseeing personnel, scheduling, training, process compliance, equipment health, quality investigations, yield improvement, and EHS standards. The role manages PVD and sputtering operations, chamber preparation, substrate handling, documentation, ITAR controls, special process qualifications, and cross-functional coordination with engineering, maintenance, operations, and quality. It also develops disciplined manufacturing teams, reduces variability and scrap, and supports new coating scale-up activities.