Top Manufacturing Engineer Jobs

Own manufacturing process integrity from prototype through full-rate production. Develop workflows, tooling, fixtures, assembly documentation, inspection plans, test protocols, SPC programs, and quality systems. Support hands-on builds, resolve production issues, lead root cause and corrective actions, improve reliability, and collaborate with design engineers, technicians, contract manufacturers, and internal teams in a high-reliability aerospace and defense environment.

Participates in six-month manufacturing rotations, supporting production processes, equipment, quality, safety, and continuous improvement. Defines work methods, leads Lean and Six Sigma projects, provides technical production support, performs root-cause analysis, designs tooling and fixtures, supports equipment selection and maintenance planning, and maintains manufacturing documentation including routings, bills of material, standard work, and value stream maps.

Leads manufacturing systems engineering for munitions production acceleration, facility upgrades, and site expansion. Defines requirements, integrates equipment, automation, controls, and digital tools, and manages projects through manufacturing readiness, validation, commissioning, production transition, and sustainment. Partners with facilities, operations, quality, EHS, and program teams on layouts, utilities, construction readiness, cost, schedule, risk, ROI, and continuous improvement. Contributes to proposals and SOWs while advancing automation and digital manufacturing capabilities.

Lead complex automation capital projects from concept through startup, define equipment/system requirements, integrate robotics, vision, PLC controls and web-handling systems, coordinate FAT/SAT, commissioning and validation, manage change control (MOC), ensure safety/EHS compliance, and serve as primary site interface to global automation teams.

The role involves designing for manufacturing and assembly of electronic parts, leading design reviews, and resolving complex engineering issues in aerospace and defense applications.

Lead advanced microelectronics assembly processes, oversee cleanroom operations, ensure quality compliance, and train new employees. Engage in problem-solving for product engineering.

Lead and support Quality Assurance across manufacturing sites, ensuring ISO compliance, managing supplier quality programs and accreditations, driving process control and continuous improvement using SPC, FMEA, Gage R&R and other quality tools, resolving customer complaints, and training quality staff. Travel up to 25%.

Support manufacturing operations by leading process improvement and new product transfer projects. Perform root-cause analysis, validate tooling/equipment, develop standard procedures, manage vendor quotations, and apply CAD/3D modeling to improve efficiency, quality, and cost.

Lead operational performance in contract manufacturing, ensuring efficiency in production plans, cycle times, and quality; focuses on continuous improvement in high-technology electronics manufacturing.

Lead and coordinate quality activities across electronic and mechanical manufacturing and subcontractors. Manage supplier qualification, audits, failure investigations, CAPA, and quality KPIs. Support NPI, monitor engineering changes, ensure correct product revisions, improve yields and reduce scrap, and generate quality performance reports while collaborating cross-functionally.

The Manufacturing/Design Engineer will improve processes, design and recommend tooling, provide CNC programming expertise, and manage engineering projects.

Create and maintain manufacturing execution documentation and master data to enable controlled, traceable, repeatable production. Translate engineering drawings/BOMs into shop-floor instructions, support pilot and first-article builds, coordinate part numbers/BOMs/routings in Epicor and MES, define data capture requirements, support system testing/UAT/training, and serve as cross-functional NPI interface to ensure production readiness from systems and documentation perspectives.

The Manufacturing Test Engineer will develop, implement, and improve testing for electric drive units, manage specifications, analyze data, and lead vendor management for test rigs.

Develop and standardize scalable manufacturing processes and tools for MK2 vehicle production. Create work instructions, process validation, capacity planning, metrics dashboards, cost models, and BOPs. Support NPI, cross-functional collaboration with engineering, supply chain, and quality, and lead continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma.

Assist in developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining software to improve manufacturing processes (Oracle APEX focus). Support MES/ERP integrations, troubleshoot system performance and data integrity, write and optimize SQL/PL/SQL, and collaborate with production, quality, and maintenance under senior guidance.

The Manufacturing Quality Engineer will develop quality standards, lead risk mitigation efforts, and coordinate inter-departmental quality processes to ensure product quality.

Design and engineer production tooling for energetic aerospace propulsion systems (molds, lifting/handling/test fixtures). Coordinate tooling requirements with engineering, manufacturing, quality and vendors; manage fabrication scope and schedules; perform tool checkout and follow-up in production; prepare tooling cost estimates for proposals; identify and implement design improvements.

Convert documentation and schematics into assemblies by developing and maintaining manufacturing methods and processes. Support pre-production electronic/electro-mechanical assembly, perform rework and quality testing, estimate manufacturing costs, recommend tooling, and coordinate with development and manufacturing engineering teams.

Develop and optimize SAP ABAP solutions integrating ECC and S/4HANA with SAP MII/ME manufacturing systems. Build OData services, CDS Views, AMDP, RAP extensions, APIs, and SAP BTP integration flows. Create enhancements across manufacturing modules, tune high-volume data interfaces, and support clean-core and cloud-readiness strategies. Ensure ITAR and secure-cloud compliance while collaborating with global functional and architecture teams.

The Quality Engineer supports manufacturing, supplier, inspection, and customer quality activities. Responsibilities include investigating nonconformances, leading root-cause and corrective actions, developing inspection and quality plans, supporting First Article Inspection and Factory Acceptance Testing, managing supplier quality issues, and ensuring product requirements and test records are met. The role collaborates with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, suppliers, and customers to prevent defects and improve quality performance.

Supports manufacturing and supplier quality through inspection planning, nonconformance investigations, corrective actions, root-cause analysis, supplier quality activities, and Factory Acceptance Testing. The role interprets engineering drawings and specifications, establishes risk-based inspection requirements, coordinates containment and corrective actions, supports audits and customer inspections, and verifies quality records and corrective-action effectiveness.

Provides technical leadership for GMP manufacturing, technology transfer, process characterization, scale-up, PPQ readiness, process monitoring, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support for human stem-cell-based cell therapy processes. Designs and executes laboratory studies, analyzes process data, authors technical documentation, supports deviations and CAPAs, assesses material risks, enables inspection readiness, and mentors junior staff while collaborating across Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and external partners.

Develop and implement process control strategies across Ford vehicle operations plants. Analyze control plans and PFMEAs, recommend tooling and quality improvements, coordinate suppliers and plant installations, validate equipment and software, manage tooling funding and SOWs, support interim and permanent controls, and maintain dashboards tracking risk reduction and project progress. The role requires cross-functional collaboration with product development, quality, manufacturing, IT, maintenance, suppliers, and plant operations, plus travel to North American assembly plants.

Develops, maintains, and optimizes manufacturing test procedures for PCBAs, fiber-optic and laser assemblies, and complex electromechanical systems. Performs validation, characterization, troubleshooting, failure analysis, and process improvement. Selects and supports test equipment, documents results in MES systems, trains technicians, and collaborates with design engineering on manufacturability and testability. The role supports cleanroom production of space-flight optical communications hardware and requires hands-on electrical, optical, and laser testing.

Provides technical support and troubleshooting for yeast manufacturing processes, optimizes internal and external operations, evaluates performance, compliance, quality, and costs, and supports product launches, technology transfers, commercialization, and capital projects. The role develops technoeconomic evaluations, assesses manufacturing assets, monitors operational metrics, and contributes to global manufacturing technology strategy. Collaboration spans R&D, manufacturing, contract manufacturers, and international cross-functional teams.