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The Manufacturing Engineering Lead is responsible for leading manufacturing engineering activities supporting the production, integration, and test of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) for U.S. Government and allied customers. This role ensures manufacturing processes are technically sound, fully documented, repeatable, and compliant with contractual, regulatory, and quality system requirements. The position provides direct supervision to manufacturing engineering personnel and serves as a key technical interface between engineering, operations, quality, and program management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Supervision and Technical Leadership

• Supervise and direct a team of manufacturing engineers supporting UUV production programs
• Establish task priorities, allocate resources, and ensure execution in accordance with program schedules and contractual requirements
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and formal performance feedback to assigned personnel
• Enforce adherence to safety, quality, and configuration management policies

Manufacturing Process Control

• Develop, review, approve, and maintain manufacturing processes, routings, work instructions, and standard operating procedures
• Ensure processes meet requirements for traceability, repeatability, and auditability
• Lead manufacturing readiness and process validation activities for new and modified products
• Support Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) efforts throughout the product lifecycle

Production Support and Issue Resolution

• Provide day-to-day engineering support to manufacturing operations
• Lead root cause and corrective action investigations related to production nonconformances, test failures, and escapes
• Ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Monitor and report key manufacturing performance metrics including yield, rework, and schedule performance

Quality, Compliance, and Safety

• Ensure compliance with applicable quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001, AS9100) and internal procedures
• Support internal and external audits, including government and customer audits
• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with applicable safety requirements for electrical systems, pressure vessels, energy storage devices, and subsea-rated hardware
• Maintain strict configuration control and support Engineering Change Order (ECO) implementation

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Collaborate with Design Engineering to support engineering changes, deviations, and waivers
• Coordinate with Quality, Supply Chain, Test, and Program Management to meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives
• Support supplier manufacturing reviews, technical interchange meetings, and production readiness assessments

What you will be doing..

    Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling. Designs arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout. Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance. Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions. May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan. Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality. Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques. Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

What we are looking for...

• 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in realted field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
• Experience supporting complex electromechanical systems in a defense, aerospace, maritime, or other regulated environment
• Demonstrated experience developing and controlling manufacturing documentation
• Strong understanding of root cause analysis, corrective action systems, and process control
• Ability to obtain and maintain a government clearance

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Bonus points for..

• Experience with unmanned systems, underwater vehicles, robotics, or naval systems
• Familiarity with DoD programs, government contracts, and regulated production environments
• Knowledge of pressure systems, subsea components, sealing technologies, or high-reliability electronics
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement initiatives
• Familiarity with configuration management and change control processes

Physical Requirements

May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.