Staff Product Engineer
A senior individual contributor role serving as the primary design engineering presence on the production floor for a defense technology company. This position bridges the gap between design intent and production execution, owning the day-to-day engineering interface across multiple manufacturing sites. The successful candidate will drive systemic improvements, develop scalable process solutions, and influence both design and production leadership in a fast-paced environment. The role requires deep technical judgment to resolve production blockers and design ambiguities in real-time while ensuring form-fit-function integrity.
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Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary design engineering point of contact on the production floor for assigned programs
- Triage and disposition Material Review Board (MRB) actions to minimize production hold time
- Resolve production process-blockers, design ambiguities, and drawing interpretation issues in real time
- Perform mechanical design analyses including structural stress, fatigue, thermal, and tolerance stackup
- Utilize 3D CAD tools to evaluate rework paths and generate or revise engineering drawings
- Develop and maintain Standard Repair Manuals and engineering disposition guides for production autonomy
- Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering on work instruction development and tooling validation
- Identify and drive process-based solutions to improve PLM workflows and BOM reconciliation
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering
- 10+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing or production environment
- Strong understanding of MRB processes and nonconformance management
- Experience with AS9100 / ISO 9001 quality management systems
- Proficiency in GD&T, engineering drawings, and specifications
- Working knowledge of configuration management and engineering change order (ECO) processes
- Ability to obtain a national security clearance
- Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations or production transfers