Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

Mach Energetics is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to own the industrialization of our products for high-rate production. This role is focused on building at scale—delivering reliable hardware every time.

Key Responsibilities

• Fully own production processes from build readiness through steady-state manufacturing.
• Design and qualify manufacturing equipment, fixtures, tools, and jigs to enable repeatable builds.
• Develop, document, and release controlled work instructions and quality gates to ensure repeatability and reliability.
• Drive the optimization of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Assembly processes, focusing on content reduction, assembly simplification, and built-in quality.
• Provide daily production support and implement SPC, PFMEA, and root cause corrective action for non-conformances.
• Travel to machine suppliers and contract manufacturers to oversee equipment bring-up and manufacturing trials.
• Partner with technicians to train, enforce standard work, and improve safety/ergonomics.
• Work with supply chain to ensure rate-capable vendors and part availability.
• Drive continuous improvement in cycle time, yield, and cost.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years in production manufacturing, process engineering, or industrialization (internship and school projects experience qualifies).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, GD&T, and technical specifications.
• Experience supporting root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with quality systems, inspection methods, and production documentation.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with design engineering, quality, supply chain, technicians, and production teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with shop floor processes (machining, welding, composites, additive manufacturing, assembly, test).
• Experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, or other high-rate production environments.
• Ability to operate autonomously in ambiguity with minimal documentation.
• Expertise in DFMA, lean manufacturing, and process optimization.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Relentless drive for continuous improvement, speed, and technical excellence.