Senior Manufacturing Engineer

About the Opportunity

Senior Manufacturing Engineer Location: Chandler, AZ

Full-Time | Onsite

Our clientis a leading manufacturer of mission-critical RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave components and subsystems supporting aerospace, defense, and space applications.

They are looking for a hands-on Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join their Chandler team and help drive manufacturing excellence across highlycomplex products in a high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environment. This is an opportunity to work on technically advancedproducts while partnering closely with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, vendors, and customers.

What You'll Do

• Lead initiatives focusedon manufacturing process optimization, cost reduction, and product improvement.
• Analyze and improve manufacturing methods, process flows, tooling, and facility layout.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing, yield,quality, and assemblyissues and lead root cause/corrective action efforts.
• Participate in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews and provide feedbackto improve manufacturability and production efficiency.
• Improve manufacturing processesfor complex RF/microwave electronic assemblies and components, including integrated assemblies, frequency control devices, converters, filters, and synthesizers.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing instructions, routings, and procedures.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and MaterialReview Board (MRB) activities.
• Perform cost analysis, ROI calculations, and make/buy evaluations for manufacturing investments.
• Work with internal teams, vendors, and customers to resolve technical manufacturing challenges.
• Mentor junior engineers and serve as a technical resource for manufacturing and engineering teams.
• Drive Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degreein Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, ideallywithin high-reliability electronics or RF/microwave manufacturing.
• Experience with manufacturing methods for electronics, including soldering,mechanical assembly, bonding, and environmental testing.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, customer specifications, and manufacturing requirements.
• Strong knowledge of Lean manufacturing, root cause analysis,and continuous improvement.
• Experience with tools such as 5 Why, Fishbone, PFMEA, or similar methodologies.
• Experience developing manufacturing instructions, tracking KPIs, and improving manufacturing processes.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations.

Preferred Experience

• Aerospace, defense, space,or other regulated manufacturing experience.
• RF/microwave systems or component manufacturing experience.
• Experience with AS9100, MIL-STD, or similar quality/regulatory requirements.
• ERP/MRP systems, CAD tools, and process mapping platforms.

• Experience with Lean/continuous improvement systems such as CBS or similar frameworks.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Work with highly complexRF and microwave technology usedin aerospace, defense,and space applications.
• High-mix, low-volume environment with technically challenging products.
• Opportunity to have a directimpact on manufacturing processes, quality, cost, and product development.
• Collaborative environment with strong interaction across Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations.
• Opportunity to mentor and provide technical leadership to other engineers.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Benefits beginning the first day of the month
• 15 days of PTO beginning to accrueon your first day
• 12 paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Education reimbursement after 6 months
• Ongoing training and professional development

If you have a strong manufacturing engineering background and experience with complex electronics, RF/microwave products, or other high-reliability manufacturing, I'd love to tell you more about the opportunity.