Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Columbus, Mississippi Direct Hire $120,000 /

Columbus, MS | Plant-based role |$120,000–$150,000 | Bonus opportunity

An established aerospace and defense manufacturer is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to develop production processes, introduce new products, and solve hands-on manufacturing challenges.

This is an opportunity to own how complex metal parts and assemblies get built, from interpreting drawings and writing instructions to improving production on the factory floor.

What You’ll Do

Develop manufacturing processes and work instructions for build-to-print parts and assemblies.

Lead new product introduction activities and support production ramp-up.

Resolve production issues across machining, welding, metal fabrication, and assembly.

Create and maintain bills of materials and develop facility and assembly-line layouts.

Partner with production and engineering teams to improve quality and workflow.

Drive Lean and Kaizen improvements that reduce waste and increase efficiency.

What You’ll Bring

6+ years of manufacturing engineering experience andaerospace or defense experience

Hands-on engineering experience across machining, welding, metal fabrication, and complex assembly.

Experience developing manufacturing processes and clear work instructions.

Experience with new product introduction, production ramp-up, BOMs, and production layouts.

Demonstrated results using Lean or Kaizen to improve manufacturing.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred, or an Associate’s in Engineering Technology with equivalent experience.

Ability to meet applicable export-control access requirements.

Why This Opportunity

Broad technical ownership across multiple manufacturing processes.

Direct involvement from new product introduction through production.

Meaningful aerospace and defense hardware with visible results from your work.

Job Summary

Location: Columbus, Mississippi

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