Production Engineer

Overview

The Production Engineer is responsible for the manufacturing, assembly, testing, quality, and lifecycle sustainment of the MicroSearch® Human Presence Detection System. This role ensures products are built consistently, meet technical and quality requirements, and are delivered on schedule to domestic and international customers. The Production Engineer serves as the technical lead for production operations, working closely with engineering, supply chain, field service personnel, and external manufacturing partners to improve product quality, production efficiency, reliability, and configuration control. The position supports both current product configurations and future enhancements for portable, fixed-site, and contactless vehicle inspection systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and maintain manufacturing, assembly, integration, and test procedures.
• Oversee production of MicroSearch hardware systems, including sensors, control modules, cabling, workstations, and accessories.
• Establish and maintain production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements.
• Coordinate with internal technicians and external manufacturing partners to ensure consistent product quality.
• Evaluate production capacity and recommend improvements to manufacturing processes.
• Develop and maintain acceptance testing procedures for all product configurations.
• Conduct root-cause investigations and corrective actions for product defects, failures, or field issues.
• Implement quality assurance processes and production inspection standards.
• Monitor product performance metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support regulatory, customer, and internal quality audits.
• Maintain bills of materials (BOMs), drawings, work instructions, and engineering documentation.
• Ensure proper version control of hardware, firmware, software, and manufacturing documentation.
• Manage engineering changes and product configuration baselines.
• Support product obsolescence management and lifecycle planning.
• Identify, qualify, and manage suppliers of electronic, mechanical, and commercial components.
• Work with procurement to maintain adequate inventory levels and reduce supply chain risks.
• Analyze component availability and develop alternate sourcing strategies when necessary.
• Support vendor evaluations and manufacturing partner assessments.
• Provide manufacturing and product support to installation teams and field technicians.
• Assist with troubleshooting customer systems and resolving production-related issues.
• Support factory acceptance testing (FAT), customer demonstrations, and pilot deployments.
• Contribute to product training materials and technical documentation.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies to improve quality and reduce costs.
• Recommend design-for-manufacturability (DFM) improvements to engineering teams.
• Drive initiatives that improve reliability, maintainability, and production efficiency.
• Support future product enhancements and technology upgrades.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Five (5) or more years of experience in manufacturing, production engineering, systems integration, or technical operations.
• Experience supporting electronic and electromechanical products.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes, work instructions, and test procedures.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain any required government security clearance, if required.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Successfully pass background and drug screening

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience with homeland security, defense, corrections, law enforcement, inspection technologies, or physical security systems.
• Experience supporting low-volume, high-value technical products.
• Familiarity with sensors, data acquisition systems, signal processing equipment, or industrial electronics.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, or similar quality management systems.
• Experience with ERP, MRP, or product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma certification.
• Experience with federal government customers and operational deployments.
• Ability to establish repeatable and scalable production processes; improve product quality, reliability, and manufacturing efficiency; reduce production costs and lead times; and maintain accurate configuration control across product variants.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and engineering documentation tools.