REMOTE Manufacturing Engineering

As a Manufacturing Engineering Sr Stf within IGNITE, you will work in the Severn Operations Manufacturing Team providing support to internal and external customers. We are on a mission to drive innovation and uphold the highest standards of business ethics. Manufacturing concept and process solutions for production applications covering advanced technologies including composites fabrication, assembly, automation, inspection, direct part manufacturing, emerging technologies, and digital capabilities.

Analyze, research, design, and develop materials and their related fabrication and application processes to develop and optimize materials for use in engineering design of structures, systems, and subsystems.

Provide guidance regarding design concepts, TRL/MRL maturity, and specification requirements to best utilize resources and manufacturing techniques, and ensure processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

Interface with internal and external customers, program offices, engineering disciplines, and executive management.

Facilitate engineering support, review and approval of Bid & Proposal (B&P) requests.

Support program gate reviews as the engineering review authority, and assist in resolution of program engineering challenges (technical, financial, and staffing).

Make decisions that impact the organization, operations, and services in a timely manner.

Collaborate with Design Engineering to provide PCB/PCBA Design for Excellence (DFX) feedback and identify manufacturing risks early in development.

Partner with supply chain and EEE components engineers to establish and enforce a preferred parts list, identify alternate parts, and address part obsolescence.

Perform in‑depth reviews of schematics, eCAD/MCAD, BOMs and Fabrication and Assembly drawings in Solidworks, Altium, Mentor, and Zuken.

Contribute to design reviews as a subject matter expert in manufacturability, testability, yield improvement, supplier capability, and quality control.

Define and document manufacturing and test best practices for PCB/PCBA designers to adhere to.

Lead PCB/PCBA manufacturing vendor selection and qualification, define manufacturing readiness requirements, and drive milestone reviews.

Develop and validate advanced manufacturing and test processes, including equipment selection, commissioning, documentation, and training.

Direct and coordinate PCB fabrication and PCBA manufacturing activities, including managing supplier relations, overseeing quarantine and rework operations, and spearheading continuous improvement initiatives.

Write and maintain engineering documentation including drawing notes, mBOMs, work instructions, inspection requirements, rework practices, and standard operating procedures.

Support technicians and engineers in building prototype hardware and transitioning designs from development, through qualification, and into production.

Investigate non‑conformances to identify root causes, develop corrective actions, and drive systemic improvements to designs and manufacturing processes.

Identify opportunities to reduce risk, simplify processes, and enhance PCB/PCBA quality, throughput, and cost.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; Experience in PCB fabrication or PCBA assembly manufacturing. Expertise in board assembly processes and equipment, such as stencil/paste print, SPI, pick & place, SMT reflow, AOI, selective solder, X‑ray inspection, flying probe, cleaning, coating, and programming.

Demonstrated experience with materials used in PCBA manufacturing; such as PCB substrates, polymerics (conformal coating, staking, underfill), solder alloys, and electrical components.

Experience developing and supporting PCBA manufacturing processes (e.g., SMT, X‑ray, ICT, flying probe, DFT).

Knowledge of circuit analysis, test plan development, and troubleshooting of electrical hardware failures.

Skilled in failure analysis tools and techniques (SEM, EDX, X‑ray, cross‑sectioning) and driving root cause investigations.

Experience with rigid and flex PCBs for high power and high data rates in high noise environments.

Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Master’s degree in Engineering.

Experience implementing and enforcing Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Test (DFT) principles and leading DFX reviews.

Experience with tools such as Solidworks, Altium, SiliconExpert, Valor, and GIDEP.

Experience collaborating with contract manufacturers and suppliers to improve reliability, lead time, and cost.

Ability to lead small teams in root cause investigations and process improvements.

Strong technical writing skills for manufacturing documentation and communication.

Security Clearance Statement
This position requires a government security clearance, and you must be a U.Citizen for consideration.

Ability to Work Remotely
Onsite Full‑time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our paid time off benefits.

Lockheed Martin considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/ training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short‑Term Disability, Long‑Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

Non‑represented full‑time employees accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full‑time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.