Senior Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer (Palm Bay, FL)

Job Title: Senior Specialist Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 46524

Job Location: Palm Bay FL

Job Schedule: 9/80; Every other Friday off

Job Description:

We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team supporting cutting-edge defense and space programs. This position is responsible for translating product designs into scalable manufacturing solutions optimizing workflows resolving production issues and driving continuous improvement across the factory. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with handson problemsolving skills and thrives in a fastpaced crossfunctional environment focused on operational excellence.

Essential Functions:

• Design document and improve manufacturing processes to ensure repeatability efficiency safety and quality.
• Provide daily productionfloor support to resolve issues reduce bottlenecks and maintain flow.
• Specify design procure and validate tools fixtures and equipment.
• Create and maintain work instructions routings and process documentation.
• Lead continuousimprovement initiatives including waste reduction cycletime improvements and rootcause analysis.
• Collaborate with Quality to ensure processes meet specifications standards and command media.
• Analyze production data yields and defect trends to drive corrective actions.
• Support new product introduction by developing build plans assessing manufacturability and assisting with pilot builds.
• Maintain configuration control and ensure processes reflect correct part numbers BOMs and revisions.
• Work crossfunctionally with design engineering planning supply chain quality and operations.
• Assess tasks for safety risks and implement ergonomic and safety improvements.
• Train operators and technicians on processes equipment and best practices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Background in the manufacturing of electronics for high reliability military and government systems.
• Experience generating electronic work authorization documentation using Aegis Fusion Solumina or equivalent electronic manufacturing execution system.
• Background in developing manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of MIL/ IPC workmanship and performance standards related to electronic assemblies (IPC-610 IPC-620 NASA-STD-8739 etc.).
• Good communication skills including the ability to deliver effective presentations to peers and management as well as the ability to work alongside the assembly team in the lab.
• Demonstrated ability to find root cause of manufacturing process problems workmanship defects mechanical test failures etc.
• Previous cable manufacturing assembly experience and experience writing work instructions/technical writing skills.

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