Top Engineering Jobs in Seattle, WA

Lead advanced manufacturing engineering across multiple defense programs, including production-line infrastructure, manufacturing sequences, tooling, workstations, work instructions, process controls, time studies, and lean improvements. Partner with quality, supply chain, production, and engineering to implement ECOs, resolve defects, improve throughput, and establish scalable production systems. Mentor engineers and support prototype manufacturing for next-generation aircraft.

Leads manufacturing engineering for electromechanical aerospace and defense assemblies, including actuators, motors, hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, and motion-control systems. Develops processes, tooling, work instructions, inspection methods, and production controls; leads DFM/DFA, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, supplier qualification, process validation, and production readiness. Partners across design, quality, supply chain, production, and test engineering to improve manufacturability, reliability, and integration, while mentoring junior engineers.

Lead manufacturing engineering for advanced ground vehicle and mobility systems, including chassis, suspension, braking, hydraulics, pneumatics, driveline, and structural assemblies. Develop processes, tooling, work instructions, quality standards, and production controls. Support vehicle integration, testing, supplier qualification, process validation, prototype-to-production transitions, root cause investigations, and corrective actions. Partner with design, quality, supply chain, production, and test teams while mentoring junior engineers.

Leads manufacturing engineering for advanced electrical and avionics systems from prototype through full-rate production. Develops processes, tooling, work instructions, inspection methods, and production controls; drives DFM/DFA, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, supplier qualification, process validation, and production readiness. Partners with design, quality, supply chain, test, and production teams to improve manufacturability, reliability, and testability while mentoring junior engineers.

Design and manage production tooling for complex aerospace systems from concept through fabrication and prove-out. Responsibilities include designing fixtures, molds, gauges, carts, and protective tooling; conducting FEA and calculations; creating detailed tool packages; leading cross-functional reviews; managing fabrication and issue resolution; developing setup, maintenance, and inspection documentation; and supporting first article dimensional validation.

Leads advanced manufacturing engineering across multiple defense programs, defining manufacturing processes, bills of process, tooling, workstations, work instructions, and production controls. Builds infrastructure for a next-generation jet production line, selects equipment, improves throughput, conducts time studies, and drives lean, quality, root-cause, corrective-action, and ECO initiatives. Partners with engineering, supply chain, quality, and production while mentoring engineers and scaling prototype manufacturing operations.

Lead the lifecycle of production equipment, test racks, and test cells from readiness through sustainment. Troubleshoot failures and test anomalies, improve reliability and throughput, maintain technical documentation, execute acceptance testing and validation, manage upgrades and obsolescence, and support capacity expansion. Collaborate with Manufacturing, Test, Quality, and Design Engineering teams, manage vendors and integrators, and mentor engineers and technicians.

Lead the design, optimization, and launch of advanced aerospace manufacturing systems and greenfield facilities. Responsibilities include factory layouts, production line design, material flow, capacity planning, line balancing, simulation, labor analysis, lean manufacturing, equipment installation, commissioning, and production readiness. The role partners cross-functionally to develop scalable factories, improve throughput and quality, establish manufacturing standards, and support production ramps, NPI, and future factory expansion.

Lead composite manufacturing engineering across multiple programs, optimizing processes for throughput, quality, and cost. Launch a new jet production line, define composite part producibility, deploy equipment, tooling, automation, and production software, integrate vendors, standardize manufacturing systems, and mentor engineers and production personnel. The role requires strong expertise in composite machining, lamination, assembly, CAD, process improvement, and factory-scale execution in a rapid-growth environment.

Lead quality initiatives across aerospace product lifecycles from design and NPI through production. Develop AS9100-aligned quality systems, conduct root cause investigations, implement corrective and preventive actions, establish control plans and inspection strategies, and apply statistical process control to improve manufacturing performance. Partner with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers, support production scaling, influence cross-functional decisions, and mentor quality team members.