Top Manufacturing Engineer 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 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.

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 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.

Interface with ASIC design teams, foundries, and OSAT vendors to transition products into production. Analyze yield and statistical test data, investigate failures and manufacturing incidents, improve production efficiency, and resolve process or design issues. Support design-for-manufacturing reviews, wafer utilization, supply-chain quality, and on-time delivery. Maintain manufacturing specifications, process documentation, and best-known methods.

Lead semiconductor process integration for InP photonic integrated circuit manufacturing. Troubleshoot process deviations and test failures, maintain fab specifications and test structures, monitor process capability, and drive yield, reliability, manufacturability, throughput, and cycle-time improvements. Support technology development, process transfer, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing ramp while collaborating with process engineering, operations, and technology development teams.

Leads design-for-manufacturability, process development, qualification, validation, workflow planning, capacity planning, and continuous improvement for fabrication and assembly operations. Mentors junior engineers, supports ERP integration, coordinates production resources, and resolves complex technical issues. Requires manufacturing or mechanical engineering expertise, hands-on fabrication and assembly experience, GD&T proficiency, blueprint interpretation skills, and a current or obtainable DoD Secret clearance.

Develop and support electro-mechanical manufacturing and end-of-line test equipment for new product introductions. Responsibilities include LabVIEW development, troubleshooting test systems, optimizing assembly-cell uptime, creating design documentation, coordinating cross-functional product releases, and supporting manufacturing improvements. The role also involves electrical schematic troubleshooting, laboratory equipment use, PLC programming, robotics or automation, and project execution.

Design and deploy automation systems for high-volume optical transceiver manufacturing, including AI-based machine vision, robotics, motion control, testing, packaging, and process integration. Lead automation from concept through qualification and production ramp, resolve equipment issues, improve yield and throughput, collaborate with vendors and engineering teams, and develop documentation, validation protocols, and capital equipment justifications.

Own manufacturing and assembly of turbopump hardware from design for manufacturability through production. Define build processes, work instructions, inspection plans, tooling, fixtures, cleanliness controls, and acceptance criteria. Lead floor assembly, dimensional verification, rotor balancing, nonconformance disposition, rework, repair, and root-cause improvements. Improve cycle time, yield, and production readiness while supporting suppliers with process capability, first articles, equipment qualification, and new process development.

Drive design for manufacturability and product quality during new product development. Define DFM targets, conduct process capability studies, develop control plans, lead root-cause and corrective-action activities, and support APQP, product launches, production ramp-up, and continuous improvement. Analyze quality and production data, ensure quality-system compliance, create assembly and packaging documentation, evaluate design value, and collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams. The role requires expertise in mechanical and electronics manufacturing processes, GD&T, and automotive-quality methodologies, with up to 20% travel.

Lead manufacturing process improvements, design production methods, tooling and fixtures, troubleshoot root causes, drive cost reduction and manufacturability, mentor junior engineers, develop work instructions and metrics, coordinate with vendors/customers, and support product design reviews and material non-conformance resolution in an on-site aerospace manufacturing environment.

Leads the architecture, integration, qualification, and production scaling of automation systems for precision electro-optical manufacturing. Responsibilities include machine vision, AI-based inspection, robotics, motion control, automated testing and packaging, root-cause analysis, equipment selection, documentation, capacity planning, and continuous improvement. The role serves as a senior technical authority, mentors automation engineers, leads design reviews, and collaborates with product, process, test, manufacturing, and external supplier teams.

Supports product designs from development through production by assessing producibility, validating manufacturing processes, developing tooling and inspection gauges, creating bills of materials and work instructions, planning workflows and resources, troubleshooting production issues, and supporting prototype builds and continuous improvement. The role requires collaboration with design, engineering, and production teams in a fabrication and assembly environment.

Lead transition of designs into production ensuring manufacturability and product quality. Develop work/build instructions, BOMs, fixtures, tools, and inspection gages. Validate and monitor fabrication/process controls, plan workflow and shop layout, coordinate suppliers and supplier quality, assist prototype builds, and support materials/process evaluations within AS9100/ISO quality systems.

Supports aerospace composite manufacturing by reviewing and dispositioning non-conformances through MRB, authoring engineering dispositions, investigating root causes, leading RCCA, and driving corrective actions and continuous improvement. Provides shop-floor engineering support for composite, honeycomb, bonded, machined, and assembled products while collaborating with production, quality, manufacturing, design, and supplier teams. Analyzes quality trends, interprets drawings and specifications, and supports aerospace quality and regulatory requirements.

Support design-to-production transition by developing producible designs, creating BOMs and work instructions, designing fixtures/gages, supporting material planning, coordinating vendors, and monitoring fabrication and production processes.

Drive manufacturability throughout product lifecycle: perform DFMA, establish and validate production processes, design fixtures/tools/inspection gages, lead production line setup, mentor junior engineers, coordinate material/resource planning, solve complex fabrication and assembly issues, and collaborate across engineering disciplines.

Support design-to-production transition with focus on producibility, process development, tooling and inspection gages, generating BOMs and work instructions, prototype builds, production support, and material/resource planning.

Lead design-for-manufacturability efforts, validate production processes, design fixtures/tools/inspection gages, mentor junior engineers, plan production workflows, coordinate materials and schedules, and solve complex fabrication and assembly problems.

Lead and develop a team of Manufacturing Process Engineers to improve safety, quality, productivity, and operational performance. Design and optimize processes, tooling, fixtures, and workstations; lead pFMEA, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and DFMA feedback for NPI. Apply Lean and Six Sigma methods, evaluate and implement manufacturing equipment/technologies, create technology roadmaps, and manage cross-functional projects, budgets, and schedules while mentoring engineers and partnering with Quality to drive continuous improvement.

Support manufacturing across all levels: design and optimize processes and line balancing; specify tooling, fixtures, and equipment; support production ramp-up; lead continuous improvement and root cause analysis; collaborate with design, quality, and supply chain teams.

Provide manufacturing engineering and plant/industrial engineering support to improve equipment uptime, yield, quality, and cost. Lead DFM/DFA, design jigs/tools, create routings and work instructions, coordinate contractors, and drive continuous improvement and project execution for aseptic manufacturing processes.

Develop and support internal and consumer applications end-to-end with emphasis on test and automation. Create and execute repeatable test plans and automated test scripts, verify system/hardware specs and referential integrity, interpret/modify code (C/C++, C#, Perl, scripts, queries), perform application-level configuration, and support lab-based testing. Role requires periodic travel to China for multi-week trips.