Manufacturing Engineer – Engineer / Senior / Staff
Deterrence
Manufacturing Engineer – Engineer / Senior / Staff
Deterrence
Autonomous manufacturing of energetic defense components
Manufacturing Engineer
Summary
The Manufacturing Engineer develops, deploys, and scales production processes and the equipment that runs them. This role owns assigned processes end to end — requirements, equipment specification, validation, commissioning, and ramp — and ensures they run safely, reliably, and at rate. The ideal candidate has personally brought a production process from development to stable output and is comfortable solving electromechanical and process problems on the floor. We are hiring multiple engineers across levels; scope and independence scale with level.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
Level Expectations
Staff additionally owns the process architecture for a program, leads supplier and design reviews, and mentors engineers.
Preferred Skills
Autonomous manufacturing of energetic defense components
Deterrence provides autonomous manufacturing for critical energetic components used in the U.S. defense industry, using adaptive software to optimize the full production process—from chemistry to equipment fabrication—paired with robotic systems for precise, safe fabrication. Its platform maps the entire workflow, dynamically adjusts process parameters, and uses sensors to monitor quality and safety across material handling and final assembly. What sets Deterrence apart is its focus on end-to-end, domestic production for defense-grade energetics, combining software and robotics across the full value chain rather than offering standalone tools. Its goal is to strengthen U.S. and allied defense capabilities by revitalizing domestic energetics production and building a faster, safer, more responsive defense supply chain.
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