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Deterrence

Autonomous manufacturing of energetic defense components

Manufacturing Engineer – Engineer / Senior / Staff

Manufacturing EngineeringPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeDallas, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Chemical, or a related engineering field is required.
  • Engineer level requires 2 or more years of manufacturing or process engineering experience in high-volume or high-precision production; Senior requires 5 or more years; Staff requires 7 or more years.
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex electromechanical equipment.
  • Experience with equipment commissioning, validation, and acceptance.
  • Working knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), and automation debugging.
  • Ability to travel to supplier and production sites as required.

Responsibilities

  • Own development, installation, and ramp of manufacturing processes and automated equipment.
  • Develop process flows, cycle-time models, line balancing, and station-level specifications, and define performance metrics.
  • Lead process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and process validation; establish statistical process control (SPC) and capability (Cp/Cpk) on critical characteristics.
  • Write equipment specifications and work with suppliers and internal design teams through design reviews and acceptance.
  • Lead factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), commissioning, and equipment acceptance.
  • Conduct root-cause analysis across mechanical, electrical, controls, and process domains, and close issues to permanent corrective action.
  • Develop work instructions, operating procedures, maintenance plans, and critical spares lists.
  • Improve throughput, yield, and reliability through data-driven experimentation and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure processes and equipment meet ergonomic, safety, and regulatory requirements.
  • At Staff level, own the process architecture for a program, lead supplier and design reviews, and mentor engineers.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with design of experiments (DOE), statistical process control (SPC), Gage repeatability and reproducibility (Gage R&R), overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) tracking, and yield analysis.
  • Experience with structured root-cause analysis methods, including 8D, A3, DMAIC, Ishikawa, and Five Whys.
  • Experience with forging, computer numerical control (CNC) machining, heat treatment, welding, filling and pressing, or mechanical assembly processes.
  • Hazardous-materials or energetics process experience.
  • Supplier qualification and vendor management experience.

About the Company

Deterrence

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.

Company size
11-50
Company stage
Seed
Total funding
$10.1M
Headquarters
Denver, CO
Founded
2023

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