Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Tucson, AZ

World View is a next-generation intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) provider delivering integrated, multi-domain solutions across air, stratosphere, and space. By unifying tactical UAVs, high-altitude platforms, fixed-wing aircraft, and low-Earth orbit satellites under a single operational and technological framework, the company enables seamless data fusion and real-time decision-making.

Leveraging advanced AI and machine learning, World View empowers defense, intelligence, and commercial customers to gain clarity, act with speed, and operate with confidence in complex environments.

You will be responsible for helping design, implement and maintain a manufacturing system consisting of electrical, mechanical, soft good fabrication, assembly, system integration, validation, and refurbishment activities. This position requires someone who is dynamic, driven, organized and detail oriented; excels in project management; communicates with ease at all levels; thrives in ambiguous environments and is adept at facilitating actions and resolving conflicts.

As a member of the Integrated Product Team, you will be a key voice for manufacturing and supply chain in developing the next generation platforms.

• Monitors and evaluates production methods to ensure adherence to product specifications and requirements.
• Works closely with manufacturing personnel to identify cost reduction opportunities, develop process improvements, and address production issues.
• Improves and optimizes product flow by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, workspace ergonomics, and equipment layout.
• Identifies and interfaces with external industry SMEs and suppliers to specify new equipment and select machine components to ensure cost effective solutions.
• Manages internal and external design, fabrication, assembly, programming, debugging, implementation, and validation of new machinery and equipment improvements.
• Ensures that equipment, machinery and workstations meet applicable safety standards.
• Supports machine maintenance and troubleshooting as needed.
• Supervises training and work instruction creation for new equipment and processes.
• Participates in engineering design reviews to provide feedback on the manufacturability of new components and assemblies.
• Reviews and approves engineering drawings to ensure clarity and manufacturability prior to drawing release.
• Interfaces with engineering and quality personnel to develop test methods, support QA studies, establish standards, and validate manufacturing processes.
• Provides manufacturing decision-making information through data collection; calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements.
• Prepares product and process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends in cooperation with Quality Engineering.
• Maintains product and process database using appropriate software to enter and analyze data.
• Positively reinforces and supports company policies, procedures and work practices.
• Maintains product and company reputation by complying with government regulations.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

• BS/BA in related field
• 10+ years of manufacturing, design or test engineering experience with responsibilities including resource management, schedule management, budget responsibility, supplier selection, and multidisciplinary team involvement.
• Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing automation experience
• Machine control design and PLC programming experience required
• 3D CAD modeling skills required, Solid Works experience preferred
• Proficiency in conceptual in-line planning and standing up new automated assembly lines
• Strong working knowledge of power subsystems and converter design and operation is highly desirable
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work in a fast-paced cross-functional environment, make quality…