Gimbal Production & Manufacturing Engineer
- Define tooling, fixtures, calibration equipment, and test stations required for gimbal assembly and alignment.
- Support layout planning for the manufacturing area, including material flow, ESD safe workspaces and environmental controls
- Translate existing production workflows into a new facility, ensuring consistency, repeatability and compliance with established quality standards.
- Create detailed work instructions, assembly guides, torque specifications, and inspection criteria.
- Lead equipment qualification, including installation, validation, and operator training.
- Oversee precision assembly of optical, mechanical and electronic subsystems.
- Develop alignment procedures for EO/IR sensors, IMU’s and stabilization axis to meet line of sight accuracy and jitter performance requirements.
- Implement best practices for handling sensitive optical components and ruggedized payload housings.
- Work closely with Systems & Test Engineering to ensure production tests correlate with field performance,
- Support root-cause analysis and corrective actions for production defects or performance deviations.
- Drive design for manufacture and design for assembly improvements in collaboration with design teams.
- Implement lean manufacturing principles to reduce cycle time, improve yield and enhance reliability,
- Support configuration management, revision control, and traceability of components and assemblies
- Partner with supply chain teams to qualify vendors for components.
- Work with quality and integration teams to ensure seamless transition from prototype to production of integration components.
- Provide technical support to field teams and customers as needed.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics or related field.
- 2-4 years of progressive experience in aircraft or UAS payload system design, integration or support
- Hands on experience in manufacturing or production engineering for electromechanical or optical systems.
- Familiarity with stabilized gimbal systems, EO/IR sensors, or ISR payloads.
- Experience with creating work instructions, test procedures and process documentation. .
- Familiarity with UAV payload integration, avionics interfaces or embedded systems.
- Experience standing up new production lines or transferring manufacturing processes between facilities.
- Experience with Lean, Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
- Familiarity with UAV Payload Integration or avionics interfaces.
- Experience with ruggedized or aerospace-grade manufacturing environments.
- Knowledge of defense ISR mission requirements and CONOPS
- Matching 401(k)
- Paid PTO
- Paid holidays
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance
- Group Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- HSA and FSA Options
- Critical Care Plan
- Accident Care Plan
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