Manufacturing Engineer - Defense & IT Systems

Leidos is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support advanced IT and engineering solutions for mission-critical programs. In this role, you will design and optimize manufacturing processes, tooling, and workflows to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, apply lean and continuous improvement methods, and support new product introduction from prototype through full-scale deployment. This position offers the opportunity to work on impactful national security and infrastructure projects in a mission-driven, collaborative culture., * Design and optimize manufacturing processes for IT and engineering solutions

• Develop and update production workflows, tooling, and documentation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet cost, quality, and schedule targets
• Implement continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives
• Analyze production data to resolve defects and improve yield
• Ensure compliance with industry, safety, and government standards
• Support new product introduction and scale-up to full production
• Provide technical guidance to operations and support teams

• Manufacturing process design
• Process validation and qualification
• Lean manufacturing
• Continuous improvement/Kaizen
• CAD and technical drawing interpretation
• Statistical process control (SPC)
• Failure analysis and root cause troubleshooting
• Production documentation and work instructions
• Quality management systems (ISO/AS)
• New product introduction (NPI)