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You'll collaborate with Teleo's cross-functional engineering, operations and PM teams on internal prototyping and manufacturing-process development, then own the handoff to the CM and shift into overseeing CM delivery, cost, and quality - acting as the primary point of contact when issues arise at the CM.\nResponsibilities\nPartners with engineering on process design and DFX (DFM/DFA/DFT/DFS) for kit builds, fixtures, work instructions, routers, build sequencing, translating designs into a CM-ready package before handoff\n\nOwns the handoff from Teleo engineering to the CM: process validation, first-article approval, and clear-to-build sign-off via BRR/MRR (Build/Material Readiness Review), confirming parts, documentation, and ECO status are ready for the CM to execute against\n\nOwn CM performance post-transition: delivery, cost, and quality against target; first line of defense for floor issues, with authority to hold CM shipment pending disposition\n\nCoordinate ECRs/ECOs between the CM and Teleo engineering; keep build documentation current on both sides\n\nMonitors on-time delivery and cost at the CM; drives root cause analysis and corrective action on production issues\n\nEnforce quality (inspection, non-conformance, CAPA) and inventory control (WIP, cycle counts, reconciliation) at the CM\n\nOversee finished-goods kitting, correct configuration, packaging, and staging for shipment to a partner site or inventory\n\nSupport NPI and ramp-to-volume; specify and validate tooling/fixtures and test stations (in-line and EOL) for new build stations\n\nTrack yield, cycle time, and scrap/rework rate; drive down variance\n\nRequirements\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering\n\n5+ years in manufacturing or process engineering on electro-mechanical hardware that actually ships to the field\n\nHands-on with SOP development, box builds, PCB/A, harness and cable assembly manufacturing, and FW/SW flashing\n\nComfortable around autonomy systems; integration, test, and validation of sensor/compute hardware (LiDAR, camera, radar, compute)\n\nWorking knowledge of mechanical processes (CNC, casting, sheet metal, powder coating, jigs/fixtures), enough to judge whether a part or process will hold up in the field, and what to flag at the CM's FATP line\n\nAdvanced proficiency interpreting mechanical and electrical designs, with working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance stacking, and basic SPC\n\nDFM/DFA/DFT experience across NPI, ramp, and scale, able to look at a design and flag manufacturability issues early\n\nStrong root-cause instincts; can write build docs a CM tech can follow with zero design context\n\nCM management experience, on-site support and running ECR/ECO across two organizations\n\nWorking knowledge of QMS (ISO 9001, AS9100, MIL-STD), supplier/vendor quality management (incoming inspection, SCAR, vendor scorecards), and inventory control at a CM\n\nFamiliar with CAD (Onshape or similar) and EE design tools (KiCAD, Altium or similar)\n\nFamiliar with ERP/PLM/inventory systems (NetSuite, Ironflow, Odoo, etc.)\n\nSkilled at using AI tools to accelerate manufacturing workflows automating data review\n\nBonus Qualifications\nExperience retrofitting or manufacturing autonomous vehicles, off-highway, construction, defense equipment\n\nExperience with C++ and Python for coding, scripting, debugging, building UIs, building test benches, and troubleshooting","description_format":"text","description_chars":3677,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Industrial Machinery"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T10:27:47Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:5","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":180000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/teleo-lead-manufacturing-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/teleo-lead-manufacturing-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T10:46:02Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1987,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3013,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}