Sustainment Engineer

Clientmind Recruiting is seeking a Sustainment Engineer for a rapidly growing technology company in the Greenbelt/Frederick, MD area. This role is responsible for supporting products after release, ensuring long-term performance, reliability, and manufacturability throughout the product lifecycle.

The Sustainment Engineer will troubleshoot production, warranty, and field issues; drive root cause analysis and corrective actions; manage engineering changes; and partner closely with Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and suppliers to improve product performance and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve production, warranty, and field performance issues
• Lead root cause investigations using tools such as 8D, 5 Whys, and Ishikawa
• Drive corrective and preventive actions across internal teams and suppliers, including SCARs
• Perform failure analysis on warranty returns and in-process test failures
• Support lifecycle management from release through end-of-life, including obsolescence planning
• Manage documentation updates, BOM changes, and ECP/ECO activities
• Develop and maintain Control Plans, FMEAs, and Inspection Plans
• Improve product and process performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness through continuous improvement efforts
• Support production test equipment and fixtures, including setup, calibration, and measurement system validation (Gage R&R)

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required with a Secret clearance or ability to obtain one
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline (or equivalent experience)
• 5 years of experience in Sustainment Engineering, Production Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering, ideally in defense, aerospace, or high-reliability manufacturing
• Strong experience with root cause analysis, corrective actions, and cross-functional problem solving
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Onsite role based in Frederick, MD, with occasional work in Greenbelt, MD