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MANUFACTURING ENGINEER TPG

The Protective Group, Inc.
Tempe, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 4/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/6/2026

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Job Summary: The Senior Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for overseeing production processes, ensuring efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness in manufacturing operations.

This role works collaborates cross-functionally with R&D, quality and the broader operations team to develop, optimize and validate manufacturing processes to bring new products to operational maturity. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer also provides technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to ensure best practices in manufacturing excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and improve manufacturing processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
  • Provide technical leadership and support to the manufacturing team.
  • Analyze production data to identify areas for improvement in quality, cost, and throughput.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product design is optimized for manufacturability and

scalability.

  • Provide guidance and expertise in the selection and installation of new equipment and technologies.
  • Perform risk assessments and develop contingency plans to mitigate production interruptions.
  • Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality standards throughout the production process.
  • Train and mentor junior engineers and technicians to improve their skills and productivity.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Skills Experience

Required Skills:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering
  • 5-7 years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience in the aerospace, defense, or other highly

regulated industry.

  • Experience with new product introduction
  • Experience developing process routings, work instructions, and PFMEAs.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with team members at all

levels of the organization

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering
  • Prior aerospace manufacturing experience
  • Prior CAD design experience

Physical Demands:

  • Must be able to support standard business hours, Monday through Friday. Must also be able to support overtime

on weekdays or weekends as required to support business needs.

  • Must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. and be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time.
  • The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential

functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities

To Perform The Essential Functions.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to safely and successfully perform essential job

functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state and local standards,

including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.

Ability to maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA,

FMLA, and other federal, state and local standards.

Compliance with all policies.

This position requires use of and access to information which is subject to the

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Accordingly, all Process Engineers

must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S.

Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Temporary Resident,

Political Asylee, or Refugee.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of

those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of

this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities

To Perform The Essential Functions.

Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility. Employee may

occasionally lift or move up to 35 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are

representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions

of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with

Disabilities To Perform The Essential Functions.

Work usually performed in an office setting and/or production setting. The noise level in

the work environment is usually moderate unless noted by safety signage.

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