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Weapon Manufacturing Engineer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Manufacturing Engineer

Saint Croix Falls, WI ยท On-site

$76K - $98K/yr

Manufacturing Engineer Assistsin planning and designing manufacturing processes for a production ... medium caliber weapons. Job Summary โ€ข Interprets blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals ...

Manufacturing Engineer

Saint Croix Falls, WI ยท On-site

$76K - $98K/yr

Manufacturing Engineer Assistsin planning and designing manufacturing processes for a production ... medium caliber weapons. Job Summary โ€ข Interprets blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals ...

Manufacturing Engineer Assistsin planning and designing manufacturing processes for a production ... medium caliber weapons. Job Summary โ€ข Interprets blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals ...

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How much do weapon manufacturing engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 9, 2026, the average yearly pay for weapon manufacturing engineer in the United States is $85,613.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $73,000.00 and $94,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Principal Manufacturing Engineer Advanced Manufacturing

Auburn Hills, MI โ€ข On-site

CrossFire Group
Recruiting and Staffing Servicesย โ€ขย 51 - 200 employees

$69K - $89K/yr

Full-time

Posted 21 days ago


Job description

Description:
  • Lead manufacturing engineering assessments for defense and advanced manufacturing programs.
  • Evaluate complete manufacturing systems from product design through production.
  • Develop optimized manufacturing processes, layouts, equipment strategies, and production systems.
  • Perform make/buy, capital investment, automation, tooling, and manufacturing process analyses.
  • Develop business cases comparing alternative manufacturing approaches.
  • Lead DFM/DFA and manufacturing feasibility assessments.
  • Analyze labor content, cycle time, throughput, capacity, OEE, material flow, and manufacturing cost.
  • Develop and evaluate plant layouts and production-flow strategies.
  • Lead manufacturing simulation and capacity studies where appropriate.
  • Identify high-value opportunities for cost reduction and productivity improvement.
  • Mentor and provide technical direction to less-experienced engineers.
  • Lead customer-facing technical discussions and presentations.
  • Review technical data packages, engineering requirements, drawings, and specifications.
  • Work with defense primes, government organizations, suppliers, and manufacturing facilities.
  • Support implementation of recommendations and verify realized improvements.
  • Prepare executive-level technical reports and recommendations.
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
  • 15+ years of manufacturing, process, industrial, or engineering experience.
  • Demonstrated leadership of complex manufacturing engineering projects.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment, labor, facilities, and production economics.
  • Excellent technical and executive-level communication skills.
  • Ability to independently assess ambiguous problems and develop practical solutions.
  • Experience working directly with customers and senior leadership.
Preferred Experience:
  • Defense/aerospace experience strongly preferred.
  • Military vehicle, weapons, ammunition, propulsion, aerospace, or other complex defense product experience.
  • Automotive manufacturing experience is highly transferable.
  • Advanced automation and robotics.
  • Manufacturing simulation.
  • Facility planning.
  • Capital equipment planning.
  • Lean/Six Sigma.
  • Cost modeling and should-cost analysis.
  • Program/project leadership.
  • Experience with U.S. Government or defense prime contractors.
  • Active Secret clearance or previous experience working on classified programs.
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