Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer with a Lean Manufacturing operational mindset within the Prototype, Manufacturing and Integration (PMI) Division at Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA). You’ll drive operational excellence by leading safe, cost-effective initiatives for new equipment justifications, tooling requirements, and plant layout optimizations.  This adaptable, hands-on, self-starter technical expert is a catalyst for change, leveraging leadership and influence to persuade and motivate teams toward adopting new methodologies while providing hands-on coaching to production staff. This role is critical in driving new product implementation, ensuring engineering designs are scalable and manufacturable by recommending critical design-for-manufacturability (DFM) enhancements.