Manufacturing and Quality Engineer

General information

Requisition # R67686 Locations USA-MD-Patuxent River Posting Date 05/13/2026 Security Clearance Required Secret Remote Type Hybrid Time Type Full time

Description & Requirements

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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Manufacturing & Quality Engineer to join our team in Patuxent River, MD. This is a hybrid position requiring 2-3 days onsite.

The Manufacturing & Quality Engineer will leverage their technical background to support the M&QE Division by assisting in production facility stand-up and managing manufacturing efforts through all acquisition phases. This role offers the flexibility of a hybrid work environment with duties performed at Patuxent River Naval Air Station.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting the stand-up of production facilities for the PMA-242 program while collaborating with the M&Q Engineering Lead

• Conducting quality research and data analysis to establish M&QE requirements and managing capacity analysis to examine for system scalability

• Evaluating supplier facilities and contractor manufacturing plans to ensure producibility considerations are integrated into the systems engineering process

• Preparing technical risk assessments and related briefings for decision-making meetings and program stakeholders

• Planning and leading manufacturing risk reduction efforts, including Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs) and Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs)

• Identifying the root causes of manufacturing, producibility, or quality problems and recommending technical solutions via briefings or written correspondence

• Supporting various technical reviews and audits, such as Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), Quality System Evaluations (QSEs), and Engineering Investigations (EIs)

• Willingness to travel up to 20% to alternative sites as required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a Technical or Scientific field

• 3+ years of recent and relevant manufacturing and/or quality engineering experience

• Experience conducting quality research and data analysis to improve manufacturing products and capabilitie