Manufacturing Engineer IV, Production Line Stand-Up
Sitreps · Las Vegas, NV
Posted 16 days ago · $120,000 to $150,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 16 days Sitreps's roles stay open a median of 37 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 86% of Sitreps's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Sitreps
- high 24 stale, 0 reposted of 56 open
- Hiring momentum
- 76 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Sitreps's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Sitreps.
About this role
The Manufacturing Engineer IV will be responsible for designing and establishing a production line in Las Vegas for defense technology products. This includes creating detailed layouts, procuring and validating necessary infrastructure, documenting assembly procedures, and leading pilot production builds. The role emphasizes capturing and formalizing production knowledge from a partner to ensure independent operation in the future.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Sitreps as an employer.
What you need
- 10 to 20 years of manufacturing or hardware engineering experience in electronics production
- Experience in standing up a production line including layout, tooling specification, fixture design, and validation
- Deep electronics assembly process knowledge covering SMT and through-hole, IPC-A-610 standards, ESD control, conformal coating, and functional testing
- Proven work instruction authorship that is clear for new technicians
- Experience with first-article inspection and process validation including FAI and pilot builds
- Willingness to work closely with a partner's manufacturing team to extract process knowledge
Nice to have
- Prototype-to-production transition experience in a defense or aerospace environment
- Test equipment and test fixture development including automated functional test
- Experience with ruggedized or MIL-STD-qualified hardware production
- Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO 9001 process environments, or Six Sigma or lean manufacturing credentials
Worth weighing
- Confidential search process requires signing an NDA before details are shared
- Role involves significant responsibility in transitioning from prototype to production, which may be challenging
- The position supports U.S. Government work subject to export control regulations
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Listed by Sitreps on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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