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KBR strives to create a safer, more secure and sustainable world by bringing together the best and brightest to deliver technologies and solutions that help our customers accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. Our Las Cruces, NM office is an engineering and manufacturing facility that provides solutions for our customers with safety and quality at the forefront of our operations.

Why Join KBR?

Cutting edge projects, relevant to real world challenges

Work in a collaborative and dynamic team environment

Competitive pay and great company culture

Job Summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to support advanced manufacturing and integration activities for ground-based mobile satellite communication systems, directed energy platforms, RF hardware, and related technologies at our Las Cruces, NM facility. This role provides technical leadership for manufacturing processes, ensuring efficient, safe, and highquality production across assembly, integration, and test operations. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer develops and optimizes production workflows, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and ensures that manufacturing considerations are integrated early in the product development cycle. The position requires regular collaboration with design engineering, test engineering, quality, supply chain, and program management to support build readiness and resolve complex production challenges. Work performed directly influences schedule performance, cost efficiency, product reliability, and long-term manufacturability.

Roles and Responsibilities

Develop, refine, and maintain manufacturing processes and workflows for satellite communication systems, RF subsystems, directed energy components, and system-level assemblies.

Lead design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) efforts in collaboration with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering teams.

Plan and optimize factory layouts, integration labs, cleanrooms, and test areas to improve efficiency, ergonomics, material flow, and production throughput.

Conduct time studies, process capability assessments, and capacity analyses to support production planning, takt time optimization, and labor estimation.

Author and maintain manufacturing documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, build records, and process qualification packages.

Support root cause investigations, corrective actions, nonconformance dispositioning, and continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and 5S methodologies.

Evaluate, specify, and implement production tooling, fixtures, automation solutions, and test support equipment to improve reliability and reduce cycle time.

Coordinate pilot builds, process validations, and manufacturing readiness activities for the introduction of new products into production.

Provide technical guidance to junior engineers, technicians, and cross-functional teams as needed.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited institution and a minimum of 4 years experience

Experience with manufacturing processes related to electro-mechanical systems, precision assembly, or hardware integration.

Experience with process development, production planning, or manufacturing optimization methodologies.

Proficiency with engineering software tools used for manufacturing documentation or analysis (e.g., CAD viewers, Microsoft Project, statistical tools).

Must be a U.S. Citizen with valid documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree in engineering or a related technical field.

Experience with manufacturing execution systems (MES), ERP/MRP platforms, or Costpoint-based environments.

Experience supporting manufacturing activities within aerospace, defense, RF, or complex hardware production environments.

Able to obtain or possess a U.S. security clearance

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.