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Salary: USD 140,000 - 180,000 / annual
Mach Industries, founded in 2023, is a rapidly growing defense technology company with ~350 employees focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. The company operates with startup agility while delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems for the United States and its allies.
You will own the development, qualification, and scaling of laser manufacturing processes across the company, spanning laser cutting, welding, and part marking. Your initial scope includes TRUMPF part-marking cells, the TruLaser Cell 3000 for prototyping and process development, and the TruLaser Cell 7040 for production laser cutting and welding. This is a hands-on engineering role where you will work directly with equipment, technicians, design engineers, Quality, and Automation teams to move from initial trials to dependable production.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own laser cutting, welding, and marking process development from feasibility through qualification and sustained production; develop programs, establish robust operating parameters, and troubleshoot on the shop floor
- Partner with Design Engineering to improve manufacturability through material selection, joint design, dimensional requirements, and assembly sequencing
- Design and qualify fixtures, workholding, and tooling for repeatable part location and efficient changeover
- Define and deploy automation for mixed-product and mixed-rate production, working with Controls, Robotics, and systems integrators
- Lead equipment commissioning and production acceptance; develop technical requirements and acceptance criteria
- Establish inspection methods and process controls with Quality; lead defect investigations and implement corrective actions
- Develop capacity and cycle-time models; improve first-pass yield, equipment availability, throughput, and cost per part
- Create and maintain controlled process packages including programs, parameter sets, tooling drawings, setup instructions, and operator training
- Connect laser processes to manufacturing execution systems for serialization, marking data, program revision control, and traceability
- Partner with EHS, Facilities, Maintenance, and equipment suppliers on safe operating methods, safeguards, and preventive maintenance
- Evaluate opportunities for laser-based additive manufacturing and other applications such as cleaning, surface texturing, and cladding
- Mentor engineers and technicians; establish reusable engineering standards and build team capability
The role requires availability to work extended hours and weekends as needed. ITAR compliance is required: applicant must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, materials, welding, optical engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
- Five or more years of relevant manufacturing, applications, or laser process engineering experience for Senior consideration
- Substantial hands-on experience developing and troubleshooting industrial laser cutting and welding processes, with ability to take ownership of part-marking applications
- Strong understanding of laser–material interactions, heat input, optical setup, shielding, joint fit-up, distortion, and process variation; ability to explain process behavior and resolve problems using engineering fundamentals and experimental evidence
- Experience taking manufacturing processes from development into production, including tooling, equipment integration, qualification, documentation, and operator training
- Proficiency with engineering drawings, GD&T, CAD, and fixture design; experience programming laser or multi-axis manufacturing equipment and working with automated production cells
- Experience using structured experiments, inspection results, and production data to establish process capability and drive improvements in quality, throughput, and cost
- Ability to lead technical decisions across engineering, production, Quality, and suppliers while remaining directly involved in equipment trials, commissioning, and troubleshooting
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Direct experience with TRUMPF TruLaser Cell 3000, TruLaser Cell 7040, and TRUMPF marking systems, including relevant programming software, laser sources, processing optics, and vision-assisted functions
- Familiarity with laser-based metal additive manufacturing, including laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and/or laser-based directed energy deposition (DED/LMD), with understanding of build preparation, material behavior, post-processing, inspection, and production economics
- Experience with robotic laser processing, automated material handling, machine vision, in-process monitoring, and integration between manufacturing equipment and factory data systems
- Experience processing aluminum, stainless steels, titanium, or nickel-based alloys in aerospace, automotive, medical, or other demanding manufacturing environments
- Experience replicating qualified processes across equipment or facilities, developing company-wide manufacturing standards, and evaluating new technology or capital equipment investments
