Lead Manufacturing EngineerThe OpportunityFathom Manufacturing is seeking a hands-on technical and people leader to turn awarded aerospace and defense programs into production-ready manufacturing processes. You will lead Manufacturing Engineers and partner across Operations, Quality, CNC Programming, Toolmaking, Program Management, and Pre-Sales Engineering.
What You Will Do- Lead, coach, and develop Manufacturing Engineers while setting clear priorities and accountability.
- Own manufacturing engineering execution for new programs, including technical handoff, process development, readiness reviews, first-piece builds, and production ramp-up.
- Develop and validate CNC manufacturing processes, including routings, machining methods, tooling, workholding, setups, inspection checkpoints, and controlled documentation.
- Partner with CNC Programming and Operations to prove out programs, improve process stability, and establish repeatable setup and cycle-time expectations.
- Define tooling, fixture, gauge, equipment, and capital requirements; support implementation and confirm expected results.
- Lead manufacturability improvements, engineering change execution, and structured problem-solving for quality and production issues.
- Improve quality, throughput, setup time, cycle time, tool life, material utilization, and manufacturing cost performance.
- Compare actual performance with quoted assumptions and apply production data and lessons learned to future programs.
What You Bring- Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field, or equivalent precision-manufacturing experience.
- Experience supporting aerospace and defense manufacturing, new program introduction, production readiness, and controlled documentation.
- Deep hands-on CNC manufacturing knowledge, including machining methods, materials, GD&T, process planning, tooling, workholding, and inspection.
- Experience developing manufacturing processes, solving complex production issues, and improving quality, throughput, and cost.
- Working proficiency with CAD/CAM, CNC programming concepts, process documentation, and manufacturing data analysis.
- Proven success leading engineers, managing competing priorities, and driving technical execution and accountability.
- Strong operational and financial judgment, including cycle-time analysis, manufacturing cost evaluation, capital support, and quote-to-actual review.
- Ability to travel
Join Fathom ManufacturingBring your CNC expertise, leadership capability, and continuous-improvement mindset to a role where you can shape how complex aerospace and defense programs move from award to sustained production.
What we offer: Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage. Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Additional Benefits: Paid time off, Floating Holidays, Volunteer time off, and sick time off (depending on state of employment). 401k Plan
Employee Perks: Discounts on products and services.
