Product Systems and Manufacturing Engineer

Who we are:

Fuse builds innovative communications, networking, and computing solutions that improve the sharing of information, video, text, and voice among operators distributed throughout the airborne, maritime, and ground environments.  We are a technology firm creating in-house software, network, and hardware solutions that support our noble cause of advancing warfighter capabilities with elegant, user-focused communications, networks, and software systems.

About this role:

Fuse Integration is looking for an energetic and detail-oriented Product Systems & Manufacturing Engineer is the technical owner for assigned aerospace and defense electronic products across their lifecycle-from requirements and architecture through NPI, production, and sustainment.

This role combines systems engineering, manufacturing engineering, and materials/BOM ownership. You will ensure products are well-defined, manufacturable, supportable, and delivered on time by working closely with Design Engineering, Test, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, Program Management, and Field Service.

You are the "go-to" person for system-level questions, manufacturing readiness, and material availability for your products.

What you'll do:

• Own the product Bill of Materials (BOM) structure and configuration from prototype through full‑rate production and sustainment.
• Assist with parts sourcing, including evaluation and selection of alternate components based on lead times, cost, performance, and obsolescence issues.
• Help track parts acquisition and production planning in collaboration with Supply Chain, Production Control, and Program Management to ensure material readiness for builds.
• Ensure configuration control, adherence to engineering change orders (ECOs), and proper implementation of BOM and documentation changes in the ERP/MES and PLM systems.
• Support obsolescence management for critical components and drive redesign proposals or alternates when required.
• Coordinate closely with production and quality teams to support system build, configuration, and acceptance testing.
• Provide floor support to resolve day‑to‑day manufacturing issues, train production personnel on new processes, and ensure adherence to standard work.
• Lead root‑cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities for yield escapes, process nonconformances, and customer returns; implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop product troubleshooting guides and other technical reference materials for internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist with integration of hardware, firmware, and software components in lab and field environments, including support to troubleshooting and defect resolution.
• Diagnose, fix, and troubleshoot complex technical issues in systems or components; drive cross-functional resolution.
• Maintain and manage product development schedules with the goal of meeting customer timelines and achieving program/project milestones.
• Provide prioritization inputs to guide cross-functional teams (engineering, product, test, production) to execute product development resulting in product demonstration and delivery.
• Support risk management, including identification, tracking, and mitigation of technical and schedule risks across the project lifecycle.
• Participate in regular program reviews, status meetings, and customer interactions as the product technical representative for manufacturing and system-level topics.
• Support the development of work instructions and subassembly drawings/BOMs for new product development