Electronics Production Engineer in Frederick

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Sustainment Engineer

Clientmind Recruiting is searching for a Sustainment Engineer for a rapidly growing technology

company based in the Greenbelt, MD area. This engineer will maintain and improve products,

systems, or processes after their initial release, ensuring continued functionality and

performance throughout their lifecycle.

This role involves troubleshooting process and product issues, optimizing performance, and

managing obsolescence in collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and logistics

personnel. This position will lead efforts to resolve production and warranty issues by driving

root cause analysis, corrective action implementation across internal and supplier operations.

We seek an engineer with demonstrated intellectual curiosity with a strong desire to learn and

explore new ideas and concepts, often leading to a deeper understanding and improved

processes and products. This role serves as the bridge between Quality, Manufacturing, and

Supply Chain to ensure sustained performance of fielded products and support long-term

reliability across the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Troubleshooting and Problem Solving - Identifying, analyzing, and resolving technical issues

that arise with products or systems during their operational phase. Driving resolution of

production issues in collaboration with Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams.

Problem Analysis and Corrective Actions - Investigating quality issues and working with

manufacturing sub-contractor, engineering and quality teams to implement corrective

actions and prevent future occurrences. 

Warranty – working closely with cross-functional team, perform failure analysis of warranty

returns and in-process test failures, identifying and documenting systemic root causes.

Lifecycle Management - Planning and managing the sustainment activities throughout the

entire product lifecycle, from initial release to end-of-life. 

Performance Optimization - Improving the efficiency, reliability, and overall performance of

products or systems through analysis and modifications. 

Documentation and Change Management - Creating and maintaining technical

documentation, including production drawings, and managing changes to product BOM

and/or system.

Continuous Improvement - Identifying opportunities for product or process enhancements

and implementing changes to improve performance, efficiency, or cost-effectiveness.

Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) – Lead ECP/ECO initiation, documentation

updates, and controlled release in alignment with internal review processes.

Root Cause Analysis - Lead structured investigations (8D, 5-Whys, Ishikawa, etc.) and

manage containment, deviation, or rework paths based on investigation results. Partner

with suppliers to drive accountability through SCARs and corrective plans; contribute to

supplier qualification and risk mitigation for alternate parts.

Define and maintain Control Plans, FMEAs, and Inspection Plans, ensuring traceability from

issue to resolution.

Testing - Setup, calibrate, and maintain production test equipment and fixtures; collaborate

with Engineering and sub-contractor to ensure test coverage aligns with product

performance and quality standards. Perform studies to validate measurement

systems and maintain accuracy across inspection stations.

Qualifications

U.S. Citizenship required with a Secret clearance or the ability and willingness to obtain one

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or other engineering degree with equivalent

experience.

5+ years experience with experience in Sustainment or Production Engineering ideally in

defense, aerospace, or high-reliability manufacturing.

Effective oral and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills

demonstrating an ability to communicate and interact easily and effectively with a wide

variety of individuals and echelons in both written and verbal forms.

Possess the energy and experience to demonstrate sound judgment, foresight and problem-

solving skills in a fast-paced environment

This role will be onsite in Frederick, MD 80% and in Greenbelt 20% of the time.

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