Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Liquid Robotics is seeking a Senior Liaison Engineer to join our Jessup, MD team as an on-site engineering lead focused on sustainment and manufacturing liaison activities. The Senior Liaison Engineer will manage a small sustainment engineering team and serve as the primary engineering representative for Manufacturing and Quality Assurance.
Responsibilities
- Manage a small sustainment engineering team responsible for production support, design updates for manufacturability, and corrective actions
- Serve as the engineering representative and primary point of contact to Manufacturing and QA organizations; facilitate rapid communication and resolution of production, test, and quality issues
- Review production and QA feedback, lead root cause analyses, and implement design changes or process improvements to resolve manufacturing issues
- Execute engineering change requests (ECRs/ECOs) and maintain configuration control for sustainment design revisions
- Lead cross-functional troubleshooting during production runs and field returns; prioritize fixes to minimize downtime and cost
- Author and approve technical documentation required for manufacturing and quality processes including assembly instructions, test procedures, and maintenance guides
- Coordinate with systems, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams to ensure design modifications are validated and verified prior to release
- Maintain and improve design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for testability (DFT) practices across products
- Support proposals and planning for sustainment-related activities, including cost and schedule estimates for design changes and production support
- Mentor and develop sustainment engineers; drive continual improvement in sustainment processes
Skills
- BS in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or related field)
- 8+ years of engineering experience in maritime, robotics, or complex electro-mechanical systems, including sustainment, production support, or manufacturing engineering
- 3+ years of experience leading or managing small engineering teams
- Demonstrated experience working with manufacturing and QA teams; experience with production support, ECR/ECO processes, and configuration management
- Experience modifying mechanical, electrical, and electronics (e.g., PCBA) designs to resolve manufacturing or field issues, and validating those design changes through test
- Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; experience preparing technical documentation and presenting recommendations
- U.S. Person status required
- Ability to obtain a US Secret Clearance required
- Advanced degree preferred
- Familiarity with the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider system is a strong discriminator
- Preference given to candidates with active security clearance at time of hire
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