Production Engineer- Defense Projects

Role & responsibilities:

• Plan, execute and monitor end-to-end production activities from production release to final dispatch.
• Lead fabrication, machining, assembly, integration and testing of electro-mechanical defence systems.
• Coordinate with Design, PPC, Procurement, QA, Stores and Project teams for timely execution.
• Ensure production readiness through availability of materials, tools, fixtures and manufacturing documentation.
• Monitor production schedules, identify bottlenecks and achieve On-Time Delivery (OTD).
• Coordinate with fabrication, machining and special process vendors.
• Support FAT, PDI, customer inspections and field trials.
• Coordinate with DGQA / Customer QA agencies for inspections and observation closure.
• Review drawings, BOMs, work orders and engineering changes before implementation.
• Drive productivity improvement and rework reduction.
• Prepare production MIS and project status reports.
• Ensure compliance with manufacturing processes, quality and safety requirements.

Preferred candidate profile:

• 8-12 years experience in Defence and Aerospace manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience in end-to-end production management of low-volume, high-complexity systems.
• Experience in assembly, integration, testing and production execution.
• Exposure to FAT, customer inspections and field trials.
• Experience in coordinating with DGQA / Customer QA agencies.
• Knowledge of manufacturing drawings, BOMs and configuration control.
• Working knowledge of SAP/ERP.
• Experience in vendor coordination and production expediting.
• Strong leadership, communication and cross-functional coordination.