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Manufacturing Engineer Senior

SAIC

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Compensation
$60–100K/yr
Location
North Charleston, SC
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Public Trust clearance

Job overview

SAIC seeks a detail-oriented Senior Manufacturing Engineer to support production of HERO-120 unmanned aerial vehicles. The role develops and maintains manufacturing processes, evaluates inspection and test requirements, and addresses equipment and quality issues. It also involves coordinating with customers on delivery timelines and production issues, maintaining manufacturing records, and ensuring processes comply with regulations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

HERO-120 Systems OperationsMicrosoft OfficeWordExcel

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or EquivalentAssociate's or EquivalentHigh School or Equivalent5 Years Related Experience10 Years Related ExperienceUS CitizenshipAbility to Obtain Public Trust Clearance

Full job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Manufacturing Engineer Senior.

JOB DUTIES:

  • In this role, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining methods, operation sequence and processes in the manufacture or fabrication of parts, components, sub-assemblies and final assemblies for the HERO-120 unmanned aerial vehicles.

  • You may be responsible for the design arrangement of equipment within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout.

  • You may be responsible for estimating manufacturing cost, determining time standards and making recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing product lines.

  • You will evaluate and incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan as needed.

  • Inspect performance of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigate and initiate corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.

  • You will be responsible for working closely with the customer to ensure delivery timelines are met.

  • Coordinate with customer to resolve any production issues that may stem from customer furnished material.

  • Ensure processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

  • Maintain records and reporting systems for coordination of manufacturing operations including Manufacturing Bill of Materials.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelors in engineering and 0 years related experience.

  • Associates and 5 years related experience.

  • High School and 10 years related experience.

  • Direct, hands-on operational experience with HERO-120 loitering munition systems.

  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel).

REQUIRED SECURITY CLEARANCE:

  • Candidate must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance.

Target salary range: $60,001 - $100,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618466

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

How this job compares

Set against the 5,498 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$60–100K/yr
  • South Carolina median$82–137K/yr52 salary ranges
  • US median$97–143K/yr3,156 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $80K, is 27% below the South Carolina median midpoint ($109K) — in the lowest quarter of Manufacturing Engineer salary ranges in South Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 114 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs in South Carolina and 5,498 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in South Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Manufacturing Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 4,372 postings).
Education
3,128 of the 5,498 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs (57%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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