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Senior Aerospace Value Engineering & Manufacturing Optimization Engineer, onsite in Dayton, Ohio - Full-Time

Ztek ConsultingDayton, OH🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 22, 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Dayton, OH, United States
Posted
21 hours ago
Design for Manufacturing

Job Description

Job Description & Skill Requirements: 534623/BY

Base Salary: $120K

Key Skills:

Aerospace Engineer, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), design-to-cost, product redesign, and should-cost initiatives for complex, mission-critical aerospace products

This position is for a Senior Aerospace Value Engineering & Manufacturing Optimization Engineer role to join a growing military aerospace and defense engineering team. As an important part of the Engineering team here, you will provide critical value to our customers by leading Design for Manufacturing (DFM), design-to-cost, product redesign, and should-cost initiatives for complex, mission-critical aerospace products.

This role will work and coordinate with an offsite team, as well as one of our local major aerospace customers, to support ITAR-controlled military programs, New Product Development (NPD), cost reduction redesign initiatives, aftermarket sustainment, and supplier-enabled manufacturing transitions. The engineer will evaluate designs, manufacturing processes, and supplier cost structures while ensuring product performance, quality, reliability, airworthiness, and export-control requirements are maintained.

This is an onsite position based in Dayton, Ohio. The role is expected to focus primarily on military and ITAR-controlled products, in addition to electrical power generation or related aerospace applications.

Qualification:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

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