New Product Engineer (ONSITE)
Dedrone
Company Overview: Dedrone is the world’s most trusted smart airspace security company. Hundreds of commercial, government and military customers around the world rely on Dedrone’s comprehensive, command and control (C2) solution to protect against the persistent and escalating threat from drones while enabling “good” drones to fly. By leveraging AI/ML, Dedrone is the only solution that provides continuous, autonomous interrogation and verification of drones that enables both multi-sensor and multi-mitigation options onto a single fused "pane-of-glass". Whether on-premise / air-gapped or in the cloud, Dedrone customers can easily detect, track, identify, analyze, and mitigate drone threats.
Your Impact
As a Dedrone/Axon NPI Engineer, you will be responsible for providing Quality Engineering support for all Dedrone products, including Dedrone Rapid Response (DRR), Dedrone manufactured compute units and additional C-UAS accessories. You will be a key technical leader responsible for working with suppliers and contract manufacturers, in cooperation with Dedrone/Axon Design Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain. You will be responsible for evaluating and enhancing the manufacturing readiness of new products across their development lifecycle. In addition, working closely with Dedrone internal manufacturing to develop robust quality standards and procedures. This role will also require working closely with Product Engineering in successful handover of New Product Introductions (NPIs) and ensuring proper manufacturing build instructions and test standards are in place prior to ramping Production.
Axon is a dynamic, fast-paced environment and we welcome new ideas, team spirit and cooperation across departments. We offer career growth plans for our employees and provide technical training and learning as needed.
What You’ll Do
- Lead Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs) at key product development milestones.
- Evaluate design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and assembly (DFA) criteria across mechanical, electrical, and system-level components.
- Identify manufacturing bottlenecks and propose mitigations early in the development process.
- Partner with manufacturing and operations teams to define production test plans, process flows, and station layout.
- Support prototype builds, pilot runs, and final production ramp to ensure factory readiness.
- Collaborate with suppliers and contract manufacturers to validate tooling, fixtures, and production methods.
- Monitor and analyze key process capability metrics (CPK, yield, etc.) to assess production stability.
- Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions for pre-launch production issues.
- Work closely with product design teams to influence early design decisions with manufacturability insights.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- 2–3 years in a New Product Introduction (NPI), manufacturing engineering, or process development role.
- Experience with consumer electronics, robotics, or high-tech hardware manufacturing is highly desirable.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.
- Ability to read and understand assembly drawings, schematics, block diagrams and Engineering Change Notices (ECR, ECO) for specific inspection criteria and evaluation
- Excellent problem resolution, judgment, and decision-making skills required with thorough Lean Manufacturing concepts and Root Cause Analysis.
- Excellent written and oral communication in English
- Interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
- Proficient in selected Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook)
Benefits That Benefit You
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Fitness Programs
- Emotional & Mental Wellness support
- Learning & Development programs
- And yes, we have snacks in our offices
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work
Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Dedrone, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
Dedrone is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Dedrone’s impact on the environment. All Dedrone employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Dedrone employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [email protected].