Dedrone New Product Engineer (ONSITE)

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)
• Must be a U.S. person as defined by U.S. export control laws

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