Xometry
Manufacturing Solutions Engineer, Aerospace & Defense
About this role
Xometry seeks an experienced aerospace and defense engineer to serve as a customer-facing Solutions Engineer bridging sales and operations. This role combines technical expertise, project management, and customer engagement to drive account growth while providing manufacturing insights and managing complex quoting and delivery processes.
What you'll do
- Partner with Account Executives to grow and retain aerospace and defense customer accounts
- Identify and address manufacturing challenges including design-for-manufacturability (DFM) assessments
- Develop competitive quotes by integrating customer requirements, partner capabilities, and Xometry system knowledge
- Manage complex project opportunities from discovery through delivery with oversight and coordination
- Conduct onsite customer visits and gather feedback to inform sales strategies and product alignment
- Stay informed of upcoming customer projects and initiatives to align with Xometry's manufacturing capabilities
What they're looking for
- Aerospace and defense engineering and manufacturing expertise
- Design-for-manufacturability (DFM) analysis
- Project management and complex opportunity oversight
- Technical quoting and cost analysis
- Customer relationship management and engagement
- Digital manufacturing and platform fluency
- Mechanical engineering fundamentals
- Cross-functional collaboration with sales and operations
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Xometry
Xometry operates a manufacturing network platform that connects with suppliers and partners to deliver complex projects, particularly in regulated industries like aerospace and defense. The company is hiring analytics engineers to build data infrastructure, and supplier quality and development engineers to optimize partner performance, ensure product quality, and manage manufacturing relationships.
- Website
- xometry.com
Likely interview questions
- Can you describe your experience in aerospace and defense manufacturing, and how it would apply to identifying manufacturing challenges for diverse customers?
- How have you balanced technical accuracy with sales strategy when supporting account growth in previous roles?