Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the manufacturing engineering team; assign work, establish priorities, support career development, and manage performance.
• Establish manufacturing engineering strategies, standards, priorities, and performance objectives aligned with company and program requirements.
• Plan, design, and continuously improve manufacturing systems, production processes, and facility capabilities for Unmanned Air Vehicle production.
• Develop manufacturing strategies and capacity models for new and existing products, including capital equipment and infrastructure requirements.
• Direct the specification, development, qualification, implementation, and support of assembly and test equipment.
• Oversee equipment specifications, qualification records, support plans, work instructions, assembly procedures, and other manufacturing documentation.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives to improve productivity, quality, throughput, yield, cost, cycle time, and lead time.
• Sponsor Value Stream Mapping and other process-improvement activities to reduce waste, variation, cycle time, and production losses.

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent education, training, and experience may be considered.
• 8 or more years of progressive experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Test Engineering, Operations Engineering, or a related field.
• 3 or more years of demonstrated experience leading or managing manufacturing engineering teams or cross-functional technical teams.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, commercial manufacturing, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience with electro-mechanical manufacturing, engineering drawings, manufacturing procedures, bills of materials, and production documentation.
• Experience developing or implementing assembly, test, inspection, tooling, fixture, or automated manufacturing systems.
• Experience with manufacturing capacity planning, capital equipment planning, production readiness, and process improvement.