Engineer Senior Principal – Manufacturing

About the role

The Operations Strategic Capabilities Unit plays a fundamental role in enabling efficient business and program execution – from strategic capital investments, industrial operations and an efficient supply chain, to state-of-the-art manufacturing and test operations and top-notch facilities management.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and improve processes for new and existing products.
• Work closely with a cross-functional team to resolve work stops, non-conformances, and tooling issues.
• Create and maintain master process plans.
• Participate in creating standardized work documentation.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, ergonomics, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Observe and measure value-creating work, design cell layout and work distribution, and implement and sustain improvements.
• Collaborate with operators to improve equipment changeover, reliability and uptime.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements, including aerospace quality standards.

Requirements

• A BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 8 or more years related experience.
• Experience with process development, documentation, and sustainment.
• Experience design, prototype, and fabrication of fixturing and tooling to support production.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Experience with root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work on the production floor in a hands-on capacity.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Knowledge of lean fundamentals.
• Strong sense of ownership and urgency.
• Cross-functional collaboration.
• Attention to detail.
• Safety-focused decision making.

Qualifications

• A DoW Interim Secret clearance will be required to start work and required to be maintained to continue work.

Skills

• Knowledge or experience implementing and sustaining continuous flow production cells.
• Experience conducting process studies to understand the work.
• Experience designing work cells for continuous flow and arranging materials and equipment to meet takt time.
• Connecting production to customer demand and regulating flow.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings account.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Legal plan.
• Other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035

This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings account.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Legal plan.
• Other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.