ENGINEERING MFG LIAISON

About the role

This position supports program engineering and manufacturing by serving as a liaison between the engineering and manufacturing departments. The role involves the exercise of independent judgment and discretion about matters of significance.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and analyzes program development progress and expedites critical path components and processes to maintain schedule
• Evaluates and resolves engineering related production problems, some of which may be complex, related to manufacturing, design, quality and material engineering
• Maintains physical control of program assets
• Negotiates lead times with suppliers and manage schedules for timely delivery
• Leads discussions with critical subcontractors and vendors to ensure delivery dates are met
• Analyzes engineering specifications and drawings
• Confers across functional areas to provide and obtain technical information
• Contributes to the design and development process by making periodic visits to various departments such as manufacturing shops, quality assurance, sales, MRB cribs, planning, purchasing, manufacturing engineering and electrical engineering
• Coordinates engineering priorities for manufacturing issues and ensures schedule parity
• Advises management of the status of work in progress and identifies potential production problems
• Ensures rapid disposition of engineering holds and lift orders
• Coordinates Manufacturing Service Request activities by resolving priority schedule conflicts among engineering departments due to shop capacity limitations and resolving shop capacity issues with manufacturing and planning
• Reviews and recommends resolutions for open engineering issues affecting sales orders
• Alerts planning department to open engineering issues that may affect manufacturing
• Alerts engineering departments to sales order activity which may affect outstanding work
• Conducts periodic program engineering/manufacturing planning meetings
• Maintains the strict confidentiality of sensitive information
• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company
• Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices
• Other duties as assigned or required

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in business, planning or a related discipline and five or more years of progressive experience in planning, coordinating and scheduling production operations
• May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education
• Must have complete knowledge of production and engineering support principles and concepts and a general understanding of practices, techniques, and standards
• Must be customer focused
• Ability to use independent analysis and judgment in developing solutions to a variety of complex problems of moderate scope and complexity
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills to accurately document and report findings to a variety of audiences
• Excellent interpersonal skills to influence and guide employees, managers and external parties
• Excellent computer skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance is required
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment is essential as is the ability to work extended hours and travel as required

Pay

Full-Time Hourly. Salary range: 68,770 - 116,193