Leader of Manufacturing - Millennium Space Systems

Job Duties And Responsibilities

Provide leadership to manufacturing personnel.
Responsible for ensuring that product is manufactured safely to the highest quality standards and service levels while achieving cost improvement goals.
Develop and maintain an understanding of the health of Manufacturing and Production with respect to capacity, work force, throughput, and bottle necks.
Assist with Millennium factory build efforts with respect to: staffing, planning of satellite production lines, and flight program builds (both classified and unclassified)
Define and execute continuous improvement strategies and initiatives to achieve business objectives
With the assistance of team leads, may manage manufacturing engineers and all technicians (avionics and harness, electro-mechanical, mechanical, and environmental test) to produce satellite components and support integration
Lead and execute tasks required to transition hardware build from low-rate initial production to higher rate production
Lead and execute tasks required to transition hardware build to different manufacturing locations
Support proposals for future contracts and coordinate throughout the proposal gate review process
Support and implement AS9100 Quality practices
Partner with Boeing Space Mission Systems Operations counterparts as a Boeing non-fully integrated subsidiary leader

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or related field
  • 15+ years’ experience in manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, test engineering materials and process engineering, or similar field in Aerospace, Automotive, or Commercial industries
  • Bring a level of subject matter expertise to one of the following areas: harnessing, printed circuit board assemblies, structural assembly, structural bonding, mechanisms, or composite honeycomb machining.
  • High level of proficiency in MRP/ERP systems
  • Knowledge of satellite manufacturing engineering principles and concepts
  • Experience working with a union represented workforce
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Active TS/SCI clearance
  • 10+ years of industry experience working in satellite manufacturing
  • Demonstrated ability to scale manufacturing rate capability

Qualifications

• Must have technical problem-solving skills
• Must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be able to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance