Product Owner - Manufacturing Harness - Millennium Space Systems

Position Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Program Management Offices (including MPMs) to understand and prioritize deliverable hardware
• Drive team execution (day to day) and execution of upcoming milestones, thru facilitation of all functions in the flow from demand entry, procurement through delivery
• Manage technical project scope, planning, proposals, cost estimates, schedules, cost performance, Estimates at Completion (EAC), Risk assessment throughout the program lifecycle
• Update program LRE (Latest Revised Estimate) planners, schedules, and provide Earned Value Management inputs, including variance analysis and corrective action planning
• Develop and maintain a historical data set for cost and schedule projections providing inputs to program delivery baselines
• Work closely with Production Scheduling function to ensure hardware build schedules in shared production areas meet program needs
• Develop a product roadmap that aligns with the Company's long range business plans and work with Engineering to identify, authorize and manage technical changes to deliverable unit designs to meet those plans
• Represent control account(s) as a recognized technical authority and performance manager
• Track and update key subsystem TPMs (Technical Performance Metrics)
• Identify issues and risks early, proactively resolve issues that impede program progress, obtain assistance when needed to allow design staff to concentrate on their work products
• Track/Manage subsystem DRs (Discrepancy Reports) and work with respective engineering teams to close out any open DRs in a timely fashion to keep MFG floor work moving
• Status key subsystem deliverables to program management, customers, and other stakeholders

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Educational/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor)
• Typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications
• In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard
• Experience with Jira, MS Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint
• Experience leading engineering and/or manufacturing teams and personnel
• Experience with Wire Harness Product Lifecycle
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Computer, Electrical, Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or Electronic Design
• Understanding of execution methodologies (waterfall, agile, etc) and the ability to tailor them based on program needs
• Demonstrate the ability to balance the needs of multiple programs and stakeholders in a resource and schedule constrained environment
• Knowledge of satellite systems and components
• Experience with Confluence

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Project Leadership experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with Harness Design
• Experience with PCB Design
• Experience using tools and metrics in managing activities
• Understanding of execution methodologies (waterfall, agile, etc) and the ability to tailor them based on program needs
• Demonstrate the ability to balance the needs of multiple programs and stakeholders in a resource and schedule constrained environment
• Knowledge of satellite systems and components
• Experience with Confluence