The Manufacturing Engineering Lead is a great opportunity for an experienced engineer with technical, people, and process improvement skills to grow as a leader into a new role and gain new experiences! You will manage a talented team, own a product line, provide exceptional technical expertise, and become an intricate component of our continued business growth.

Responsibilities:

The Manufacturing Engineering Leader will be responsible for leading a team of Product Engineers supporting the Linear Transfer Systems Value Stream. The Manufacturing Engineering Lead has the following main areas of responsibility:

• Drive and support execution of your team's projects in all areas:

• Mentors on and leads implementation of lean manufacturing processes

• Advocates for design for manufacturability on development programs

• Supports risk assessments and mitigation plans, TDP reviews, design reviews, bid and proposal activities, problem solving and failure investigations

• Complete ownership of technical aspects of product lines assigned

• Work with the Production Manager to assign and prioritize work

• Drive continuous improvement activities including lean cell conversion, SPC implementation and SMED

• Support customer interface activities, problem resolution, and employee relations

• Manage and grow your team's talent and capabilities to align with current and future company needs

• Facilitate a successful team-based organization

Requirements:

• BS/MS in an engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical or Manufacturing

• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing or project experience required, 10 or more years' experience preferred

• Fundamental knowledge of root cause/corrective and preventative action and the ability to walk project teams and customers through the analysis

• Problem solving/root cause analysis, leadership of multi-function technical teams, project management, technical writing and cost estimating experience

• Background in Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement and strong problem solving skills.

• Knowledge of explosive material ordnance devices and/or missile/launch vehicle systems as well as experience with developing manufacturing processes is beneficial.

• Must have or be able to obtain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance and be capable of working on U.S. DoD and ITAR restricted product