Description
Leidos Defence Systems Electronics Manufacturing is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to guide and oversee the Manufacturing Engineering department.
The successful candidate will lead a team of Product, Process, Cable, and Test Engineers as well as Data Analytics & MES section. Key responsibilities include:
- Implementing standardization across the Manufacturing Engineering team
- Identifying and executing continuous improvement projects
- Reducing risks in production processes
- Supporting estimating with review of new opportunities
- Collaborating with Design Engineering to maintain awareness of expected engineering changes
- Maintaining staff at a skill level to support all programs
- Overseeing equipment utilization and ensuring proper machine capacity planning for program execution
- Leading teams to determine systematic solutions for new and existing problems
- Direct involvement with New Product Introduction (NPI) and improving existing product efficiencies and yields
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to evaluate product and process designs
- Leading equipment and capital investment plans to meet capacity and technology requirements
- Overseeing budgets for the Manufacturing Engineering team
- Monitoring and developing KPI metrics
- Establishing and monitoring quality objectives of the production process
The ideal candidate will have:
- A Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering from an accredited institution and 8+ years of prior relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 6+ years of prior relevant experience
- At least 6 years of previous manufacturing experience, specifically with leading Manufacturing Engineers
- Previous experience with electronics manufacturing (PCBA, Cable, Electro-Mechanical)
- Experience with MES/ERP/PLM software such as Solumina, Deltek CostPoint, Windchill
- Understanding of lean manufacturing principles
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio
- US citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Preferred qualifications include:
- Familiarity with IPC requirements (J-STD-001, IPC-610, IPC-620)
- Experience with electronics used on launch vehicles, targets, or missile components
- Experience working in a mid-to-high-volume manufacturing environment
- Ability to provide Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates and Basis of Estimate (BOE) documents
The salary range for this position is $116,350.00 - $210,325.00.