Description
Leidos' Defense Sector Manufacturing Segment is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join its team at the MidCity facility located in Huntsville, AL. The role involves defining manufacturing processes, implementing procedures, and using MES software to track and control manufacturing processes.
Responsibilities:
- Define manufacturing processes, including equipment requirements, space requirements, tooling, and capital expenditure
- Implement procedures and techniques to transform raw materials into finished products efficiently and effectively
- Use MES software (Solumina) to implement, track, monitor, and control manufacturing processes
- Generate and maintain Manufacturing Bill of Materials (mBOMS)
- Generate routings inside Solumina to account for accurate run times
- Identify and execute continuous improvement projects
- Identify and reduce risks in production processes
- Plan and maintain production flow through the MRP system
- Execute Configuration & Data Management processes and controls
- Define manufacturing processes, procedures, and production flow for assembly, integration, and testing of products
- Coordinate production workflow for one or multiple projects
- Resolve technical problems as required
- Monitor production status of jobs and report job status to management
- Collaborate with Engineering, Quality Assurance, Operations Leads, and Inventory Control
- Provide technical leadership for delivering, maintaining, and improving hardware delivery
- Interface with design and operations teams to understand roadblocks impeding production flow
- Disposition non-conformances of hardware as it is being processed
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or other technical discipline with 2-4 years of applicable experience
- Master's degree with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience in an engineering field
- Experience with Manufacturing, Assembly & Integration with Mechanical or Structural components
- Proficient in CAD software (e.g., Creo, AutoCAD, SolidWorks)
- Self-starter with the ability to work with limited direction
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
- Eagerness to learn and grow within the organization
- Proficiency in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area
- US Citizen with a Final Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior work in DoD Missile or Aerospace fields
- Prior experience in tooling and production environments
- Additive Manufacturing experience
- Experience developing or refining manufacturing process plans within an MES system (Solumina preferred)
- Experience managing MBOM updates and engineering revision changes
- Familiarity with ERP systems (Costpoint preferred)
- Experience participating in root cause corrective action (RCCA) activities
- Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing principles, 5S, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Understanding of cost and schedule implications of typical engineering deliverables
- Experience working rapidly changing development programs
- Deltek, Costpoint ERP & MRP, Solumina, Windchill