Leidos Defense Systems Sector / Manufacturing is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to guide and oversee the Manufacturing Engineering department for their Wide Field of View (WFOV) team, aiming to improve production processes and support program needs.
Requirements
- Previous experience with machining, mechanical, structural, and electronics manufacturing.
- At least 5 years of previous manufacturing experience, specifically with leading Manufacturing Engineers.
- Experience with MES/ERP/PLM software such as Solumina, Deltek CostPoint, Windchill.
- Experience with building and testing on launch vehicles, targets, or missile components.
- Experience working in a mid to high volume manufacturing environment.
- Understanding of lean manufacturing – standard flow, continuous improvement, etc.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Products, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project and Visio.
Responsibilities
- Manage and lead engineering staff to support all programs.
- Ensure the ME Team implements standardization being developed and rolled out by the Functional ME Team.
- Identify and execute on continuous improvement projects.
- Identify and reduce risks in the production processes.
- Plan and maintain production flow through MRP system, including change management and make/buy designation.
- Ensure smooth transition of MBOM to Material Planning team.
- Support estimating with review of new opportunities.
Other
- Must have a Bachelors’ Degree in either mechanical, electrical or aerospace engineering from an accredited institution and 5 or more years of prior relevant experience or Master’s degree with 3 or more years of prior relevant experience.
- Generally requires 2 or more years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects.
- Must be a US Citizen and possess or meet the eligibility to obtain (and be able to maintain) a Secret Clearance.
- Ability to provide Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates, Basis of Estimate (BOE) documents, and other information to support proposal efforts.
- Secret Security Clearance.
