Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and improve manufacturing production processes to ensure cost effective and safe assembly, test, and inspection of avionics products
• Assess, address, and validate tool and equipment needs to facilitate safe, timely, and cost-effective production
• Coordinate design, procurement and implementation of tooling and support equipment, executing to established budgets and timelines
• Communicates with direct team, supervisor, engineers, and other management
• Presents to internal teams on metrics, project status and research
• Establishes and successfully executes approved new technology, continuous improvement, and cost-out projects
• Drive productivity and product quality improvements via process changes
• Participate in bid & proposal activity, including development of non-recurring engineering and recurring product cost estimates
• Participate in New Product Introduction (NPI) activity to ensure product producibility and testability upon entry into service
• Utilizes in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline, experience, and analytical thinking to execute policy/strategy
• Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own teams to arrive at decisions.
• Uses judgment and ability to propose solutions outside of set parameters to address complicated manufacturing processes which may include technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements. Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field. Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues.
• Reads and understands engineering drawings and specifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 7 years of experience in Manufacturing)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Manufacturing

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to work independently and on a team
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong manufacturing process knowledge and mechanical / electronics design exposure
• Prior manufacturing process improvement accomplishments and exposure to LEAN manufacturing

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