Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

We are looking for an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to join our team at our Advanced Manufacturing Facility located in Huntsville Alabama. This position will be responsible for overall research and development for the manufacturing engineering team.

Were looking to bring on someone with a passion and enthusiasm for cutting edge technologies in the manufacturing space and a willingness to be a hands-on leader.

Essential Functions:

• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of Manufacturing Engineers
• Develop and implement strategies for research and development group
• Prepare and oversee budgets for the group
• Develop and evaluate all processes and operations of the production line
• Identify areas of the system that need improvement
• Ensure the efficient utilization of materials, labor, and machines
• Establish and maintain best practice standards
• Monitor performance and quality objectives of Production process
• Liaise with design engineering regarding product specifications
• Create reports and documents as needed
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior manufacturing engineering experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior manufacturing engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior manufacturing engineering experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) is desired
• Leadership experience is desired
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma is desired
• Knowledge of project management tools and techniques to plan and execute jobs
• Ability to troubleshoot and think critically to determine solutions to complex manufacturing problems
• Ability to work well with a wide range of personnel from production workers to executives
• Understanding of complex manufacturing processes and the ability to identify areas of improvement is desired
• Ability to smoothly handle disagreements and help teams find consensus
• Ability to motivate and engage personnel in a productive manner
• Firsthand experience onboarding new product lines
• Process Failure Mode Affects Analysis (PFMA) experience is desired
• Experience with Earned Value Management is desired