Northrop Grumman Australia · 5 months ago
Manager Manufacturing Engineering 2
United States-Florida-Apopka
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$112K/yr - $168K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a pioneering company at the forefront of technological advancements, and they are seeking a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead a team in a multi-shift manufacturing environment. This role involves managing staffing needs, optimizing manufacturing operations, and ensuring high-quality product delivery while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Manage staffing needs to support existing and forecasted program schedules for our EO/IR Laser (Electro-Optical/Infrared Sensors). This will include both the Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering team members
Lead and optimize manufacturing operations by developing and implementing strategies that enhance productivity, reduce cost, and ensure high-quality product delivery
Accountable for maintenance of site-specific manufacturing standard operating procedures, work instructions, forms, and instructions/procedures within site MES
Support training of manufacturing teams in compliance with released production processes
Prepare a regular review of manufacturing capacity planning and optimization across all production lines
Ensure discipline and continuous improvement of all process standards
Accountable for process technical ownership, optimization, and disposition, including top-level and subassemblies
Accountable for process control, quality, safety, delivery, and sector/division/site metrics
Tracking department budgets that include non-labor and overhead, and key milestones associated with Manufacturing initiatives
Help develop manufacturing proposals & basis-of-estimates (BOEs) for potential contracts
Prepare capital expenses and NCTA analysis, justification, return-on-investments (ROI’s), and integration into workflow/processes
Planning and execution of Digital Thread and implementation of system and software initiatives
Intense focus and ownership of employee development, conflict resolution, performance management, and technical training for staff
Ability to support possible on-call emergency efforts based on business needs
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with engineering staff, support personnel, functional management, and related groups
Excellent presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of leadership
Ability to formulate, communicate, and execute complex project plans and initiatives
Excellent interpersonal and critical thinking skills
Commitment to positive employee relations, ethics, and compliance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in Engineering or applicable technical discipline with 8 years relevant experience in Manufacturing Engineering, OR a master's degree with 6 years relevant experience in Manufacturing Engineering
Minimum of 2 years of relevant, direct experience with people or project leadership in manufacturing/production, operations, or engineering
Experience working in a Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Experience with data analysis and utilizing SPC techniques
US Citizenship is required
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance is required
Ability to support on-site full-time
Preferred
Experience with new product introduction into a manufacturing environment. Able to transform a product concept into a fully developed, manufacturable, and launchable product and associated processes
Strong experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES): SmartMES
Mission Product Life-cycle Management experience
SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP system experience
Digital Manufacturing/Manufacturing Distributed Network (MDN) implementation experience
Ability to strengthen workforce skills in LEAN/Continuous Improvement experience and root cause problem solving
Aerospace or defense product experience
Strong business and financial acumen, including capital and talent budgeting and estimate-at-completion (EAC) and Operations Review process understanding
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase