Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Manufacturing Engineering Manager | Lockheed Martin

As we enter a new era of Strategic Weapon Systems, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the world's hardest engineering and manufacturing problems. Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to think big, perform with excellence and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration and focus - if you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you. If you are seeking a career that has tremendous impact beyond any one individual, then come and join our Production Operations team as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager in Huntsville, AL! You'll oversee teams, resources, and processes to ensure cost, schedule, and quality goals are met while driving efficiency and continuous improvement. Your work directly impacts national defense programs and the next generation of hypersonic vehicles.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the shaping and development of the production activity for all production programs
• Establish personnel, equipment, and facility resources needed for execution.
• Establish and cultivate relationships with all programs and functional leadership at the Huntsville Site to ensure achievement for all program objectives.
• Institutionalize focused execution of standard processes and ensure best practices are communicated and utilized.
• Drive affordability and commonality initiatives which will reduce test cycle time, generate program reserve, and assure future program awards, including adoption of enterprise-wide production best practices.
• Ensure Production team is staffed, ready, and executing on cost and schedule.
• Serve as the spokesperson for the organization relating on significant matters relating to production operations

The ideal candidate will have the ability to:

• React quickly under pressure, dealing with a broad customer base.
• Make decisions that affect the financial, employee, or public relations posture of the organization.
• Work under long range goals and objectives.
• Develop solutions to problems of unusual complexity while effectively identify, manage, mitigate, and control risk.
• Be a self-starter

Desired skills:

• Formal Full Spectrum Leadership experience
• Experience working with schedules/programmatic and integrating performance data.
• Experience with Cost Account Management (CAM) to include Earn Value Management (EVM)
• 5+ years of experience in a rate production environment with recent (within the last 5 years) demonstrated leadership experience
• Experience leading or supporting Manufacturing Milestone reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR).
• Knowledge of program lifecycle and how early achievements may drive future costs.
• Experience working with technical leads to manage cost, schedule, and technical scope.
• Experience in preparation of technical documentation and analyzing technical data.
• 5+ years leadership experience
• Lean six sigma Green Belt training or certified
• Knowledge of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Experience with Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Experience with Statement of Work (SOW) and Electronic Production Operations Directive (EPOD)
• Experience with SAP data analysis and Business Intelligence Tools (i.e. Excel Macro, Tableau, WEBI (Web Intelligence), SADE (SAP Accounting Data Extract)
• Experience with Supply Chain, Production Operations, Quality, Finance data analysis
• Knowledge of/experience with LM proposal process and tools (I.e. SAP, GenBOE, etc.)
• Experience collaborating with and leading multi-functional teams to meet common goals and objectives
• Experience designing or conducting new facility building construction and layout projects
• Familiarity with Lockheed Martin Space Systems system tools (SAP, EPDM, VECAMS, PMP Database, etc.) or industry equivalent.
• Complete program lifecycle experience on development and sustainment programs.
• Experience in supporting large, complex development programs.
• Demonstrate Full Spectrum Leadership behaviors.
• Previous Proposal, Basis of Estimate (BOE) and/or Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) experience.
• Ability to build strong relationships with both internal and external customers (specifically DoD customers), including senior levels of management.
• Experience with transitioning hardware from prototype, development, to rate production phase.
• A degree from an accredited college in Management, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Information Technology, or Mathematics or equivalent experience.