About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Title: Manufacturing Engineering Manager </span></em></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Code: 40018</span></em></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Location: Stennis Space Center, MS</span></em></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week</span></em></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Description:</span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Manages a team of planners and manufacturing engineers (Mes) responsible for generation and maintaining work instructions supporting the RS-25 large liquid rocket engine assembly, pump assembly, and testing. Directs daily activities of the group and works with other disciplines to effectively achieve cost and schedule goals. Provides input for estimates and tracks hours related to work instruction creation and Manufacturing Engineer engine assembly tasks. Guides Mes through flight engine manufacturing, assembly, and test lead tasks.</span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Essential Functions:</span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Leads and directs Manufacturing Engineering team through daily activities.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Leads team through continuous improvement processes such as statistical process control, process variation management, design for excellence tools, Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP), and capability modeling</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Works with Quality, Engineering, and Safety organizations to achieve common goals.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Communicates with contacts inside and outside of own department to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Recommends enhancements to systems and processes.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Works to achieve operational targets for specific programs and projects with moderate impact on departmental results.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Works under general supervision.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Provides design for manufacturability and assembly feedback to design center.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Reads and interprets engineering drawings and requirements to translate to process planning that produces conforming hardware.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Assists in product and tooling drawing design reviews.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Provides technical guidance and/or training to shop floor, design and management teams.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Qualifications:</span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <ul> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years prior manufacturing engineering experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior <span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">manufacturing engineering</span>. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of <span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">manufacturing engineering</span> experience.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Preferred Additional Skills:</span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience working in a manufacturing environment.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience working with all levels of manufacturing staff.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience with Delmia.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Experience with deploying electronic work instructions or BOMs.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Previous leadership role of manufacturing, front-loading product definition, and technical work instruction development to comply with product and process definitions.</span></li> <li style="line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Proficiency in machining, geometric design and tolerancing, and assembly processes.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">#LI-AT4</span></p>