Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Mercury's Manufacturing Engineering team in Chantilly has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineering manager who thrives in taking on new challenges, influencing and shaping a team and the product roadmap. As the Manager of Manufacturing Engineering, you will be managing an engaging team of 5-7 manufacturing engineers, implementing processes and procedures and collaborating to deliver leading edge electronics that are game-changing and impactful to our nation's defense.

Mercury sits at the intersection of high-tech and defense - we are focused on accelerating innovations that matter to the aerospace, defense, and space sectors. We leverage our longstanding strategic partnerships to access the latest in commercial technologies to design, manufacture, test, and deliver rugged microelectronics that operate in the harshest environments, with extreme reliability and maintainability.

Job Responsibility:

* Direct the Manufacturing Engineering team's day-to-day work, ensuring successful execution of mfg efforts and responsibilities on products and programs

* Identify, maintain, and grow technical expertise within the group and provide technical guidance to the manufacturing team.

* Execute strategic initiatives and assigns responsibilities with the group to achieve business goals set by the business leadership and Annual Operating Plan.

* Work with direct reports to identify strengths and development needs and grow their talents and skillsets through cross-trainings, mentorship, and on-going career development discussions.

* Attract and retain talents that contribute to the growth and revenue of Mercury.

* Hold self and team members accountable for their work output quality and for achieving on-time delivery of project milestones.

* Align and motivate team around Mercury purpose, culture, and values, and drive clarity and understanding of project priorities, business goals and processes, roles and responsibilities.

* Build open, trusting, and respectful relationships across the engineering teams.

* Work closely with the Chief Engineer, Operations, Program Management, and Technical Project Managers to ensure OTD and quality on new product developments and production revenue.

* Address issues and challenges directly by making rapid course corrections and driving necessary changes to achieve business objectives.

* Establish professional and respectful collaborations with the rest of the functional groups and teams across Mercury.

* Manage relationships with current vendors and subcontractors to ensure they remain on budget and provide quality on-time results, and work to identify other vendors and subcontractors as necessary to provide the best solutions for our products.

Required Qualifications:

* Experience with process improvements and root cause analysis, such as 5 Whys and 8D

* Experience supporting proposal development for DoD contracts

* Experience in electro-mechanical assembly and manufacturing processes

* BS or MS in relevant field

* Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

* Leading a manufacturing engineering team

* Experience working within Oracle, Digi Thread, Agile PDM, SharePoint, Jira, and/or Factory Logix

* Experience working with OpenVPX Server assembly, any server rack assembly processes

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Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide.

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We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization.

We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

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