Manufacturing Project Lead

Employee Type:
Regular

Required:

Five or more years of experience in a Manufacturing Project Management or other technical leadership role with a focus on the manufacture of new optical or electronic products. Solid understanding of PM principles, such as those promoted by the Project Management Institute, including demonstrated experience with a standard PM Tool Kit consisting of scheduling, budget control, and risk management. Experience successfully taking an electronics or optical system through an integrated product development process from product development to manufacturing, with an emphasis on manufacturing.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in an engineering, science, manufacturing or business discipline. U.S. Citizen. Proficiency with Microsoft Project or other scheduling tool. Exemplary verbal/written communication skills required for interactions with all levels of personnel within the organization, as well as vendors, suppliers, customers, etc. Experience working on DoD or other similar Government programs Experience managing programs to EVMS standards. Ability to hold a Secret clearance is highly desired.

Experience managing production programs over $10M in contract value. Experience in a Program Management or other technical leadership role that involved the development of hardware deliverables that specifically included lasers, fiber optics, opto-electronics, or other photonic technology. You will be responsible for leading the production of one or more Photonics programs, working with the Program Manager, Lead Engineers, and development and manufacturing teams to ensure that newly developed Photonics systems are ready for efficient production, moving them into initial and then full-rate production, and delivering them to customers.

Problems faced are frequently complex and require broad-based solutions that impact areas outside of your immediate responsibility. The Manufacturing Program Manager is responsible for the production of the systems, including production decisions, planning, schedule, and control account management, and ensuring production objectives are achieved. The Manufacturing Program Manager is a key interface to customers that are technically oriented, and the ability to effectively communicate with this community will be critical to success.

This position will also require the ability to identify and implement evolving manufacturing and quality best practices within the team, and the ability to communicate with and influence executive leadership. The position will also include responsibility to work with development teams in adjacent organizations to Design For Manufacturing (DFM), and to support the transition to production. A successful person in this role will also contribute to improvement of entire processes or systems within the organization, leveraging personal past experience and understanding of manufacturing management best practices to drive our competitive position in the marketplace.