Manufacturing Engineer IV

Voyager Space Holdings • Reno, NV

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About The Position

Voyager is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to support a Department of Defense program. This candidate will be the principal program Manufacturing Engineer responsible for all aspects of production for the assigned program. Under direction of the VP Operations and the assigned Program Management team, will be responsible for daily manufacturing and test operations support to ensure technically correct manufacturing and product flow such that quality, OTD and production cost targets are met. The successful candidate will do this by collaborating cross-functionally with safety, design engineering, operations, quality and other teams to define manufacturing work instructions, equipment, tools, materials and training. Utilizing project management techniques / tools to meet cost, technical and schedule requirements. Playing a key role in the non-conformance process supporting root cause, corrective and preventive action investigations/ decisions/ validations, and implementation of related actions. Supporting continuous improvements to manufacturing processes to deliver in line with customer requirements. Proactively supporting and coaching the production technicians through frontline support utilizing an integrated project team approach, providing training material as needed and maintaining training records. Actively participating in the change management process driving and implementing process / design changes to improve manufacturing results and support improvement of business processes as a whole.

Requirements

• Ten (10) + years of related professional experience in Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations or relevant discipline
• Current DoD Secret Security Clearance
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) or relevant discipline from an accredited college/university

Nice To Haves

• Rocket Motor manufacturing and test experience
• Facility design and setup
• Master's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) or relevant discipline from an accredited college/university

Responsibilities

• Review design drawings for manufacturability ensuring constructive feedback is provided to Design Engineering prior to drawing release
• Develop and document program Manufacturing processes, tools and methods
• Ensure facility is capable of supporting designs; identifying actions required to improve facility capabilities as required
• Manage business processes to measure and improve overall production performance updating and improving departmental procedures as required
• Utilize key quality metrics & associated quality trends to initiate and deliver improvements that will drive improved overall quality performance
• Support product failure modes and effects analyses
• Support supplier and conduct in-house Manufacturing Readiness Level Assessments (MRLAs)
• Support Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations
• Participate in Supplier First Article Inspection Reviews
• Support Hardware Acceptance Reviews and Pre-Ship Reviews
• Conduct, and/or review and approve First Article Inspection (FAI) reports
• Support program status and performance reviews
• Support internal and external audits
• Collaborate with leaders from various functions to assure compliance and continuous improvement
• Provide local customer interface
• Other related job duties, as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary annual bonus plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Comprehensive health benefit package
• Retirement savings
• Wellness program
• Various other benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree