Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Harnessing - Millennium Space Systems

Boeing•El Segundo, CA

1d•$151,300 - $222,500•Onsite

About The Position

Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation. Our team is curious, bold and innovative. We take risks, innovate and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change because we challenge the status quo. And when we watch our satellites launch, we know each one of us made it happen. As a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering, you will inspire, develop, coordinate, support, and lead a team of Manufacturing Engineers supporting both manufacturing and supply chain. You will be responsible for leveraging design for manufacturability and continuous improvement to deliver space-grade harnessing hardware at high rate and low cost, without ever compromising personnel safety or product reliability. You will serve as the advocate for your team and the technical subject matter expert for the greater production and supply chain organization to ensure that they have the resources they need to succeed. You will develop and sustain a vision for growth and development of both the members of your team and the capabilities of the manufacturing and supply chain department. A successful candidate for this role will demonstrate integrity, intellectual curiosity, empathy, technical capability, and a strong motivation to support their team. This position's internal job code is Production Engineering Manager. Our team is currently hiring for Level K.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership"
3+ years in manufacturing and/or supply chain
Experience creating and delivering presentations to management
Demonstrated ability to aggregate, visualize, and analyze data to make informed decisions (i.e. SQL, Excel, PowerBI, etc.)
Competent with CAD software (Solidworks/Altium preferred)
This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.
A final U.S. clearance Post Start is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the aerospace industry
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with peers
5+ years in manufacturing and/or supply chain
5+ years in engineering
2+ years of experience leading a team of engineers
Familiarity with harnesses design on vehicles, products, and on non-flight hardware
Demonstrated ability to scale manufacturing rate capability

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary point of support for the Manufacturing Engineering team
Act as the liaison between design engineering, programs, manufacturing, and supply chain
Leverage cross-functional relationships to help identify improvement opportunities, align on priorities, and execute initiatives to reduce lead time, labor hours, etc. both within internal and external manufacturing processes
Leverage data to establish, monitor, and improve manufacturing and supply chain metrics enveloping safety, quality, delivery, and cost
Enable manufacturing and supply chain autonomy by challenging requirements, simplifying work processes, and automating actions
Serve as the technical subject matter expert for training requirements and capability expansion throughout manufacturing and supply chain
Troubleshoot and identify ultimate root cause of issues in manufacturing and supply chain processes, then implement permanent corrective actions to prevent recurrence
Partner with peer engineering teams to implement design changes in response to manufacturing and supply chain issues, customer challenges, new vehicle architectures, and departmental standardization initiatives