Production Control Specialist II

MIT Lincoln Laboratory•Lexington, MA

8d•$100,600 - $136,200

About The Position

The Fabrication Engineering Group (72) provides rapid fabrication, assembly, integration, and test of advanced hardware prototypes for national security applications. The group concentrates on high-complexity parts, quick-turn capabilities and activities that require concurrent engineering with program teams. The Fabrication Engineering Group seeks a talented, creative, and motivated individual to strengthen the Group’s ability to provide rapid and innovative solutions to challenging problems. The successful candidate will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team including program team members, shop area leads, and the planning team to optimize and effectively execute shop operations to develop a prototype system. A unique aspect of MIT LL is that we develop prototype systems rather than high volume production. The role of the Production Control Specialist will focus on effective execution in a job shop environment. The ideal candidate will partner with the program planning team to continuously improve fabrication schedule alignment to program needs as well as optimizing utilization of Fabrication Engineering resources and ensuring a smooth transition from planning to fabrication of prototypes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably within STEM discipline
Recognized self-motivator that seeks to continuously learn and be challenged
Ability to multi-task and drive issues to closure
Excellent written and oral communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with manufacturing operations and supply chain management
Experience with lean operation practices
Experience utilizing digital engineering methodologies and data systems
Experience reviewing technical requirement documentation and developing manufacturing instructions for use in a production environment

Responsibilities

Translate technical data provided into process instructions to execute fabrication and assembly of prototype hardware
Utilize scheduling tools to provide capacity analysis and availability of shop resources to group and programs
Analyze data to provide cost allocation results and estimates to complete
Coordinate with multi-faceted cross-functional team and program contacts to align execution plan to program and technical needs
Provide dedicated floor support for materials management to assembly shops: PCB, Cables, Mechanical, and shared process areas
Identify opportunities for process improvements and manage projects related to Fabrication area resources and materials