Production Engineer

Leidos•Bridgewater, VA

1d•$87,100 - $157,450•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos Defense Group’s Airborne Solutions Operations is hiring a Production Engineer to work onsite at a subcontractor’s production facility in Bridgewater, Virginia. The role supports aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms by serving as a manufacturing liaison between Leidos engineering and the production facility. The engineer will assist the lead manufacturing liaison with engineering and production activities and manage multiple projects to meet performance, schedule, and quality objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent, and a stated minimum of two (4) years of experience; additional years of experience may be used in lieu of a degree.
Diverse engineering experience in an agile, quick-reaction environment.
Experience using parametric 3D CAD software, preferably SolidWorks.
Proficiency in the MS Office suite.
Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes.
Experience designing structural components, machinery, and sheet metal products.
Experience with low-volume or custom design and manufacturing.
Experience with production planning, creating Bills of Material, and reviewing manufacturing discrepancies.
Excellent communication skills for interfacing with customers and peers.
Strong multitasking and time-management skills, including the ability to work independently.
Eligibility to obtain at least a Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ISO9001, AS9100, Six Sigma, or a similar quality management system.
Aircraft structures experience.
Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Provide onsite production support for a subcontractor and act as the manufacturing liaison between Leidos engineering and the production facility.
Support mechanical design, drafting, and review.
Create and review formal documentation of issues and track solutions.
Support hardware manufacturing, outsourcing, and procurement.
Conduct design reviews for manufacturability.
Support quality assurance and quality control.
Develop procedures and work instructions.
Support configuration management.
Support project scheduling and tasking.
Provide program management support.
Collect and analyze data.
Manage multiple projects, applying project management principles to prioritize work and meet performance, schedule, and quality objectives.
Address manufacturing issues originating from internal and external sources.