Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager manages the Manufacturing Engineering Department to provide support to internal and external manufacturing facilities and resolve any manufacturing or related issues on sustaining and new products. Ensures product quality and delivery schedule requirements for mechanical / electrical subassemblies, and final integration and testing of systems. Works closely with the other functional leaders and Program Managers to execute key objectives and programs to meet schedules and budgets. This role will be responsible to shape the strategy, provide strategic leadership, and guide the success of all responsible engineering efforts.

Duties

• Create short and long-term plans that effectively communicate to leadership, operations, and program management tasks to meet critical program milestones for the entire AV operations
• Apply advanced manufacturing processes, model-based manufacturing, and development of manufacturing strategy
• Develop advanced tools to analyze delivery, capacity, costs vs benefits, supply chain, and operations to guide executive decisions in anticipation of change
• Develop and manage strategy for production line product flow, tooling, training and build process and ensure all are updated according the latest design configuration, including estimation and maintenance of capital requisitions
• Leads implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles and apply Six Sigma methodology to achieve continuous improvement in productivity, quality, and lead time reduction
• Leverage operational data to identify trends, propose leading indicators, and provide predictive information to steer executive decisions
• Ensure that Manufacturing Engineering operations are validated and well documented, and in compliance with internal regulatory and safety policies
• Develop and manage financial and manpower budget for manufacturing engineering, adhering to established budget parameters
• Change Management leader, lead implementation task forces to implement stages of best practices
• Works on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understand of current business trends
• Other duties as assigned

Experience

Education

Additional Requirements

Physical Demands

Special Requirements

The salary range for this role is : $118,107 - $167,475 AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education / training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement : This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations ("ITAR") and / or the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and / or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment's determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment's business requirements. A "U.S. person" according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits : AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9 / 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit.