Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Serves as primary engineering point of contact for suppliers to support and strategize manufacturing and delivery of components.
• Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve manufacturing and delivery of components. Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in supplier relations. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• Leads functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others options on particular topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university OR a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 10 years of experience in Quality Engineering

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Design, Quality or Manufacturing Engineering
• Ability to obtain and maintain US DoD SECRET clearance

Desired Characteristics

• Masters degree in engineering from an accredited university or college
• 8 years experience in Design, Quality or Manufacturing Engineering
• Existing DOD Security Clearance
• Demonstrated experience with collaborative and strategic supplier relations
• Demonstrated knowledge of model based enterprise (MBE) and model based definition (MBD)
• Demonstrated experience using LEAN Methodologies with a Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Familiarity with Teamcenter, Siemens NX, non-conformance disposition
• Ability to travel up to 25
• Experience in the design and manufacture of complex, precise aerospace parts.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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