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Lockheed Martin
Manufacturing Engineer Associate Manager
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What they do
A Manufacturing Manager plans, schedules, and manages one or more manufacturing production processes. Assists with planning and directing an efficient layout of equipment and flow of materials.
$130,496 / year median in Colorado
+3% projected growth
Job Description
- Standard Job Description
- What is the mission? Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more— we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.
- In this role you will have the following daily key responsibilities:
- Lead manufacturing engineering team in Denver (Waterton) across multiple factories (electronics, RF, machining, coatings, mechanisms, composites, structures) focused on driving producibility into in-work designs, yielding assemblies with reduced cost and build durations.
- Work with Hardware Engineering teams to drive consistency & identicality into designs across all LM Space Hardware Products.
- Deliver Production and DFX Entry/Exit Criteria and objective evidence for Program
SDR, PDR, & CDR
events.- Identify opportunities with existing builds to improve quality and schedule with changes to flow or new tooling.
- Work with all Space production areas to share lessons learned and improve producibility across of all of Operations.
- Recommend capital expenditures based on new technology within industry.
- Support proposal efforts, ensure estimates are consistent with current capabilities, ensure design changes are proposed and "build-to-print" items are evaluated for possible improvements and cost/schedule risk profiles defined.
- Assist in the coordination of employee recruitment, selection, teaming, and training. Conduct performance assessments, set work assignments, salary decisions, and recognition/disciplinary actions.
- Will also provide leadership, direction, guidance, assistance and mentorship to assigned employees.
- Basic Qualifications
- To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
- Bachelors' degree from an accredited university in a STEM field.
- Demonstrated ability to drive design changes which resulted in reduced manufacturing, assembly, and/or integration cycle times.
- Demonstrated experience with product manufacturability, producibility, and design to cost.
- Experience presenting at Program Design Reviews (SDR, PDR, CDR, etc).
- Fluent in use of SAP, MES, EPDM, Creo &/or other design/CAD suites.
- At least 5 years direct experience as manufacturing engineer, Systems Engineering and Test Engineer, or similar technical authority in production.
- You will need to be a US Citizen, and be able to obtain and maintain a
US TOP SECRET/SCI
clearance, to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. No clearance is required to apply, nor prior to start.- Desired Skills
- To be effective, ideally, you should also have:
- Master's degree in technical discipline.
- Manufacturing Engineering experience in mechanical flight hardware production.
- Manufacturing Engineering experience in diverse/multiple hardware types & factories including electronics, RF, machining, coatings, mechanisms, composites, structures.
- Experience in program development with emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and project leadership.
- Ability to present technical concepts to cross-functional teams & executive management.
- Demonstrated skills in team building and leading through influence in a professional setting.
- Experience using Design Profit, Siemens Valor NPI, DFMPro, DFMA, or other producibility software, tools, or plugins.
- Demonstrated skills in team building and leading through influence of customers and various functional organizations in a professional setting.
- Active TS/SCI Clearance.
- Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.
- Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range:
$118000.00 - $219100.00 At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally. The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.- Benefits offered:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Sick Leave
- 401(k) Plans
- Professional Development