Defence Production & Operations Engineering Lead

Lockheed Martin; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Australia is seeking an Operations Engineering Manager for the AIR6500 program, a joint air battle management system. The role focuses on manufacturability, quality, and production processes for a complex defence program, coordinating recruitment, performance and salary actions where applicable.

The successful candidate will lead production requirements, drive digital transformation and ERP implementation, and oversee tender responses and transition of designs to production,

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge, ability and experience in the establishment of a Production Capability to Defence programs.
• Significant experience in leading production effort on a tender.
• Significant ability to develop ASDEFCON tender response documents.
• Significant experience in effectively transitioning a product design into a product.
• Advanced planning, stakeholder engagement and execution of an ERP rollout.
• Desirable: ability to operate within the Defence environment and understanding of Technical Regulatory Frameworks and Standards (AS9100).

Responsibilities

• Lead the shaping of Production requirements (space, throughput, workflow, tooling & testing) with capture leadership during capture phases prior to RFT.
• Leads the development of a Production Management process suite to enable Production function to achieve functional, program and business performance objectives.
• Provides advice and effort to support the Engineering and Technology (E&T) function in design of product through production.
• Leads the execution of Production digital transformation initiatives and ERP system rollout.
• Lead and conduct Production trade studies to ensure value for money solutions are obtained and present Make/Buy business cases to the Production Capability Manager.
• Lead and mentor Production staff in their work and actively support their professional development.

Skills

Production management

ERP rollout

Tender response

Product -> production transition

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Education

Engineering degree (manufacturing/production)

Job description

Lockheed Martin Australia is seeking an Operations Engineering Manager for the AIR6500 program, a joint air battle management system. The role focuses on manufacturability, quality, and production processes for a complex defence program, coordinating recruitment, performance and salary actions where applicable.

The successful candidate will lead production requirements, drive digital transformation and ERP implementation, and oversee tender responses and transition of designs to production,