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Continuous Improvement Engineer II

Firefly Aerospace

Briggs (TX)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of the space industry! This role focuses on driving continuous improvement initiatives across various departments, enhancing productivity and efficiency in manufacturing processes. You will collaborate with engineering, operations, and quality assurance teams to identify areas for optimization and implement LEAN manufacturing techniques. If you have a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for aerospace, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Be part of shaping the future of space exploration!

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
Educational Reimbursement
Short-term Disability
Flexible PTO

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in Lean Manufacturing and Aerospace.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Optimize manufacturing processes for efficiency and quality.
  • Lead training on continuous improvement concepts.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing
Project Management
Analytical Skills
Communication Skills
Mechanical Aptitude
Agile Methodologies
Team Motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering
Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Six Sigma Certification
LEAN Tools

Job description

Career Opportunities with Firefly Aerospace

Come be a part of the 21st Century Space Race!

Careers At Firefly Aerospace

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

As an end-to-end responsive space company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles allow us to service the entire lifecycle of government and commercial missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. We utilize carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles to iterate quickly, improve reliability, and deliver payloads at a lower cost.

SUMMARY

This position is responsible for supporting the company’s continuous improvement goals and initiatives. Acts as a central resource for continuous improvement, assists with day-to-day production support and projects. Responsible for managing all activities for a continuous improvement philosophy, productivity, and implementation. A technical background combined with product/leadership skills is needed. This position will interact with all areas of the business, including but not limited to: engineering, marketing/sales, operations, quality assurance, documentation, training, and supply chain.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Identify areas for improvement, utilize continuous improvement methodologies to work with stakeholders and execute solutions
  • Identify manufacturing cost reductions and provide ROI justifications for change
  • Optimize a wide variety of processes to reach product quality, efficiency, and process repeatability
  • Execute LEAN manufacturing techniques and design
  • Optimize workflow and cell designs and introduce cost-effective automation for productivity
  • Plan, execute, and manage projects to completion through continuous improvement
  • Communicate continuous improvement group’s philosophy, vision, and expectations
  • Develop and sustain employee training and development on continuous improvement concepts
  • Develop measurement systems supporting continuous improvement philosophy
  • Lead value stream mapping exercises to determine and record business improvement areas
  • Develop and implement project plans to achieve Future State
  • Support floor layouts of new spaces and current workflows
  • Support production scale-up and ramp

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
  • Minimum of 3 years of proven experience utilizing Lean Manufacturing initiatives
  • Experience in identifying waste in manufacturing processes
  • Ability to understand and lead implementation of new processes
  • Ability to analyze complex manufacturing data and propose changes leading to higher efficiency
  • Experience motivating teams to execute on corporate and team level goals
  • Self-motivated to implement goals with little supervision
  • Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to interact with all areas of business
  • Strong analytical and technical skills for all product support activities
  • Multi-tasking skills are required to manage multiple projects and various project activities
  • Highly hands-on and strong mechanical aptitude
  • Certification in Six Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing
  • Experience in Agile methodologies
  • Experience implementing new key process indicators
  • Experience in rapidly accelerating production
  • 3+ years in Aerospace

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental, and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short-term disability, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

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