ERP & Manufacturing Applications Principal

Rocketdyne; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocketdyne seeks a senior ERP & Manufacturing Applications Principal to own the Oracle EBS, Deltek Costpoint, and DELMIA Velocity landscape. You will drive architecture, integration, and optimization while overseeing outsourced delivery partners and ensuring data integrity across ERP, MES, and PLM systems.

You will evaluate cloud migration options for Oracle EBS, lead cost/ risk trade-offs, and align the TSA exit strategy with consolidation goals, driving downstream improvements in production

Qualifications

• 8+ years supporting Oracle EBS in manufacturing/government contracting.
• Direct experience with Deltek Costpoint including government contract accounting.
• Experience integrating ERP with MES/PLM systems.
• Experience driving system optimization or consolidation initiatives.
• Experience in regulated environment (CMMC, ITAR, DFARS).
• U.S. Person status required (ITAR data access).
• Experience directing outsourced/AMS partners without direct supervisory authority.

Responsibilities

• Own Oracle EBS modules configuration, customization, upgrade/patch strategy.
• Own Deltek Costpoint configuration including government contract accounting compliance (DCAA/DFARS).
• Own DELMIA Velocity MES and its integration with EBS/Costpoint.
• Own integration between ERP, MES, PLM (Windchill/Teamcenter).
• Lead consolidation roadmap and optimization initiatives.
• Lead cloud transition planning for Oracle EBS (OCI/Azure) if pursued.
• Lead TSA exit and migration of ERP/Manufacturing stack.
• Direct outsourced AMS/implementation partners and manage delivery commitments.

Skills

Vendor management

Outsourced AMS delivery

ERP system optimization

Regulated environment compliance

PLM/ MES integration

Windchill/Teamcenter integration

DCAA/DFARS knowledge

Tools

Oracle EBS

Deltek Costpoint

DELMIA Velocity

Windchill

Teamcenter

Job description

The ERP & Manufacturing Applications Principal is Rocketdyne's subject matter expert, architect, and owner for the core business and manufacturing systems that run the company - Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Deltek Costpoint, and DELMIA Velocity (MES). This role owns the health, integration, and optimization of these systems and directs the outsourced delivery partners who perform day-to-day configuration, support, and project work. A central mandate is consolidation and optimization: Rocketdyne's ERP and manufacturing landscape carries redundancy and technical debt inherited from the L3Harris TSA relationship, and this role is accountable for right-sizing it - including evaluating and potentially leading the transition of on-prem Oracle EBS to a cloud-hosted model on OCI or Azure. This role carries no direct-report headcount, but it does carry real management authority over outsourced delivery partners and is accountable for their output, quality, and schedule.

Key Responsibilities

ERP & Manufacturing System Ownership

• Serve as the principal technical owner and architect for Oracle EBS - modules in use, configuration, customizations, and upgrade/patch strategy
• Serve as the principal technical owner and architect for Deltek Costpoint, including government contract accounting and compliance-relevant configuration (DCAA/DFARS cost accounting requirements)
• Own the DELMIA Velocity MES environment and its integration with Oracle EBS/Costpoint for production, inventory, and shop-floor data
• Own the integration architecture between Oracle EBS, Costpoint, DELMIA Velocity, and the PLM environment (Windchill/Teamcenter), ensuring data flows cleanly across engineering, manufacturing, and finance - partnering with the Principal Engineer IT (Engineering Applications), who owns PLM, on the PLM-to-MES integration and design-release handoff

Optimization & Consolidation

• Assess the current ERP/manufacturing application landscape for redundancy, technical debt, and inherited L3Harris dependencies, and drive a consolidation roadmap
• Continuously evaluate system performance and configuration for optimization opportunities - this is a standing mandate, not a one-time project
• Right-size Oracle EBS, Costpoint, and DELMIA Velocity environments for Rocketdyne's actual scale rather than the inherited L3Harris footprint
• Identify opportunities to retire or consolidate overlapping business applications as part of the TSA exit and beyond

Cloud Transition (Oracle EBS)

• Evaluate the case for transitioning on-prem Oracle EBS to a cloud-hosted model on OCI or Azure, including cost, performance, and risk trade-offs
• If pursued, lead technical planning and execution oversight for the Oracle EBS cloud migration, partnering with the Cloud & Collaboration Principal on hosting architecture and the Director of Infrastructure's team on networking/identity integration

TSA Exit & Migration

• Lead technical migration of Oracle EBS, Costpoint, and DELMIA Velocity off any cloned or shared L3Harris infrastructure onto Rocketdyne-owned infrastructure
• Validate data integrity and integration continuity through each cutover
• Support software license reconciliation for ERP and manufacturing applications - confirming which licenses transfer vs. require net-new purchase

Outsource Partner Management

• Direct and manage outsourced AMS/implementation partners performing day-to-day configuration, support, and project delivery on Oracle EBS, Costpoint, and DELMIA Velocity
• Own technical acceptance of outsourced partner deliverables - review, test, and approve work before it moves to production
• Set technical priorities and work assignments for outsourced partner teams, translating the ERP/manufacturing roadmap into partner-executable scopes of work
• Escalate and manage partner performance issues (quality, schedule, cost) in partnership with vendor management/procurement
• Evaluate outsourced partner statements of work and level-of-effort estimates for technical soundness before commitment

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years supporting Oracle EBS in a manufacturing or government-contracting environment, with deep hands-on configuration/administration experience
• Direct experience with Deltek Costpoint, including government contract accounting and DCAA/DFARS-relevant configuration
• Experience integrating ERP with MES and/or PLM systems
• Demonstrated track record of driving system optimization and/or application consolidation initiatives, not just keeping systems running
• Experience operating ERP/manufacturing systems within a regulated environment (CMMC, ITAR, DFARS, or equivalent export-control/compliance framework)
• U.S. Person status required (ITAR data access)
• Demonstrated experience directing and managing outsourced/AMS delivery partners - assigning work, reviewing deliverables, and holding partners accountable for quality and schedule without formal supervisory authority over them

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience transitioning on-prem Oracle EBS to a cloud-hosted model on OCI or Azure
• Experience with DELMIA Velocity or comparable MES platforms
• Prior experience consolidating or migrating ERP systems off a shared or inherited (carve-out/divestiture) environment
• Aerospace, defense, or complex discrete manufacturing background
• Oracle EBS or Costpoint certifications