IPT Lead - Manufacturing Harness - Millennium Space Systems

Millennium Space Systems

El Segundo (CA)

On-site

USD 146,000 - 215,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off / PTO

Job summary

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, is hiring an IPT Lead - Manufacturing Harness to manage schedule, budget, and technical oversight of subsystem deliverables for multiple control accounts. You will coordinate with program management, engineering, production, ATLO, and customers to deliver qualified harness components on time and within budget.

The role requires driving team execution, optimizing production capacity, and guiding design for manufacturability to meet manufacturing rates.

Qualifications

Advanced technical education in engineering or related field with 9+ years of related experience or equivalent.
ABET accreditation preferred but not required in the USA.
Experience with Jira, MS Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint.
Experience leading engineering and/or manufacturing teams and personnel.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with Program Management Offices to understand and prioritize deliverable hardware.
Drive day-to-day team execution and upcoming milestone progress across the flow from demand entry to delivery.
Manage project scope, planning, cost estimates, schedules, and risk assessment throughout the lifecycle.
Update LRE planners and schedules; provide Earned Value Management inputs and variance analysis.
Develop and maintain historical data for cost and schedule projections; input to baselines.
Ensure hardware build schedules meet program needs in shared production areas.
Work with Engineering to align product roadmap with long-range plans and manage technical changes.
Represent control accounts as technical authority and performance manager.
Track subsystem TPMs and proactively resolve issues affecting progress.
Close out DRs with engineering to keep manufacturing moving.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication skills

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Jira

MS Excel

MS Project

PowerPoint

Job description

IPT Lead - Manufacturing Harness - Millennium Space Systems Company: Millennium Space Systems

Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation. Our team is curious, bold and innovative. We take risks, innovate and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change because we challenge the status quo. And when we watch our satellites launch, we know each one of us made it happen.

As a IPT Lead - Manufacturing Harness, you will collaboratively manage the schedule, budget, and technical oversight of subsystem deliverables for assigned control accounts to one or many programs. You will be empowered to and responsible for driving the team execution for delivering quality hardware against program delivery dates, optimizing production capacity and improving designs and manufacturability to meet required manufacturing rates. The position will require working with company and program management, multiple engineering teams, production, ATLO (Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations), and our Customers to deliver qualified subsystem components on time and on budget. Our team is currently hiring for level 4.

Position Responsibilities

Coordinate with Program Management Offices (including MPMs) to understand and prioritize deliverable hardware
Drive team execution (day to day) and execution of upcoming milestones, thru facilitation of all functions in the flow from demand entry, procurement through delivery
Manage technical project scope, planning, proposals, cost estimates, schedules, cost performance, Estimates at Completion (EAC), Risk assessment throughout the program lifecycle
Update program LRE (Latest Revised Estimate) planners, schedules, and provide Earned Value Management inputs, including variance analysis and corrective action planning
Develop and maintain a historical data set for cost and schedule projections providing inputs to program delivery Baselines
Work closely with Production Scheduling function to ensure hardware build schedules in shared production areas meet program needs
Develop a product roadmap that aligns with the Companies long range business plans and work with Engineering to identify, authorize and manage technical changes to deliverable unit designs to meet those plans
Represent control account(s) as a recognized technical authority and performance manager
Track and update key subsystem TPMs (Technical Performance Metrics)
Identify issues and risks early, proactively resolve issues that impede program progress, obtain assistance when needed to allow design staff to concentrate on their work products
Track/Manage subsystem DRs (Discrepancy Reports) and work with respective engineering teams to close out any open DRs in a timely fashion to keep MFG floor work moving
Status key subsystem deliverables to program management, customers, and other stakeholders

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.
In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.
Experience with Jira, MS Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint.
Experience leading engineering and/or manufacturing teams and personnel.
Experience with Wire Harness Product Lifecycle.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.
U.S. Security Clearance Post-Start is required.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

Project Leadership experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skill
Experience with Harness Design
Experience with PCB Design
Experience using tools and metrics in managing activities
Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Computer, Electrical, Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or Electronic Design
Understanding of execution methodologies (waterfall, agile, etc) and the ability to tailor them based on program needs
Demonstrate the ability to balance the needs of multiple programs and stakeholders in a resource and schedule constrained environment
Ability to determine and proactively act on program execution trends
Knowledge of satellite systems and components
Experience with Confluence
Active TS/SCI Clearance

Conflict of Interest

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Total Rewards

Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
Millennium Space Systems also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range

Level 4: $146,200 - $215,000

Location

This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Eligibility

Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance.