Lead Planner, Prototype Fabrication & Execution

MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Lexington (MA); Presencial; USD 101 000 - 136 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health plans

Pension (MIT funded)

401K matching

Paid leave (vacation, sick, parental,)

Education & training programs

Resumo da oferta

MIT Lincoln Laboratory seeks a Lead Planner in the Fabrication Engineering Group to drive planning, supplier coordination, and prototype manufacturing from planning through assembly and delivery.

You will partner with program teams, shop leads, and the planning group to optimize fabrication schedules, manage costs, and ensure readiness of materials and tooling for PCBA, cable assemblies, machined chassis, and electro-mechanical builds.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in program management, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, hardware development, or related areas.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements and priorities.
• Strong project management, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with both technical and business stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain cross-functional plans spanning Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, and Integration.
• Coordinate master development and production schedules, translating engineering requirements into material and procurement plans.
• Manage relationships with key suppliers, tracking commitments, milestones, capacity, cost, quality, and delivery.
• Drive manufacturing readiness by ensuring materials, tooling, fixtures, and labor are available; develop manufacturing data packages.
• Provide manufacturing, supply-chain, cost, and schedule input to design reviews and development decisions.
• Track cost performance, identify cost drivers, and support supplier negotiations, quotations, and make/buy decisions.
• Establish scalable processes, tools, and metrics for integrated planning and prototype manufacturing execution.
• Drive continuous improvement through metrics and standardized build/readiness processes.

Conhecimentos

Program management

Manufacturing operations

Supply chain planning

Cross-functional leadership

Communications skills

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Ferramentas

ERP/MRP systems

PLM

MES

Descrição da oferta de emprego

MIT Lincoln Laboratory seeks a Lead Planner in the Fabrication Engineering Group to drive planning, supplier coordination, and prototype manufacturing from planning through assembly and delivery.

You will partner with program teams, shop leads, and the planning group to optimize fabrication schedules, manage costs, and ensure readiness of materials and tooling for PCBA, cable assemblies, machined chassis, and electro-mechanical builds.