Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Rocketdyne; Mason (OH); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Rocketdyne seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager in Mason, OH to lead a team responsible for developing, implementing, and improving operational efficiency, on-time delivery, processes, systems, and tools. You will partner with product engineering, quality, suppliers, and customers to support new-product introduction, improve performance, and deliver measurable results.

The role requires strong leadership, electronics manufacturing experience, and the ability to drive data-driven decisions

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field with extensive relevant experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and people-management in manufacturing engineering.
• Experience in electronics production manufacturing engineering.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and develop data-driven solutions.
• Strong communication and influencing skills to brief senior leadership.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, coach, and develop the manufacturing engineering team, while supporting the master production plan.
• Develop and execute short-term manufacturing engineering operational plans aligned with business objectives.
• Define, implement, and improve manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment, systems, and engineering strategies for new and existing products.
• Partner with engineering project teams to coordinate manufacturing readiness and release of new products.
• Evaluate manufacturability, process capability, capacity, cost, quality, and cycle-time requirements.
• Estimate and track manufacturing costs; establish time standards and recommend tooling, automation, and process improvements through capital.
• Lead root-cause investigations for complex manufacturing, quality, and process performance issues; implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Drive significant improvements in processes, systems, products, and manufacturing solutions to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Establish and maintain records, metrics, and reporting systems that support coordination and performance of manufacturing operations.
• Communicate manufacturing engineering plans, risks, recommendations, and results to internal leaders, customers, and cross-functional partners.
• Influence changes to manufacturing policies, practices, standards, and approaches across the organization.
• Manage assigned projects and processes within established budgets.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Manufacturing engineering

New-product introduction

Data-driven problem solving

Communication

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Graduate degree

13 years experience in lieu of degree

Descripción del empleo

Rocketdyne is seeking to hire a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to support our Space Electronics business based in Mason, OH. This role leads a team responsible for developing, implementing, and improving operational efficiency, achieving on-time delivery, processes, systems, and tools. This role partners closely with product engineering, quality, suppliers, and customers to support new-product introduction, improve manufacturing performance, and deliver measurable operational results.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the manufacturing engineering team, while supporting the master production plan.
• Develop and execute short-term manufacturing engineering operational plans aligned with business objectives.
• Define, implement, and improve manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment, systems, and engineering strategies for new and existing products.
• Partner with engineering project teams to coordinate manufacturing readiness and release of new products.
• Evaluate manufacturability, process capability, capacity, cost, quality, and cycle-time requirements.
• Estimate and track manufacturing costs; establish time standards and recommend tooling, automation, and process improvements through capital.
• Lead root-cause investigations for complex manufacturing, quality, and process performance issues; implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Drive significant improvements in processes, systems, products, and manufacturing solutions to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Establish and maintain records, metrics, and reporting systems that support coordination and performance of manufacturing operations.
• Communicate manufacturing engineering plans, risks, recommendations, and results to internal leaders, customers, and cross-functional partners.
• Influence changes to manufacturing policies, practices, standards, and approaches across the organization.
• Manage assigned projects and processes within established budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline with at least 9 years of relevant experience; or
  • Graduate degree with at least 7 years of relevant experience; or
  • At least 13 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated leadership and people-management experience in a manufacturing engineering or related technical environment.
• Experience performing manufacturing engineering in an electronics production environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing engineering principles, process development, tooling, production systems, cost analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Experience supporting new-product introduction and transferring engineering designs into production.
• Ability to analyze complex, ambiguous technical and operational problems and develop practical, data-driven solutions.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, including the ability to brief senior leadership and work effectively with customers and vendors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in regulated, high-reliability, or complex manufacturing environments.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, automation, design for manufacturability, and process validation methodologies.
• Proven record of improving manufacturing performance through process, system, or product improvements.

9/80 Work Schedule