Manufacturing Engineering Manager

General Dynamics Mission Systems; Pittsfield (MA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Flexible work environment

Job summary

General Dynamics Mission Systems is seeking a senior manufacturing leader in Pittsfield, MA to plan, develop and oversee production methods and equipment. You will manage a team, drive performance, and ensure on-time delivery while maintaining quality and safety standards.

This role requires close collaboration with engineering and other departments to meet program objectives. The position emphasizes leadership, budget management, and scalable processes across manufacturing and supply chains,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in manufacturing engineering or related field with 8+ years experience; or Master's with 6+ years.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DoD Secret security clearance.
• Strong leadership, budgeting, scheduling and cross-functional execution.

Responsibilities

• Oversees planning, development, implementation and maintenance of manufacturing methods, tools, processes, and operations for products.
• Manages people, conducts performance reviews and career development discussions.
• Ensures budgets, schedules, work plans and performance requirements are met.
• Collaborates with engineering to transition new products into production.
• Supports customer interface for technical issues and ensures quality compliance.
• Leads cross-department collaboration to align program objectives.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

People management

Project planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Manufacturing Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

IFS

Oracle

Job description

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering, other related specialized Engineering area, or the equivalent experience is required plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience to meet managerial expectations.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities For This Position

• Possess high level of manufacturing technical skills
• Oversees the planning, development, implementation and maintenance of manufacturing methods, tools, processes, and operations for new and existing products
• Responsible for managing people, conducting meaningful performance reviews, career development discussions and merit recommendations
• Establishes and ensures adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements
• Works closely with engineering to ensure new products are seamlessly transitioned into production
• Customer interface supporting technical issues
• Responsible for ensuring that all internal quality practices demonstrate compliance to external requirements
• Collaborate across departments—Lines of Business, Supply Chain Management, and Engineering to ensure program objectives are aligned and understood
• Manage all capital requirements in facilities and ensure equipment and machinery meet the required safety, quality, and productivity requirements
• Designs, develops and transfers manufacturing engineering tools, strategies and systems
• May lead other managers and/or supervisors related to a business area, project or strategic activity
• Typically leads a department(s) or large complex project or several smaller projects concurrently to meet business and profitability growth objectives
• Manages group activities to develop and implement long range goals and objectives to meet business and stated profitability growth objectives
• Leads team members and / or senior department staff to develop measurements to monitor performance to established processes and procedures
• Leads teams in resolving business related issues
• Directs, coordinates and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of manufacturing efforts within areas of responsibility
• Ensures process compliance of all manufacturing activity in areas of responsibility
• Contributes to the development of strategies for pricing, program planning, risk management, and margin generation for programs at the proposal stage
• Manages the overall execution of process changes to improve overall efficiency of manufacturing and the effects on current and future work (cost, cycle time, quality)
• Establishes selection criteria for hiring senior members of operations staff and manages hiring process
• Supports proposals within Manufacturing
• Manages and reviews the development of operations schedules and baselines in response to program direction, contract guidance and product lifecycle requirements
• Leads efforts to identify technical risks and develop risk reduction plans
• Regular communications with senior level management
• Travel may be required
• Drives a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, bridges communication across teams
• Strong ability to think creatively
• Strong ability to multi-task, skilled at executing complex tasks
• Strong ability in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions
• Strong planning, organization and execution skills
• Strong ability to implement changes and monitor effectiveness of changes related to cost and schedule of team or project
• Strong ability to motivate team or project personnel to develop innovative ideas for resolving business or project related issues through continuous improvement
• Strong use of change management and influence skills to obtain management level support for initiatives
• Leads team or project members to define interfaces of roles and responsibilities
• Interfaces with other teams to communicate effectiveness of team
• Strong analytical knowledge in budgeting, planning, problems solving and cost analysis
• Strong ability to prepare, direct, manage and maintain complex plans
• Strong understanding of business environment and how department and projects support division/company goals
• Typically has Strong experience in assigned area of expertise
• Demonstrates and uses a depth of organizational knowledge that results in superior performance in delivery of products, services or proposals to customers or collaboration across functions
• Ability to align the team on tactical and strategic objectives
• Ability to lead others in team building, conflict resolution, motivation, leadership and advanced risk management
• Demonstrated understanding of total life cycle of product/program
• Proficient knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software such as IFS or Oracle
• Sound knowledge base of Design-to-Unit Production Cost (DTUPC) methodologies
• Proficient background in Lean Methodologies to reduce overall costs in Operations
• Demonstrated ability to lead people and achieve results through others
• Possess strong negotiation skills and the ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization, as well as external contacts
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Target salary range: USD $142,696.00/Yr. - USD $158,303.00/Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. Pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

• We offer highly competitive benefits
• You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans