Manufacturing Engineering Program Manager-Aircraft Lighting

OLSA Resources, Inc.; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace engineering firm is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Program Manager for Aircraft Lighting based in Urbana, Illinois. This role involves working closely with design engineering to manage new product development initiatives and ensure manufacturability and testability. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in engineering and have at least 2 years of project or manufacturing engineering experience. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in project engineering and/or manufacturing engineering preferred.
• Excellent leadership skills to influence and drive other functions.
• Experience in preparing data and presentations for customers and management.

Responsibilities

• Work with design engineering on new product designs for aircraft lighting.
• Collaborate closely with Sourcing to ensure suppliers readiness for production.
• Identify manufacturing risks and develop risk reduction plans.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Project management

Multi-tasking

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Access

Scheduling tools

Job description

Manufacturing Engineering Program Manager-Aircraft Lighting

Contract

The Aerospace Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) organization is responsible to partner with Engineering, Program Management and Integrated Supply Chain (Operations/factory) to drive New Product Development (NPD) initiatives into Aerospace lighting products.

This position will work with design engineering on new product designs in the field of aircraft lighting to ensure the product meets design to cost and design for manufacturability and testability targets prior to entry into full production.

Product must also meet the required manufacturing level at each of the Integrated Product Delivery System (IPDS) Phase Exit reviews.

The position works closely with Sourcing to ensure that suppliers are ready for production. Additionally, the successful candidate will identify and track capital, develop manufacturing and capacity plans, prepare trade studies, maintain NPD scorecards, plan and support development builds in the factory and at sub-tier suppliers, lead failure analysis and problem resolution teams, identify manufacturing risks and develop risk reduction plans.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required to prepare data and presentations and present to customers and management. Excellent leadership skills are required to influence and drive other functions to achieve results. Multi-tasking, organization and project management skills required.

Reports directly to the AME NPD Engineering Manager and indirectly to the program manager on the project.

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering. Masters degree preferred.
• Min. of 2 years of experience in project engineering and/or manufacturing engineering preferred.
• Computer skills such as PowerPoint, Excel, Access and scheduling tolls required.

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