Manufacturing Operations Project Leader

General Atomics; Acton (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) in Acton, MA (near Boston) seeks an Operations Project Manager to bridge strategic planning and daily execution in manufacturing. You will lead cross‑functional teams, optimize workflows, and drive cost and cycle‑time improvements across new programs and active programs.

This role emphasizes manufacturing readiness, detailed cost estimates, and collaboration with design engineering to ensure on‑time, within‑budget delivery of parts and assemblies,

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's in business or related field and 11+ years of progressively complex project administration experience with at least 5 years in project management.
• Demonstrates extensive technical expertise in manufacturing engineering principles and practices.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills for cross‑functional collaboration.
• Ability to work independently and in a team, handle extended hours and travel as required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain DoD clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to advance Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) on new programs and promote production readiness on active programs.
• Provide detailed manufacturing BOEs to support bid and proposal efforts for new product introduction
• Actively monitor and track progress against manufacturing budgets and schedules to align with production costs
• Track and drive continuous improvements in operations related to cost and cycle time reduction
• Develops, implements, and maintains methods, operation sequences and processes for manufacture of parts and assemblies
• Conduct tests during production to control variables and troubleshoot manufacturing problems
• Designs arrangement of manufacturing equipment for efficient layout
• Coordinate release of new products with design engineering
• Advise on technical specifications to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques
• Estimate manufacturing cost, time standards, and tooling needs
• Ensure production processes comply with regulations
• Maintain records and reporting systems for manufacturing operations
• Document findings and communicate results to staff
• Provide direction to less experienced staff when needed
• Observe all laws and regulations in business conduct

Skills

Project management

Manufacturing engineering

Communication

Team leadership

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor's in Business Administration or related discipline

Job description

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) in Acton, MA (near Boston) seeks an Operations Project Manager to bridge strategic planning and daily execution in manufacturing. You will lead cross‑functional teams, optimize workflows, and drive cost and cycle‑time improvements across new programs and active programs.

This role emphasizes manufacturing readiness, detailed cost estimates, and collaboration with design engineering to ensure on‑time, within‑budget delivery of parts and assemblies,