Manufacturing Specialist

Leidos; Chesapeake (VA); Presencial; USD 59.000 - 107.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health and Wellness programs

Paid leave

Retirement plan

Competitive compensation

Descripción de la vacante

Leidos Defense Group in Chesapeake, VA is seeking a Manufacturing Specialist to support Environmental equipment builds for the US Navy within an ISO-9001 environment. You will guide shop technicians and external subcontractors based on build-to-print drawings and ensure configuration management and documentation controls.

You will develop bills of material, manage procurements, and coordinate with Navy civilians on discrepancies, while maintaining logs and technical records for project history.

Formación

• 5+ years manufacturing work experience.
• Ability to understand and interpret US NAVY or Industry drawing requirements including bill of material, balloon callouts, deciphering details, weld symbols, and dimensions and tolerances.
• Experience with 2D and 3D drafting software packages including Auto-Cad, Solid Works/Solid Edge and/or Inventor.
• Ability to develop work instruction packages, manufacturing work orders and route cards.
• Familiarity with project management and scheduling software like MS PROJECT
• Clean background to support work with DOD Secret security clearance, as required.

Responsabilidades

• Apply manufacturing expertise to provide guidance to Leidos shop technician staff and external fabrication subcontractors based on US NAVY build-to-print fabrication drawings and past historical build files within an ISO-9001 environment.
• Lead development of new bills of material or use of legacy bills of material to select vendors and requisition material within the Leidos approved procurement system with consideration of historical quality performance, lead times, cost, and fabrication schedule.
• Incorporate procurement information into task Material Release, fabrication work orders, and route cards.
• Maintain configuration management of the equipment builds.
• Lead review and revision as required of mechanical related quality procedures, forms and test procedures.
• Lead mechanical review of incoming material or process non-conformities and develop workable documented resolution.
• Develop technical rationale and communicate with US NAVY civilian engineers when drawing discrepancies are discovered during the manufacturing process.
• Upkeep of “Technical Record Book” to track key component/equipment/design decisions.
• Assist in review/development of illustrations, parts breakdown and bill-of materials for technical manual or user manuals and training material of equipment.
• Assist program manager and site manager to review applicability of “new work opportunities” and participate in cost exercises, development of work statements and final technical proposal.

Conocimientos

Manufacturing experience

Reading Navy drawings

Quality procedures

Communication with external suppliers

Mechanical engineering references

Herramientas

AutoCAD

SolidWorks/Solid Edge

Inventor

MS Project

MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook)

Descripción del empleo

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Your greatest work is ahead!

The Leidos Defense Group has a current opening for a Manufacturing Specialist at its Chesapeake, VA facility. This is an opportunity to use your manufacturing expertise to support Environmental equipment builds for the US Navy. In this project, Leidos as OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) provides fabrication of build-to print Environmental equipment including material/subcontractor purchases, logistic support, field support (as required), factory acceptance testing and equipment/system packaging within the ISO-9001 environment.

The selected candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of material planners, buyers, management (program/site), technicians, quality, contracts, finance as well as external suppliers and subcontractors.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos Defense Group provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions.

Primary Responsibilities

Apply manufacturing expertise to provide guidance to Leidos shop technician staff and external fabrication subcontractors based on US NAVY build-to-print fabrication drawings and past historical build files within an ISO-9001 environment. (i.e. document control, records retention, traceability, corrective actions, and continual improvement).

Lead development new bills of material or use of legacy bills of material to select vendors and requisition material within the Leidos approved procurement system with consideration of historical quality performance, lead times, cost, and fabrication schedule.

Incorporate procurement information into task Material Release, fabrication work orders, and route cards.

Maintain configuration management of the equipment builds.

Lead review and revision as required of mechanical related quality procedures, forms and test procedures.

Lead mechanical review of incoming material or process non-conformities and develop workable documented resolution.

Develop technical rationale and communicate with US NAVY civilian engineers (Life Cycle Manager) when drawing discrepancies (like obsolete material) are discovered during the manufacturing process. In cases of obsolescence, conduct analysis of replacement part for form-fit-function and document recommended replacement.

Upkeep of “Technical Record Book” to track key component/equipment/design decisions. (This is storage for project record as well as “your” historical reference data source.)

Assist in review/development of illustrations, parts breakdown and bill-of materials for technical manual or user manuals and training material of equipment.

Assist program manager and site manager to review applicability of “new work opportunities” and participate in cost exercises, development of work statements and final technical proposal.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years manufacturing work experience
• Ability to understand and interpret US NAVY or Industry drawing requirements including bill of material, balloon callouts, deciphering details, weld symbols, and dimensions and tolerances.
• Experience with 2D and 3D drafting software packages including Auto-Cad, Solid Works/Solid Edge and/or Inventor.
• Ability to develop work instruction packages, manufacturing work orders and route cards.
• Expertise with Microsoft Office applications - EXCEL, WORD, POWERPOINT, OUTLOOK
• Familiarity with project management and scheduling software like MS PROJECT
• Clean background to support work with DOD Secret security clearance, as required.
• Familiarity with mechanical engineering reference material: Machinery’s Handbook, Mark’s Handbook for Mechanical Engineering, ASME and ASTM material standards, ASME and ASTM fastener specifications, ASTM Y14.5 for dimensioning and tolerancing, ASME B31 piping specifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in developing or working with Bills of Material, ordering and tracking material, and releasing material for manufacturing
• Exceptional organizational and documentation skills as part of ISO certification, and ongoing US NAVY equipment builds.
• Strong work ethic with ability to recognize opportunities for improvement and document corrective action and bring resolution and closeout.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Comfort with discussing engineered components, quality, and work schedules with external suppliers and customers.

At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail.

Pay Range

Pay Range $59,150.00 - $106,925.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.

For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

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Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.