Manufacturing Systems Lead: Capacity, EVMS & Growth

AeroVironment, Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 112,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental vision

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Systems Engineering/Program Lead to provide technical leadership across programs.

This role leads factory capacity planning, EVMS/IMS activities, CAM responsibilities, and capacity expansion, and works with manufacturing, engineering, program management, operations, quality, supply chain and leadership to improve throughput and schedule performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering discipline and 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience with mechanical manufacturing, PCB/CCA assembly, or complex electromechanical manufacturing.
• Experience with capacity analysis, modeling, planning, value-stream mapping, and factory performance analysis.
• Experience with EVMS, program planning, cost/schedule performance management, and CAM responsibilities.
• Experience developing manufacturing metrics, dashboards, production forecasts, and capacity expansion solutions.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for manufacturing engineering systems and factory capacity across multiple programs.
• Develop value-stream and capacity models to evaluate material flow, throughput, cycle time, bottlenecks, capacity requirements, and factory performance.
• Lead capacity expansion and factory planning, evaluating equipment, facilities, staffing, and process capability.
• Support EVMS, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), budgets, performance metrics, and cost/schedule integration with Program Management and CAMs.
• Serve as a CAM or provide CAM support, including control account planning, estimates, schedules, and performance reporting.
• Analyze manufacturing data and develop recommendations to improve throughput, capacity utilization, cost, quality, productivity, and schedule performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional organizations to resolve manufacturing constraints, execution issues, and program risks.
• Develop manufacturing strategies and implementation plans for program ramp-up, production scaling, and long-term capacity expansion.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing metrics, dashboards, and performance indicators to support data-driven decision-making.
• Lead or support Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, and other continuous improvement initiatives.
• Present manufacturing performance, capacity, risks, investment recommendations, and status updates to program and functional leadership.
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Capacity analysis

EVMS

CAM

Value-stream mapping

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Mechanical/PCB/CCA manufacturing

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

MES

ERP systems

IMS

Modeling tools

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Systems Engineering/Program Lead to provide technical leadership across programs.

This role leads factory capacity planning, EVMS/IMS activities, CAM responsibilities, and capacity expansion, and works with manufacturing, engineering, program management, operations, quality, supply chain and leadership to improve throughput and schedule performance.