Manufacturing Systems Lead: Capacity, EVMS & Lean

InvestedintheMission; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 112,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & Vision

401K matching

9/80 schedule

Holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment seeks an experienced Manufacturing Systems Engineering/Program Lead to provide technical leadership across programs. You willown value-stream analysis, capacity modeling, EVMS/CAM activities, and capacity expansion initiatives to improve throughput, cost, and schedule performance.

The role requires strong ownership, analytical ability, and cross-functional collaboration across manufacturing, engineering, and program management teams in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in manufacturing/industrial engineering, preferably in moderate- to high-volume manufacturing.
• 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 capacity initiatives across programs.
• Develop value-stream and capacity models to evaluate flow, throughput, bottlenecks, and performance.
• Lead capacity expansion and factory planning, including equipment, facilities, staffing, and process capability.
• Support EVMS, IMS, budgets, and cost/schedule integration with PM and CAMs.
• Provide CAM support including control account planning and performance reporting.
• Analyze manufacturing data and develop recommendations to improve throughput, capacity, cost, quality, and schedule.
• Collaborate across manufacturing, engineering, program management, operations, and leadership to resolve constraints.
• Develop manufacturing strategies and implementation plans for ramp-up and expansion.
• Maintain manufacturing metrics, dashboards, and data-driven decision indicators.
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, and other improvement initiatives.
• Present performance and investment recommendations to leadership.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related

Tools

EVMS

IMS

MES

ERP systems

Job description

AeroVironment seeks an experienced Manufacturing Systems Engineering/Program Lead to provide technical leadership across programs. You willown value-stream analysis, capacity modeling, EVMS/CAM activities, and capacity expansion initiatives to improve throughput, cost, and schedule performance.

The role requires strong ownership, analytical ability, and cross-functional collaboration across manufacturing, engineering, and program management teams in a dynamic environment.