Senior Manufacturing & Industrial Base SME - Top Secret

ACT1 Federal; Arlington (TX); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401K with employer match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

ACT1 Federal is seeking a Senior Manufacturing and Industrial Base SME to provide senior expertise in manufacturing, capacity, tooling, and workforce analysis for defense programs. The role involves validating constraints, designing executable interventions, and supporting supplier and production-site engagements with program offices and industry stakeholders.

Responsibilities include evaluating production capability, capacity, and recovery plans; advising on improvement opportunities; and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in engineering, manufacturing, industrial-technology, operations management, supply chain, business, or related discipline.
• 10+ years’ experience in defense manufacturing, production operations, industrial-base analysis, supplier management, engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience assessing manufacturing capability, capacity, production flow, quality, schedule, and root causes of performance shortfalls.
• Experience evaluating prime contractor or supplier operations and developing practical recovery, capacity, investment, or process-improvement recommendations.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing measures such as capacity, throughput, cycle time, work in process, yield, utilization, downtime, quality, and delivery performance.
• Experience leading cross-functional analysis and communicating technical and operational findings to senior Government and industry leaders.
• Active Top Secret Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Assess manufacturing processes, production flow, capacity, throughput, cycle time, work in process, yield, quality, equipment utilization, test capability, and schedule performance.
• Identify and validate constraints involving material, labor, tooling, equipment, facilities, engineering, quality, test, planning, and lower-tier suppliers.
• Evaluate current and planned production rates, surge potential, capacity-expansion proposals, recovery schedules, and readiness to meet Navy demand.
• Apply manufacturing and operational judgment to distinguish symptoms from root causes and determine constraints with greatest impact.

Skills

Defense industry experience

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Manufacturing analysis

Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering / related field

Job description

ACT1 Federal is seeking a Senior Manufacturing and Industrial Base SME to provide senior expertise in manufacturing, capacity, tooling, and workforce analysis for defense programs. The role involves validating constraints, designing executable interventions, and supporting supplier and production-site engagements with program offices and industry stakeholders.

Responsibilities include evaluating production capability, capacity, and recovery plans; advising on improvement opportunities; and