Senior Manufacturing Systems Lead - Capacity & EVMS

VideoRay; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 112,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Systems Engineering/Program Lead to drive technical leadership across multiple programs. You will own factory capacity analysis, EVMS and CAM activities, and lead capacity expansion initiatives to improve throughput, cost, quality, and schedule performance.

The role requires a strong manufacturing engineering background, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to translate data into actionable plans in a dynamic environment. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering discipline and 8+ years in manufacturing engineering.
• Experience with capacity analysis, value-stream mapping and factory performance analyses.
• Experience with EVMS, IMS, CAM responsibilities and cost/schedule reporting.
• Experience developing dashboards, production forecasts, and capacity expansion solutions.
• Strong proficiency with Excel and data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for manufacturing engineering systems and capacity initiatives.
• Develop value-stream and capacity models to evaluate throughput and bottlenecks.
• Lead capacity expansion, factory planning, and resource requirements.
• Support EVMS, IMS, budgets, metrics, and cost/schedule integration with CAMs.
• Provide CAM support including control account planning and performance reporting.
• Analyze data to improve throughput, capacity utilization, cost, quality, and schedule.
• Collaborate across manufacturing, engineering, operations, and leadership teams.
• Develop manufacturing strategies for ramp-up, scaling, and long-term capacity expansion.
• Maintain manufacturing dashboards and performance indicators for data-driven decisions.
• Lead or support Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints initiatives.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

EVMS

CAM

Capacity modeling

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

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

Tools

MES

ERP

Excel

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Systems Engineering/Program Lead to drive technical leadership across multiple programs. You will own factory capacity analysis, EVMS and CAM activities, and lead capacity expansion initiatives to improve throughput, cost, quality, and schedule performance.

The role requires a strong manufacturing engineering background, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to translate data into actionable plans in a dynamic environment. U.S.