Strategic Manufacturing & Process Engineering Leader

Leonardo DRS; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Leonardo DRS in San Diego, CA, seeks a Senior Manager Manufacturing to lead and strengthen Manufacturing and Process Engineering across production operations, new product introduction, and scale-up. You will provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for a multi-disciplinary team to ensure safe, efficient, scalable, and cost-effective manufacturing execution.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering, 7+ years in related roles, proven leadership, and the ability to obtain a DoD security

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in manufacturing/process/production engineering or related operations support with leadership responsibility.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance within a reasonable period after hire, if not currently active.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of manufacturing engineers, process engineers, and technical leads, coaching talent and building bench strength.
• Set priorities, allocate resources, and execute activities on schedule and budget while reinforcing engineering standards.
• Own execution and drive priorities for Manufacturing and Process Engineering for new product introduction, scale-up, and sustaining ops.
• Drive improvements in quality, efficiency, yield, throughput, and cost via continuous improvement initiatives.
• Define and maintain manufacturing plans, production flows, test strategies, and capacity plans for repeatable execution.
• Partner with Production, Design Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product Line Managers to ensure manufacturability and readiness.
• Lead process development, process control, and right-sized manufacturing technologies and capital solutions.
• Oversee failure reporting, root-cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions.
• Provide manufacturing input to proposals, customer materials, roadmaps, capacity planning, and broader business planning.
• Champion accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and leadership development for long-term capability.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Leonardo DRS in San Diego, CA, seeks a Senior Manager Manufacturing to lead and strengthen Manufacturing and Process Engineering across production operations, new product introduction, and scale-up. You will provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for a multi-disciplinary team to ensure safe, efficient, scalable, and cost-effective manufacturing execution.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering, 7+ years in related roles, proven leadership, and the ability to obtain a DoD security