Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Atlo - Millennium Space Systems

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · El Segundo, CA

Senior Manufacturing Engineer role at Millennium Space Systems (a Boeing company) focused on overseeing, developing, and coordinating integrated plans and schedules for complex projects in a satellite manufacturing environment. The role involves improving production capacity, reducing build hours and quality issues, managing risks, and developing integration strategies. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, 5+ years of experience in manufacturing/assembly, and experience with problem-solving methods. Security clearance is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Oversees, develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains integrated plans and schedules for highly complex or difficult projects, programs and change driven activities to execute in accordance with project management industry standards
  2. Coordinate with leadership teams to drive high level improvements to increase production capacity and throughput, reduce space vehicle build hours and quality issues, and remove waste from complex processes
  3. Directs and provides high level studies/analysis (trend, variance, impact), determines scope, reports, and oversight of planning requests
  4. Identifies risk and opportunity potential, develops mitigation planning and refines the business case
  5. Develops and executes the process and strategy for the integration of plans and schedules

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited course of study, in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or similar Engineering degree
  • 5+ years of experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings and technical data
  • 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment
  • 5+ years of experience leading various problem solving methods (i.e. Root Cause Analysis, 5 Whys, or other assessment, audit and investigative models)

Nice to have

  • Experience with integration of complex assemblies, including test experience
  • 7+ years of experience with one or more of the following within the Manufacturing Operations function (Shop Floor Manufacturing Operations, Production/Manufacturing Engineering, Integration & Test Engineering, or Industrial Engineering)
  • Strong knowledge of mechanical assemblies, manufacturing processes, or industry standards
  • Foundation in electromechanical or mechatronic concepts
  • Thorough understanding of root cause analysis and related analytical methodology (Five Whys, Fishbone/Ishikawa Analysis, 8D, etc.) and root cause driven engineering changes
  • Aerospace and/or DOD Experience
  • Experience or relevant course work in any of the following: Six Sigma, Lean+, Manufacturing and/or Process Improvement
  • Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university

What the JD emphasized

  • Strong communication and organizational skills are critical to success in this position
  • Ability to build strong relationships, collaborate in a cross-functional environment, and utilize problem-solving skills to proactively identify and manage risks and opportunities
  • Requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
  • An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required