Principal Manufacturing Specialist - Facility Activation

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Leidos is seeking a talented Principal Manufacturing Specialist to join a diverse team that is creating unique manufacturing solutions for our growing defense programs!  Our work today supports the warfighter tomorrow!

This position will support a critical air defense program by leading the concept development, planning, budgeting, and activation of a production facility.  The facility will be a Leidos Defense Sector manufacturing facility and will support the ramp-up of a major air defense program in our portfolio.  The new facility will work closely with existing Leidos Manufacturing facilities in Huntsville, Alabama.  The Manufacturing Specialist will coordinate with Manufacturing and Program stakeholders to determine the work content to be performed at the facility.  The ME will lead planning activities, in conjunction with Corporate Facilities, related to non-recurring construction planning and execution.  The Manufacturing Specialist will define the facility concept of operations (CONOPS), facility layout, material flow, production tooling/equipment requirements and the inventory management approach for the facility.  The person in this role will develop and manage the overall execution of site activation and will collaborate with existing leadership on project progress.  This position will exercise substantial decision-making authority for non-recurring manufacturing site planning.  The position will be based in Huntsville, AL but will require occasional travel with an increasing frequency of travel as the project progresses. 

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Primary Responsibilities

The Manufacturing Specialist would partner with internal stakeholders to do the following:

• Establish the concept of operations for the facility.

• Determine work content and program timing for transfer of work to the facility.

• Partner with Corporate Facilities to establish, monitor, and manage the non-recurring construction schedule.

• Develop the production floor layout and associated material flow.

• Develop equipment/tooling requirements and partner with Manufacturing to develop associated budgets, spend plans, and acquisition schedules.

• Lead planning and execution of production readiness gate reviews.

• Partner with local representatives where facility will be located - on site activation, staffing plans, and local community engagement.

Basic Qualifications

• BS in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline with a minimum of 8 years of experience, OR Masters in technical or business discipline with a minimum of 6 years of experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

• Candidate must have demonstrated technical experience in the creation of manufacturing plans including work location determination, development of equipment requirements, process definition, work area layout, tooling requirements, takt time evaluation, and capacity planning.

• Prior experience managing complex projects to include scope baselining, budgeting, scheduling, and performance monitoring/reporting.

• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to re