Manufacturing Manager (Environmental Test) - Millennium Space Systems

Manufacturing Manager (Environmental Test) - Millennium Space Systems

Company:

Millennium Space Systems

Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation.

Our team is curious, bold and innovative. We take risks, innovate and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change because we challenge the status quo. And when we watch our satellites launch, we know each one of us made it happen.

The Production team is looking for a versatile aerospace manufacturing leader tasked with overseeing our Environmental Test lab. They will be responsible for executing the testing of our space-grade avionics at high rate and low cost. Personnel safety and product reliability will always be top of mind for this candidate.

The role will serve as the Environmental Test execution subject matter expert and will be an advocate of the Environmental Test Team to ensure the team has the resources needed to succeed. The candidate will develop and sustain a vision for growth and development of both the members of the team and the capabilities of the environmental test lab.

A successful candidate for this role will demonstrate integrity, intellectual curiosity, empathy, technical capability, and strong motivation to support their team. 

This position requires the ability to first shift (6:00am-3:30pm).

This position’s internal job code is Manufacturing Manager. Our team is currently hiring for a level K.

Position Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of support for the environmental test technician team
• Provide mentorship and guidance to each member of the team via both frequent 1:1s and formal performance review periods
• Establish career development plans and foster individual growth to unlock each member's maximum potential and facilitate their desired career trajectory
• Advocate for the team and cultivate an environment where they can be successful
• Manage communication within the team by providing context/rationale for higher level decisions
• Develop cross-training initiatives, staffing plans, and a robust recruiting pipeline to support the growing needs of the business
• Establish and increase the efficiency of business processes to maximize output, limit burden, and enable products to rapidly transition from engineering development to high-rate production
• Leverage cross-functional relationships to help identify improvement opportunities, align on priorities, and execute initiatives to reduce lead time, labor hours, etc
• Leverage data to establish, monitor, and improve manufacturing metrics enveloping safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Enable manufacturing autonomy by challenging requirements, simplifying work processes, and automating actions
• Partner with peer engineering teams to implement design changes in response to manufacturing issues and departmental standardization initiatives

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Minimum of 2 years of experience leading technician teams
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience running functional, vibration, and thermal tests for small assemblies
• Experience working with various manufacturing execution systems

• This position 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. Security Clearance Post-Start is required

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience in the aerospace industry
• Proficiency with PC Applications, especially Excel
• Excellent written and Verbal Communications
• Associate's degree (or equivalent) in business
• Demonstrated ability to aggregate, visualize, and analyze data to make informed decisions (i.e. SQL, Excel, PowerBI, etc.)
• Familiarity with testing electromechanical assemblies
• Demonstrated ability to scale manufacturing rate capability

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process

Drug Free Workplace:

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Total Rewards:

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