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Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Textron Inc.
New Orleans, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Apr 2026

About the role

Manager, Manufacturing Engineering(

Job Number:

 340712)

Description

 

Who We Are

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s Marine & Land Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

 

About This Role

We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will be responsible for:

The Manager, Manufacturing Engineering (ME) manages a team of Manufacturing Engineers who will be focused on developing tooling, resolving and preventing issues in production, and incorporating design changes.  This individual will work with their team to correct errors in work instructions and parts allocations real time, eliminating production downtime and inefficiencies.  The ME Supervisors will also restructure work scope between build stations as required to maintain an efficient product flow and support production by providing on-the-spot coverage for questions and clarifications on work scope, technical details, or blueprint interpretation.  This individual will guide the team in effective review of Engineering Change Notice (ECN) content to prevent future issues from reaching production.

The ME Supervisor will ensure production support departments work together to meet schedule and objectives, develops and maintains relevant team performance metrics and implement corrective actions to address deficiencies.  In coordination with the ME manager, provides strategic direction for short and long-term improvements regarding safety, quality, and cost.  This individual must have a passion for innovation, standardization, and quality accompanied by exceptional communication skills, power to positively influence and develop others and be a result-oriented leader.

Responsibilities:

·       Tooling design and implementation

·       Daily production issue firefighting and resolution

·       Restructuring Bill of Material (BOM) and work instructions to better facilitate product flow through the factory

·       Work closely with manufacturing Leadership teams to provide the bridge between the design and build

·       Ensure all manufacturing safety regulatory policies and procedures are implemented and maintained always

·       Support all current and new product introductions

·       Review proposed change content for impacts

 

Qualifications

 

Education:
B.S. degree in Engineering or related engineering discipline required.

Position Requirements:

·       3+ years direct l

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Textron Inc.

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