Manager, Manufacturing Engineer

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Job Title: Manager, Manufacturing Engineer

Job Code: 46191

Job Location: Tempe, AZ

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Manager, Manufacturing Engineering leads the manufacturing engineering organization supporting production operations in Tempe, Arizona. This role is responsible for managing manufacturing engineers across production areas and driving improvements in quality, manufacturing processes, and cost of poor quality. The position plays a key role in supporting efficient production execution across programs while developing engineering talent and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Essential Functions:

• Lead and manage a team of manufacturing engineers supporting production operations.

• Oversee manufacturing engineering activities across assigned production areas.

• Drive process improvements focused on quality, efficiency, and overall operational performance.

Reduce cost of poor quality through corrective actions, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Partner with cross-functional teams including production, quality, supply chain, and leadership to resolve manufacturing issues.

• Support manufacturing readiness and execution across multiple programs.

• Provide coaching, guidance, and performance management for manufacturing engineering team members.

• Identify and implement opportunities for standardization, process discipline, and improved manufacturing outcomes.

• Support strategic and day-to-day manufacturing engineering priorities to meet production and business objectives.

• Participate in on-site and virtual interviews as needed in support of staffing and team development.

• Travel may be required based on business needs.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a United States security clearance at the Confidential level.

• This position requires a security clearance on Day 1 if applicable per business need.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience leading manufacturing engineering teams in a production environment.

• Experience supporting quality improvement, process improvement, and manufacturing operations.

• Experience working in a direct labor manufacturing environment.

• Experience collaborating across functional teams to solve production and process issues.

• Experience leading manufacturing engineering support across multiple production areas or programs.

• Experience with continuous improvement methods and cost reduction initiatives.

• Experience with root cause and corrective action processes in a manufacturing setting.

• Experience supporting high-reliability, regulated, or defense-related manufacturing environments.

• Experience developing team capability and driving accountability through frontline leadership.

• Experience with manufacturing metrics, process controls, and operational performance improvement.

• Experience working in an on-site manufacturing environment with cross-functional stakeholders.

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