Production Engineering Manager [28902] at Stealth Stanford AI Startup

Note: Only candidates who are eligible to obtain a Secret level security clearance, or who currently hold an active Secret level security clearance or greater, will be considered.

As part of the eligibility requirements for obtaining a security clearance include being a U.S. Citizen, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

The Engineering Manager – Production, as part of the Expeditionary Leadership team, is responsible for the safety, quality, and oversight of the Production Engineering Team across the Expeditionary facilities.

This is a hands-on position and will be responsible for overseeing all technical activities of assigned projects and programs, including planning, scheduling, and managing personnel and production engineering work to ensure effective coordination and execution.

The Engineering Manager – Production must possess sufficient technical knowledge of their programs to identify problems, provide guidance to staff, and ensure the work product is completed on time and within budget and fulfills requirements.

Required to proactively lead improvement initiatives. This position is responsible for providing manufacturing engineering, testing, and production support to facilitate the successful development of new systems and products, or modifications and revisions to current systems and products.

The Engineering Manager – Production position offers a variety of engineering opportunities, including fixture design, analysis, 3D modeling, plant layout, line layout, process evaluation, machine programming, management, prototyping, and testing.

Position is 100% on-site.

Primary and Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop a team of 5-10 engineers and designers across multiple sites.
• Completes annual performance review process for direct reports.
• Sets and achieves goals and assists direct reports in doing likewise.
• Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner, makes and keeps commitments, and expects the same of direct reports.
• Complies with Engineering Playbook, Make vs Buy, and other ISO Standards and works to optimize its content.
• Manages budgets, costs, and schedule inputs for design assignments, participates in technical reviews.
• Manage production support changes (ECR/ECO’s) and team priorities.
• Support proposal, technical write-ups, and provide quotes to Sales and BD.
• Participates in new product release processes and drives to the production floor.
• Demonstrates understanding of applicable MIL and commercial standards essential for equipment design and compliance (preferred).
• Hands-on building, fitting, and testing prototypes.
• Designs, develops, analyzes, documents, and supports the manufacture of products, systems, or subsystems both for Quality Testing and for Production Builds.
• Checks drawings and designs to ensure compliance with company and design specifications.
• Adheres to and trains to company revision control practices and ISO processes.
• Incorporates engineering requirements into planning and work.
• Directs technical activities to instruct production personnel in the building of the product.
• Implements new and/or improved methods, processes, and work instructions to lower costs and improve productivity and efficiencies.
• Implements and supports lean methodologies.
• Implements tools expected by leadership.
• Creates and modifies routings, BOMs, and work instructions.
• Interfaces internally with all facility associates, management, and staff.
• Proactively identifies and mitigates risk.
• Reviews engineering specifications and requirements and, under direction, develops best methods to support.
• Conducts independent research of new methods, technologies, and equipment and makes recommendations for implementation.
• Communicates clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required.
• Supports, communicates, reinforces, and defends the mission, values, and culture of the organization.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities

• May participate in cross-functional teams and work groups.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises a team of engineers and designers.

Years of Experience / Level of Education

• 10 plus years of experience.
• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering/Technology, or similar.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility listed above satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience / Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Must be able to speak, read, and understand English.
• Military/defense experience preferred.
• Product development experience – concept through production release.
• Demonstrated experience with work cell layout and production line setup.
• Minimum 5 years System Engineering experience, or equivalent experience; previous management experience is a plus.
• SolidWorks experience required; SW certification a plus, AutoCAD experience helpful.
• SolidWorks Electrical experience helpful.
• Prior experience with MIL-810 Environmental Testing and other Mil-STD Testing procedures for expeditionary products preferred.
• Comfortable with shop/laboratory and equipment.
• Experience in a soft goods/fabric production environment a plus.
• Experience with sewing machines, CNC cutting equipment, metal fabrication, and RF or hot air welding processes.
• Experience designing assembly improvement fixtures for production and testing.
• Experience in DFMA analysis, time study, and test reports preferred.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Routinely punctual.
• Mechanically inclined and able to problem-solve with little information.
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize work assignments, and multi-task to meet deadlines.
• Ability to offer their own opinions and commentaries while being flexible and responsive to constructive feedback by managers and peers.
• Application of technical principles/techniques from established practices, as well as a functional knowledge/understanding of mechanical engineering processes, techniques, and practices to quickly/accurately perceive the fit, form, function, and manufacturability of design.
• SAP experience a plus.
• LEAN/Six Sigma certification a plus.
• PC-based computer experience, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, is essential; SAP experience a plus.
• Basic knowledge/understanding of industry standards (ISO, etc.) and codes.
• Strong, proven organizational and time management skills.
• Strong, proven problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Possesses quality orientation and high attention to detail.
• Possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with customers, vendors, employees, and managers at all levels within the company.
• Possesses strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in standard business software packages (e.g., Microsoft Office).
• Ability to travel between Expeditionary Facilities is required.