Job Description
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer with leadership experience for a position in Grand Prairie, TX to join the Precision Fires Program Manufacturing Engineering team supporting the HIMARS Program.
The Manufacturing Engineer will act as the Production Operations Point of Contact to various suppliers and Lockheed Martin make sites to proactively identify and work issues ahead of production impact.
This position will require frequent communication and collaboration with other disciplines including Process Engineering, Design Engineering, Quality Engineering, Global Supply Chain, Finance, Production Planning and Control, Contracts, Master Planning, and Program Management.
Being able to build effective relationships while working in a high-paced environment with others is essential.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to :
- Leading Production Line Validations (PLVs) at Lockheed Martin and supplier sites
- Performing Make or Buy analysis, which may include trade studies
- Proposal support
- Submitting design Change Requests (CRs) and reviewing engineering Change Notices (CNs)
- Supporting tooling efforts
- Aiding in affordability and process improvement initiatives
- Supporting technical interchange meetings with suppliers and / or the customer
- Working with Production Operations, including
hourly / union workforce
- Creating and / or presenting material to leadership and / or the customer
- Performing investigations and determining Root Cause of production issues
Desired skills
- Bachelor's or higher degree in a technical discipline (mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, etc.)
- Experience in design for manufacturing / assembly or design to cost
- Experience in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Knowledge of the SAP MRP production control system
- Experience working with Government customers
- Self-motivated, performs work with the general direction
- Ability to effectively communicate technical information to non-technical personnel
- Earned Value Management and / or Control Account Manager (CAM) experience
- Experience with proposals / estimating
- Lean / Six Sigma Green or Black Belt