Manufacturing Program Integrator

About This Role

This role will support the Small Cruise Missile and Ground Launched Medium Cruise Missile Program by integrating manufacturing activities across multiple sites to ensure efficient execution of manufacturing and testing scope. The Manufacturing Program Integrator will serve as the primary integration point between the program and the Leidos Defense Sector Manufacturing Team.

Responsibilities

• Perform as the Control Account Manager (CAM) for the manufacturing and test content
• Partner with Program Leadership in support of proposal and capture efforts of potential opportunities
• Identify manufacturing and testing content in the program and coordinate make/buy decision making with Manufacturing functional team
• Coordinate manufacturing-related budgets/costs with Program finance and Manufacturing finance to ensure successful execution and appropriate capacity planning
• Coordinate hand-offs with site-specific CAMs on manufacturing content and establish recurring reviews to status cost/schedule/technical performance across the manufacturing sites
• Partner with Manufacturing site and functional leadership to develop Basis of Estimates for total manufacturing and testing work scope
• Partner with Manufacturing site and functional leadership to drive cost and schedule performance in support of Program objectives using KPI’s and Metrics
• Provide variance analysis, rationale, and corrective action plans as required by the Programs and/or Manufacturing
• Provide manufacturing and testing related inputs to Program leadership in support of recurring program reviews
• Lead/develop elements of the manufacturing plan, as required

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline
• 12+ years of experience in manufacturing management with an in-depth understanding of cost and schedule management techniques
• 8 years of project leadership or personnel management in a manufacturing program/project environment
• Demonstrated experience as a Control Account Manager on a complex hardware production program
• Experience coordinating and organizing activities between a Program organization and an executing organization such as manufacturing
• Demonstrated experience in applying EVMS and reporting on complex projects using earned value KPIs
• Manufacturing experience in electronics, machining/welding, or complex system integration and test
• Experience creating and providing recurring briefings to leadership stakeholders on program/product status
• Experience with a program start-up, plant optimization and/or plant operations
• US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline
• 12+ years of experience in manufacturing management with an in-depth understanding of cost and schedule management techniques for such projects. 8 years of project leadership, or personnel management in a manufacturing program/project environment.

Nice to Have

• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing management for Defense, Aerospace or Commercial projects
• Manufacturing Engineering or Industrial Engineering training and applicable experience
• MBA or advanced technical degree
• Experience with AS9100 and DCMA standards
• Experience conducting Manufacturing Risk and Readiness Assessments
• Familiarity with the DoD Manufacturing Readiness Levels
• Experience with Costpoint MRP
• Experience working with Manufacturing Execution Systems
• Experience leading a cross-functional team with emphasis on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, & Manufacturing
• Experience planning hardware product realization efforts
• Program/Project Management experience. PMP/PMI Certification a plus
• Proficiency with Microsoft PowerBI, advanced Excel usage, SQL queries, and advanced data reporting/management

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits