Manufacturing Program Integrator - Cruise Missiles

Manufacturing Program Integrator - Cruise Missiles at Leidos summary:

Senior manufacturing program integrator responsible for coordinating manufacturing and test activities across multiple sites for cruise missile programs, serving as the Control Account Manager for manufacturing/test scope and driving cost, schedule, and technical performance. Role partners with program and manufacturing leadership to establish budgets, basis of estimates, KPI-driven performance tracking (including EVMS), variance analysis, and corrective actions, plus support for proposals and make/buy decisions. Requires extensive manufacturing program management experience (electronics/machining/system integration), security clearance eligibility, and proficiency with data/reporting tools.

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Leidos’ Defense Systems Manufacturing Segment is seeking a Manufacturing Program Integrator to join team located in Huntsville, AL. The position will perform a key function serving as the primary integration point between the Small Cruise Missile and Ground Launched Medium Cruise Missile Program and the Leidos Defense Sector Manufacturing Team. This role will integrate manufacturing activities across multiple sites to ensure appropriate planning, organizing, and efficient execution of manufacturing and testing scope for the program. The Manufacturing Program Integrator will work closely with Program leadership, Manufacturing Site leaders, manufacturing program managers/CAMs at the sites, and Finance personnel within the program and within manufacturing to ensure clarity of the demand signal for manufacturing and to provide a clear communication path on manufacturing performance back to the programs.

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Primary 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.

• Partner with Program Leadership to 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline with 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.

• 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 one or more of the following areas – 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.

• Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

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Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

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