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Manufacturing Engineering Manager

BAE Systems · Austin, TX

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Level
Manager
Team
Manufacturing
Base pay
$133k–$226k
Degree
Required
Experience asked
6+ years
Certification
Black Belt preferred
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
Today

The role in 30 seconds

A management manufacturing role at BAE Systems (aerospace & defense) in Austin, TX. If you want an exciting opportunity in a fast-paced environment, where you can influence how products are designed and launched into the factory, then this position will provide tremendous professional and personal satisfaction.

They ask for
6+ years · degree required · Black Belt preferred
Tools it names
Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Tooling
Base pay
$133k–$226k
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

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How this role compares

Against 128 other live manufacturing postings in Texas.

Base pay
About 79% above similar roles

Typical $79k–$122k, from 29 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (6+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Tooling 58%
  • Root cause 57%
  • ✓ Lean 41%
  • ✓ New product launch 36%
  • Automation 36%
  • ✓ Six Sigma 29%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Black Belt, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 6+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverage

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at BAE Systems

    Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.

  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
    • How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
    • How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
    • The posting mentions a Black Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

This plant: BAE Systems in Austin

1 other open role at this site.

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Responsibilities

  • ◆Provide technical leadership, mentoring, feedback, and guidance to our Manufacturing Engineers
  • ◆Manage technical personnel through hiring, staff development, and personnel assignments to meet the needs of the business.
  • ◆Manage the generation and execution of Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) for new products including equipment programs, fixtures, process documentation, routings, etc.
  • ◆Develop and mature policies, procedures, and processes required for a Pilot Line environment.
  • ◆Drive product / process improvements, production problem resolutions, continuous improvement and integrating solutions into a lean manufacturing environment.
  • ◆Closely collaborate with the Product, Producibility, and Launch Capability Group Engineering team to ensure factory feedback is being incorporated on new designs.
  • ◆Provide support through proposal NRE Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and execution of NRE. Review and generate BOEs as a back up to the Product Stream Manager.
  • ◆Ensure timely and successful transition to production for new hardware designs to the Production factory teams.
  • ◆Responsible for the quality, schedule, and cost of NRE from engineering team.

If you want an exciting opportunity in a fast-paced environment, where you can influence how products are designed and launched into the factory, then this position will provide tremendous professional and personal satisfaction.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • ✓Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years work experience OR Master Degree with 4+ years work experience
  • ✓Experience in a manufacturing environment
  • ✓Prior manager experience
  • ✓Experience with Surface Mount Technology (SMT) and Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) manufacturing standards, processes and techniques
  • ✓Familiarity with Electrostatic Sensitive Device (ESD) class zero and Foreign Object Debris (FOD) prevention techniques
  • ✓The willingness and ability to develop employees

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • ✓Design or early lifecycle development experience
  • ✓New product introduction experience
  • ✓Experience implementing complex changes and adapting to dynamic environments
  • ✓Familiar with (Aerospace Series) AS9145 and (Institute of Printed Circuits) IPC-610
  • ✓Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
  • ✓Proven success with change management in a fast-paced, manufacturing environment
  • ✓Demonstrated leadership in a team leader, program/project manager, or direct management role
  • ✓Experience as a manager for a technical department

Pay Information

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems, Inc. BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.

Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.

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Job Description Do you love engineering, manufacturing and leadership? Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics. At Electronic Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. We put our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate For Those Who Move The World™.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

This is a full time onsite first shift position working a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off!

We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate leads a diverse team of approximately 20 manufacturing engineers. The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will develop solutions for product assembly, resolve product design/test challenges, and support our new product introduction and transition to production (TTP) processes. We are looking for candidates with excellent leadership skills, a strong foundation in Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) manufacturing, and who thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments.

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