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Manufacturing Engineering Manager

BAE Systems · Nashua, NH

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Level
Manager
Team
Manufacturing
Base pay
$133k–$226k
Degree
Required
Experience asked
10+ 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 Nashua, NH. Process, Procedures, Equipment, & Automation.

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

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About the role

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • ✓Associates degree with 10+yrs experience OR Bachelors degree with 7yrs experience
  • ✓Previous experience in mechanical, electrical, or optical manufacturing
  • ✓Cross Functional Team Management experience
  • ✓Talent Optimization experience
  • ✓Strategic Planning & Continuous Improvement experience
  • ✓Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems using problem solving tools as well as coach/mentor the team on those tools
  • ✓Ability to facilitate executive briefings

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • ✓Formal continuous improvement training such as Green or Black Belt
  • ✓Work Instruction generation and understanding of MES systems
  • ✓Capital equipment roadmap development
  • ✓Successful improvement project execution
  • ✓Extensive process control experience, utilizing command media

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 prot

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Job Description Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you with a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

This is a first shift position with a flexible work schedule; you can choose--a 9/80-with every other Friday off or a 4/10 Monday through Thursday.

Our Operations employees turn innovative engineering designs into real solutions to meet our customers’ needs. From Supply Chain, to manufacturing and test, Aerospace & Mission Systems offers opportunities to work with technology rarely accessible in other manufacturing firms. Our training and development programs provide employees with career advancement in a dynamic work environment.

BAE Systems is seeking a high-caliber Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team of process, test, and manufacturing engineers supporting a critical Missile Defense program. This role is a key member of the leadership team, integrating with a cross functional team in achieving program objectives (including safety, cost, schedule, and quality) and organizing daily execution.

You will lead a team of approximately 12 engineers across multiple shifts, requiring a strategic leader who can balance the technical rigors of high-reliability defense systems with the operational demands of a high-growth production environment. You will be a primary driver for product manufacturability, quality, cost-effectiveness, and on-time delivery.

Team Leadership

  • •Manage and develop a team of engineers across work cells and shifts to meet production and business objectives. The team is responsible for creating and updating work instructions for production and providing technical support to both hardware and associated equipment.
  • •Manage team workload, prioritize projects, and ensure resource allocation to meet production and business objectives.
  • •Set performance expectations, conduct performance evaluations, coaching, and training to support team growth and accountability.

Cross-Functional Coordination

  • •Working cross-functionally to ensure we have well developed equipment roadmaps that support the future technology demands of manufacturing. This roadmap also needs to include the life cycle management of the existing equipment.
  • •Drive conversations with design engineering on the front end of programs to improve product producibility and ensure we have process capability to support the needs. Participate in regular discussions with Engineering regarding their roadmaps to evaluate the impact to production.

Process, Procedures, Equipment, & Automation

  • •Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce labor costs.
  • •Oversee selection, installation, and qualification of manufacturing capital equipment and documentation.
  • •Manage preventive maintenance strategies and equipment uptime.
  • •Manage MES process & test procedure deployment, change orders, and automation.

Performance and Goals

  • •Shape the manufacturing technology roadmap with the manufacturing leadership team. Manage annual capital investment plans and proposals.
  • •Creating business justifications for capital investments to ensure the production line’s overall success. Ensure that investment projects are executed on cost and schedule.
  • •Monitor production metrics (COPQ, HPU’s, and DPU) and develop technical action plans to meet or exceed targets.

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