Company Overview
Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company delivers affordable, high-performance space systems for exacting customers. At Millennium, you will be part of a close-knit team working on exciting technological problems. We work in an open environment where ideas are shared across all disciplines, and there are ample opportunities for advancement based on excellence. Superstars are welcome.
At Millennium, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and innovative, with great opportunities for professional growth. Find your future with us.
Job Summary
The Production team is looking for a versatile aerospace manufacturing leader tasked with overseeing the production of our low earth orbit satellites. This position will be a key leadership role in the manufacturing and assembly process for our products. They will be responsible for executing the design for manufacturability and continue improvement to delivery space-grade avionics, structures, and propulsion hardware at high rate and low cost. Personnel safety and product reliability are will always be top of mind for this candidate.
The role will serve as the advocate of the team and the technical subject matter expert for the greater production and supply chain organization to ensure that they have the resources they need to succeed. The candidate will develop and sustain a vision for growth and development of both the members of the team and the capabilities of the manufacturing and supply chain department. A successful candidate for this role will demonstrate integrity, intellectual curiosity, empathy, technical capability, and a strong
motivation to support their team.
This position requires the ability to work second shift (3:30pm-1:00am).
This position’s internal job code is Manufacturing Manager. Our team is currently hiring for a level K.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of support for the manufacturing technician team
- Provide mentorship and guidance to each member of the team via both frequent 1:1s and formal performance review periods
- Establish career development plans and foster individual growth to unlock each member's maximum potential and facilitate their desired career trajectory
- Advocate for the team and cultivate an environment where they can be successful
- Manage communication within the team by providing context/rationale for higher level decisions
- Develop cross-training initiatives, staffing plans, and a robust recruiting pipeline to support the growing needs of the business
- Establish and increase the efficiency of business processes to maximize output, limit burden, and enable products to rapidly transition from engineering development to high rate production
- Leverage cross-functional relationships to help identify improvement opportunities, align on priorities, and execute initiatives to reduce lead time, labor hours, etc.
- Leverage data to establish, monitor, and improve manufacturing metrics enveloping safety, quality, delivery, and cost
- Enable manufacturing and supply chain autonomy by challenging requirements, simplifying work processes, and automating actions
- Partner with peer engineering teams to implement design changes in response to manufacturing and supply chain issues, customer challenges, new vehicle architectures, and departmental standardization initiatives
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment
- 1+ years of experience leading technician teams
- Experience working with various manufacturing execution systems
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the aerospace industry
- Proficiency with PC Applications, especially Excel
- Excellent written and Verbal Communications
- Associate's degree (or equivalent) in business
- Demonstrated ability to aggregate, visualize, and analyze data to make informed decisions (i.e. SQL, Excel, PowerBI, etc.)
- Familiarity with PCBA manufacturing, electromechanical assembly, propulsion production, mechanisms fabrication, or structures build
- Demonstrated ability to scale manufacturing rate capability
Summary Pay-Range
Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only of what is reasonably expected to be paid for the position. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
- Level K: $103,700-$152,500
Before applying, please note:
Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant Company. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified.
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Millennium Space Systems El Segundo, California, USA Office
2265 E. El Segundo Blvd, El Segundo, CA, United States, 90245
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