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Develop and mature manufacturing processes for aerospace production hardware, support NPI and legacy programs, design tooling/fixtures, troubleshoot process yield, specify capital equipment, and drive continuous improvement and automation in the machine shop, including technical ownership of gear production equipment.

Lead cross-disciplinary engineering teams as the primary technical customer contact, ensuring technical compliance, producibility, safety, and schedule/budget performance across NPI and production. Drive EVM-based program control, CEAC/RTG activities, resolve production and field quality issues, align technical solutions with business objectives, and coordinate engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality organizations.

Support and develop CNC machining processes, review engineering drawings for producibility, create manufacturing instructions, establish standard times, troubleshoot shop-floor issues, recommend process/equipment improvements, and coordinate with teams to optimize manufacturing flow.

Lead electronics systems design for flight control computers, actuator and motor control electronics for military aircraft. Define and allocate requirements, perform functional analysis and trade studies, develop V&V plans, integrate and test hardware/software, investigate anomalies, support certification and customer design reviews, and provide technical project leadership.

Support supplier manufacturing of complex machining, gear, and motor components through process development, capability analysis, risk mitigation, DFx/DFMA, PPAP/PFMEA, Gage R&R/MSA, and root-cause improvement to ensure compliant, capable, and high-quality production.

Manage assigned suppliers end-to-end to meet operational requirements: build relationships, monitor performance, evaluate and mitigate risk, manage purchase orders and corrective actions, expedite deliveries, lead problem-solving and supplier recovery, support supplier selection/development and NPI, provide input to supply chain planning, and pursue quality/cost/delivery improvements. Regular supplier travel (~10%).

Lead sustainment activities to ensure continuous operation of deployed test equipment. Coordinate maintenance, upgrades, obsolescence, procurement, corrective actions, root-cause investigations, documentation updates, quality audits, and customer communication for mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, electrical, software, and power distribution test systems.