Manufacturing Engineering Lead (Supervisor) (Aerospace & Defense)

Location: Simsbury, CT, United States

Company

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company develops aerospace and defense technologies supporting space missions and military applications.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Manufacturing Engineers.
• Own the technical performance of assigned Linear Transfer Systems product lines throughout the product lifecycle.
• Partner with Production, Quality, Programs, Engineering, customers, and other stakeholders to prioritize technical support and resolve complex challenges.
• Lead root cause analysis, failure investigations, corrective actions, risk assessments, and technical investigations.
• Champion Design for Manufacturability and support technical data package reviews, design reviews, bids, and proposals.
• Drive Lean manufacturing, process optimization, SPC, SMED, cell design, and other continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; Mechanical, Manufacturing, or a related discipline preferred. A master’s degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of relevant manufacturing, product, or project engineering experience.
• Experience with structured problem solving, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action, failure investigation, project management, technical writing, and cost estimating.
• Ability to lead cross-functional technical teams and balance engineering rigor with production, customer, schedule, and business requirements.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, or similar methodologies.
• Must have or be able to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance and be eligible to work on U.S. DoD and ITAR-restricted programs.

Nice to have

• Experience developing or improving manufacturing processes.
• Experience with energetic systems, ordnance devices, missile systems, launch vehicles, or other aerospace and defense products.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, accountable, and continuous-improvement-focused working environment.
• Opportunity to contribute to space and defense missions.
• Cross-functional work across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Programs, and Production.