Sr. Manager Manufacturing Engineering - CAES

Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives.  Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer.

At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world’s most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets.

Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities?  Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement?  Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment?  One that values YOU.  Consider CAES.

The most important thing we build is TRUST

As a seasoned Senior Manager Manufacturing Engineering at CAES, you play a pivotal role in advancing our manufacturing processes and ensuring the highest standards of quality and efficiency.  Your deep expertise in engineering and leadership is instrumental in driving innovation, optimizating production workflows, and achieving exceptional operational performance.  You are not just a leader, but a visionary who continuously seeks to enhance our manufacturing capabilities through strategic planning and execution.  Your commitment to excellence and your ability to inspire and mentor your team are key to out success in delivering cutting-edge solutions to our clients.  At Caes, you are at the forefront of technology advancements, implementing state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.  Your proactive approach and keen problem-solving skills ensure that we remain a leader in the industry, consistently meeting and exceeding customer expectations.

• Develops and implements integrated departmental plans to ensure business, technical and customer requirements are achieved. Reviews plan execution, makes appropriate adjustments, and resolves issues
• Coaches, counsels, mentors and provides developmental opportunities and job assignments to enhance employee performance and expand capabilities of first-level supervisors and others within their department. Provides on-going developmental feedback. Promotes employee recognition and builds a departmental culture that improves employee satisfaction and retains a skilled and motivated workforce
  • Establishes partnerships and relationships with internal and external customers, stakeholders, peers and direct reports. Builds strategic cross-functional and cross-organizational partnerships to resolve problems, improve processes or achieve goals
  • Forecasts, obtains and manages personnel, facilities, services, equipment and tools to meet project and departmental requirements. Acquires, deploys and schedules personnel to meet departmental objectives
  • Develops plans to ensure appropriate utilization of employee skills within an organization or functional area. Reviews, approves and implements facility, equipment and service plans to maximize productivity and ensure safety, security, environmental and regulatory compliance. Coordinates with providers to achieve timely delivery of resources
  • Provides input on the development of departmental business and technical strategies, goals, objectives and related metrics to ensure alignment with Company vision/strategy. Measures performance to plan for multiple projects
  • Conducts confirmations to ensure standard work processes are being followed. Identifies and addresses non-compliance and lowered productivity, looking for continuous improvement opportunities
  • Communicates with others across the organization to gain information and support, escalate issues, receive feedback and suggestions and provide updates and information. Acts as liaison between downstream team and other departments
  • Ensures that Safety, Health and Environmental compliance is included as part of everyday activities

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Minimum 5 years in leading teams in a manufacturing environment
• 5+ years' experience working in Production Manufacturing
• Electronics manufacturing experience
• Experience with a Build to Print Process
• Experience with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) or Cost Plus Projects
• Effective presentation skills – ability to present to large groups at all levels of the organization
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written
• Strong computer knowledge in MS Windows Suite
• This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by US export laws. In order to be eligible for this position, you must be a “US Person” under US export laws (or eligible for approval under a U.S. Government export license).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aerospace and defense industry experience
• Solid working knowledge of ERP/MRP
• Experience working in High Mix Low Volume Assembly Process
• Ability to think strategically and develop operational plans
• Working knowledge of business finance and ability to link financial outcomes with operations actions and strategy
• Working knowledge of Lean and Continuous Improvement
• Proven ability to lead operational transformations
• Ability to work across functions in a matrix organization
• Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and assignments

• Active security clearance

Salary Range: $142,195 - $175,652 (Lansdale, PA) annually. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as business results.

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EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY

BENEFITS

We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits – from day one. You’ll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level – and beyond.

Other benefits include:

• Comprehensive PTO, Paid Holiday and Paid Family Leave Programs.
• 9/80 Alternate Work Week Schedule
• Tailored Management/Leadership Training
• Innovative Medical Programs, Including Family Forming

ABOUT CAES

CAES is the largest provider of analog and radiation hardened technology for the United States aerospace and defense industry.  From human spaceflight and space exploration, to missile defense and electronic warfare, to healthcare solutions addressing COVID-19, our talented team develop high performing electronic solutions that work the first time, every time.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

At CAES we welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email CAEScareers@caes.com.