The Manufacturing & Maintenance Functional Lead will own Oracle Fusion Manufacturing and Maintenance modules, ensuring production integrity, serialized traceability, and asset reliability across manufacturing operations.
This role directly supports production uptime and operational excellence.
You must have experience leading an Oracle Fusion implementation at scale.
What you'll do:
- Manufacturing
- Work Definitions
- Work Execution
- Maintenance (EAM)
- Work order lifecycle governance
- WIP cost accuracy
- Repair and rework loops
- Serialized assembly tracking
- Backflushing controls
- Shop floor process alignment
- Partner with plant operations leaders
- Drive work order process improvements
- Stabilize WIP reconciliation
- Coordinate MES integration impacts
- Support maintenance cost tracking
- Leverage Oracle Cloud’s AI/ML capabilities (e.g., predictive maintenance signals, production anomaly detection, and intelligent scheduling) to improve manufacturing efficiency, reduce downtime, and enhance throughput.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain, Procurement, and Inventory teams to ensure seamless integration across planning, sourcing, production, and fulfillment processes.
Required qualifications:
- 8+ years manufacturing systems experience
- Strong understanding of production control and WIP costing
- Experience with serialized manufacturing
- Oracle Fusion Manufacturing experience is a must
Preferred qualifications:
- Oracle Cloud Certification highly desired
- Experience with MES integrations
- Aerospace manufacturing background
- Knowledge of asset reliability principles
Skills Required
- 8+ years manufacturing systems experience
- Strong understanding of production control and WIP costing
- Experience with serialized manufacturing
- Oracle Fusion Manufacturing experience and experience leading Oracle Fusion implementations at scale
- Oracle Cloud Certification
- Experience with MES integrations
- Aerospace manufacturing background
- Knowledge of asset reliability principles
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials describe excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside a mental‑health EAP. Site perks such as an onsite gym in DC and a gym discount in San Diego support a health‑focused offering.
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Retirement Support — Careers materials highlight a 401(k) with company match as part of the standard package. A Total Rewards overview emphasizes retirement features within a broader, transparent compensation view.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Compensation for in‑demand technical and senior go‑to‑market roles is described as competitive, with visible engineering ranges and top‑end packages. This points to meaningful upside tied to role, level, and scarce skills.
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What We Do
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.
Why Work With Us
What makes Shield AI special is our people. We unlock the power of autonomy, and in the face of overwhelming odds and challenges, we find ways to win and make a difference for our customers. We bring together software, AI, and aerospace engineering disciplines to deploy the most intelligent aviation capabilities in the world.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
