We are looking for you to join our team as a Manager Manufacturing Engineering 3 based out of our Sunnyvale, CA campus.
What You’ll get to Do:
This role will be a leader of leaders driving technical resolution to meet program schedules. Sets team expectations to drive solutions, increase efficiency and generate process improvements. Responsible for ensuring accurate labor standards are established and maintained. Responsible and accountable for program and overhead budget performance of the Mfg Eng team. Drives continuous improvement and innovation across Sunnyvale Manufacturing. Collaborates with the Manufacturing leadership team, engineering, programs, and customers.
The Manager Manufacturing Engineering 3 is required to have familiarity with welding fabrications, machining, and assembly & testing in a low volume high mix manufacturing operation. Responsible for all projects assigned to the organizational group. Conducts briefings and technical meetings for internal and external representatives. Supports MRP development with manufacturing instructions consistent with the MRP plans.
The Manager Manufacturing Engineering 3 manages a team of manufacturing engineers that:
- Drive technical resolution of manufacturing issues.
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement solutions across manufacturing.
- Design manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, processing, machining and material handling.
- Develop structured manufacturing instructions identifying the operations and order of manufacturing steps, key technical parameters and features
- Work closely with the factory hourly touch labor team on technical aspects of manufacturing including standard operations and rework.
- Design sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.
- Adapt machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
- Incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan. Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
- Develop manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques.
- Provide guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
- Ensure processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.
Basic Qualifications for Manager Manufacturing Engineering 3:
- Bachelor of Science in an engineering or related technical field with a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience.
- Three (3) or more years of people leadership experience.
- Experience overseeing professional engineers in a manufacturing, systems, design, or tooling design capacity.
- Operations Management experience managing critical production hardware, or a related environment.
- Experience in metal fitting and welding processes, general machining and precision large industrial assembly.
- Experience with the fundamentals of MRP.
- EVMS experience.
- Experience with Cost Account Management functions.
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
- US Citizenship required.
Preferred Qualifications for Manager Manufacturing Engineering 3:
- Naval and Marine product experience. Experience working on US Navy programs.
- Experience using SAP in a production environment.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or a related technical field
- Minimum of eight years of relevant experience
- Three or more years of people leadership experience
- Experience overseeing professional engineers in manufacturing, systems, design, or tooling design
- Operations management experience with critical production hardware or a related environment
- Experience in metal fitting and welding processes, general machining, and precision large industrial assembly
- Experience with manufacturing resource planning fundamentals
- EVMS experience
- Cost Account Management experience
- Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- Naval and Marine product experience or experience working on U.S. Navy programs
- Experience using SAP in a production environment
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple medical plan options by region alongside dental, vision, mental‑health resources, and wellness programs. Recent materials also highlight added family‑building support, including a dedicated fertility benefit.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) savings plan is positioned as competitive with a company match, auto‑escalation features, and access to an employee stock fund/ESPP. Official filings and benefits guides emphasize retirement as a core element of the Total Rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Many sites offer a 9/80 schedule, generous PTO, paid holidays, and flexible/telework options where program needs allow. Paid parental and caregiver leave are prominently featured, with recent enhancements for the delivering parent.
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