Cubic Corporation

Director, Manufacturing Engineering

Cubic Corporation$118K — $133K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or science discipline
  • 8+ years of related experience
  • 3+ years of supervisory or lead experience preferred
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to solve complex engineering and manufacturing problems
  • Capable of working under project deadlines and financial constraints
  • Excellent interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate activities of engineering staff and manage resource allocation
  • Conduct performance evaluations and oversee hiring and disciplinary decisions
  • Supervise the development and implementation of manufacturing plans
  • Evaluate vendor capabilities for make or buy decisions
  • Monitor schedule, technical performance, and throughput of projects
  • Act as a technical advisor on operations and problem resolution
  • Develop manufacturing and test concepts and methods

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Participation in technical meetings and briefings
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and industry research
  • Supportive work environment that fosters teamwork
  • Ability to impact company-wide projects and strategic initiatives
Full Job Description
Business Unit:

Cubic Integrated Supply Chain

Job Details:

Job Summary:

Provides supervision and direction to subordinates engaged in process, manufacturing, test, and quality engineering assignments related to the development, transition to production, and full manufacturing/production execution of electromechanical, electronic and software intensive products and subassemblies. Functions as a technical advisor regarding tasks, projects, and operations. Establishes and maintains plans, objectives, policies and procedures for an engineering unit. Proceeding on own initiative, makes engineering personnel assignments and advises other manufacturing organizations in support of Company-wide projects and activities. This position typically works under limited supervision. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Coordinates activities of process, manufacturing, test, and quality engineering staff. Establishes work goals and allocates resources. Plans, leads and tracks work activities of project assigned staff. Motivates, delegates, coaches and trains subordinates
  • Oversees employees in performance of work; conducts performance evaluations and recommends salary adjustments; makes decisions concerning employee hiring, discipline, recognition and termination
  • Supervises and supports process and manufacturing engineering efforts including: developing and implementing effective manufacturing plans, establishing policies and procedures relative to tooling, manufacturing techniques, and processes, including overall manufacturing concepts, methods, and factory/facility arrangement and layout
  • Evaluate vendor capabilities relative to in house capabilities in support of effective make and buy analyses and decisions
  • Monitors the schedule, technical performance, throughput and yield of projects supported
  • Acts as a technical advisor to staff regarding tasks, projects and operations. Oversees daily operations in order to meet schedules or to resolve complex problems
  • Coordinates and develops process, manufacturing, and test concepts, objectives, methods, and resource needs
  • Coordinates with customer manufacturing and management personnel during contract discussions and execution
  • Provide support to Contracts and Procurement to ensure conformance with contract and delivery requirements
  • Conducts briefings and participates in technical meetings for internal and external representatives concerning specific operations
  • Participates in writing new business proposals. Prepares manufacturing proposals to reflect cost, schedule and technical approaches
  • Enforces adherence to company, manufacturing, and engineering policies, processes and procedures governing work assignments. Modifies policies as needed
  • Keeps informed of advances in technology. Research state of the art methods, processes, and equipment to support manufacturing needs. Investigate emerging technologies for applications to current or potential future manufacturing, process and assembly techniques


Minimum Job Requirements:
  • Four-year college degree in engineering or science discipline plus eight years related experience, with three years supervisory or lead experience desired.
  • Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing; interface with customers, subcontractors and suppliers, and deal with employees and managers at all levels in manufacturing, engineering, and other departments.
  • Ability to interpret contract, engineering, and manufacturing requirements.
  • Must be able to solve complex and difficult manufacturing and engineering problems.
  • Mental ability to perform technical problem solving and analytical tasks in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.
  • Must be able to work under project deadlines and associated cost and schedule constraints.
  • Must have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively interface with employees, management and customers.


The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.

Cubic Pay Range:
$118,000.00 - $133,000.00 + benefits.

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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Worker Type:

Employee

About Cubic Corporation

Cubic Corporation is an American public corporation providing diversified systems and services to the transportation and defense markets worldwide. Cubic Corporation is the parent company of two major business units, Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Global Defense (CGD). CTS primarily focuses on providing automated fare collection systems for public transit agencies, while CGD specializes in providing realistic combat training systems, mission support services and defense electronics. The company's mission is to make a positive difference in the world by providing innovative solutions that improve people's lives and enable mission success for its customers.
Learn more about Cubic Corporation
Size
5,843 employees
Market Cap
$2.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.3 million
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
+0.6%
Revenue
$1.4 billion
NASDAQ

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