Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions • $95K — $115K *
Dallastown, PA 17313In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • AA/AS or BA/BS in a technical field, manufacturing or industrial disciplines preferred.
  • 3 to 5 years of relevant manufacturing experience.
  • Knowledge of shop equipment, machinery, and manufacturing processes.
  • Strong supervisory skills and experience overseeing staff.
  • Proficient in cost estimation and manufacturing process documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Direct the efforts of the assigned staff and manage personnel actions.
  • Prepare labor and materials quotes using proposals, blueprints, and specifications.
  • Collaborate with various departments to develop and finalize quotes.
  • Analyze labor and material costs to create budget estimates.
  • Maintain a comprehensive cost database for manufacturing activities.
  • Ensure safety and environmental compliance in work areas through EHS policy implementation.
  • Develop and document manufacturing instructions, layouts, and procedures.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-departmental project involvement.
  • Opportunities for process improvement and innovation in manufacturing.
  • Engagement in training and mentorship of production staff.
  • Potential for professional growth in a supervisory role.
  • Cross-functional interaction with finance, engineering, and sales teams.
Full Job Description
GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:

To lead the planning and execution of the work efforts for Process and Manufacturing Engineering to drive correct manufacturing methods and procedures for product manufacturing to meet quality, cost, and schedule objectives. To develop, in a collaborative environment, bottoms up estimates for the manufacturing, assembly, and integration of product.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
  • Directs the efforts of assigned staff, including supervision of staff and associated personnel actions.
  • Prepares quotes for labor and materials by gathering proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents.
  • Collaborate with Finance, Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Sourcing to develop quotes.
  • Computes costs by analyzing labor and material utilizing history and work standards.
  • Maintains cost database by entering and backing up data.
  • Ensures department work areas are safe, healthy, and environmentally compliant through training, implementation of EHS policies, and continuous improvement.
  • Interfaces with supporting departments such as Engineering and Quality Assurance.
  • Ensures adequate resources are in place for employees to perform daily operations, including materials, tools, and training to:
    • Introduction of new products from design into manufacture, Generates Bills of Material (BOM's) for use in procuring required material for job.
    • Generates requests for any required tooling, and assure that the tooling, etc., is correct on documentation.
    • Supports the Contracts department with customer changes.
    • Works with Engineering on specification call outs and changes.
    • Interprets drawings and assists in resolving customer and manufacturing questions.
    • Assists the Sales department with new quotes by generating BOM's.
    • Continually looks for opportunities to improve manufacturing time and cost.
    • Update Work Instructions and procedures for best manufacturing methods.
    • Manufacturing process development and implementation; including process improvement for cost & quality.
    • Provides engineering technical support to production staff to meet production goals including line layouts for efficient manufacturing flow.
    • Initiate process improvements - Interface with other departments on implementation.

Documentation and Training
  • Responsible to develop, document, and implement manufacturing instructions, layouts and procedures.
  • Ensure workplace instructions and guides are visible and documentation is controlled.
  • Ensure understanding of documentation by end-users.
  • Participate in the training and certification of operators at key operations.
  • Analyzes and implements Corrective Action Requests and provides feedback for continuous improvement.

Other Job Functions
  • Other duties may be assigned.


SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

This position has supervisory responsibilities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
  • Ability to maintain sensitive and confidential information as required by government standards.
  • Ability to interact effectively with peers and supervisors.
  • Ability to interact appropriately with the public when necessary.
  • Ability to adhere to workplace rules.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
  • AA/AS or BA/BS degree in a technical field, manufacturing or industrial disciplines preferred.
  • 3 to 5 years related experience in manufacturing.
  • Knowledge of shop equipment, machinery, and manufacturing processes.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Office environment.
  • Ability to stand and sit for long periods of time.
  • Ability to perform repetitive motion (keyboarding, 10-key, phones).
  • Ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Yes, as required

May need to travel up to 25%.

About Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. provides mission critical products, solutions, and services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Kratos Government Solutions, Unmanned Systems, and Public Safety & Security. The Kratos Government Solutions segment offers microwave electronic products, satellite communications, training systems, modular systems, and defense and rocket support services. The Unmanned Systems segment provides unmanned aerial, ground, and seaborne, as well as command, control, and communications systems. The Public Safety & Security segment designs, engineers, deploys, operates, integrates, maintains, and operates security and surveillance solutions for homeland security, public safety, critical infrastructure, government, and commercial customers. The company serves national security related agencies, the department of defense, intelligence agencies, and classified agencies, as well as international government agencies and domestic and international commercial customers; and critical infrastructure, power generation, power transport, nuclear energy, financial, IT, healthcare, education, transportation, and petro-chemical industries, as well as government and military customers. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Learn more about Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Size
3,300 employees
Market Cap
$1.1 billion
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Net Income
$79.6 million
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+8.4%
Revenue
$747.6 million
NASDAQ
KTOS
* Ladders Estimates

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