Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering — Autonomous Airpower

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
• 12+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace or defense, with significant time spent on aircraft programs
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of aircraft manufacturing across multiple disciplines — structures/composites, mechanical systems, fluid systems, avionics, harnessing, or propulsion
• Experience across the full aircraft production lifecycle: DFM, design reviews, prototype/first-article builds, LRIP, and full-rate production
• 5+ years of experience leading and developing manufacturing engineering teams
• Demonstrated ability to assess emerging programs and provide credible manufacturing cost, schedule, and feasibility inputs
• Experience presenting manufacturing status, risks, and recommendations to director-level and executive audiences
• Strong cross-functional leadership — proven ability to drive alignment across engineering, operations, supply chain, program management, and business leadership
• Experience managing manufacturing engineering budgets and cost positions across multiple programs
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance