Electric Engine Manufacturing Engineer Manager

What you’ll do: 

• Lead the development of the high-volume Electric Engine and Inverter production system, including the overall layout of the production cells and new manufacturing facility
• Lead a cross functional team of engineers with diverse backgrounds in Manufacturing Engineering (ME), and Automation Engineering focused on Design for Manufacturing (DFM), manufacturing process development, and production support
• Apply knowledge of electric motors, inverters and manufacturing process to collaborate and influence our multidisciplinary Product Design Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing and Facilities teams in the development of a new Electric Motor and Inverter for an eVTOL aircraft
• Work in a fast paced and flexible environment
• Lead the development of the production system design for an Electric Engine for an eVTOL aircraft
• Manage tooling and equipment suppliers and integrators through production system design and implementation
• Oversee Final Acceptance Testing of manufacturing equipment
• Support process failure mode and analysis (PFMEA) for the Engine production system
• Support supply chain development and procurement
• Support first unit builds and testing of the production system
• Support manufacturing on the shop floor 
• Validates and ensures production readiness of solutions to complex problems
• Develops and implements cost effective and improved processes for Lean production and tooling methodologies
• Analyzes design/build concepts to evaluate a producible design/build definition, and investigates alternative solutions to meet producibility requirements
• Assists in providing input to the program plan to ensure that producibility activities and deliverables are incorporated
• Be a collaborative partner who drives change and establishes standardization of ME deliverables in order to achieve functional excellence
• Perform technical data analysis related to product workflow, manpower forecasting, and manufacturing performance
• Develop, coach and mentor ME’s to ensure they understand roles & responsibilities, provide performance feedback, develop a career roadmap and partner with them on their career aspirations
• Establish KPIs in order to drive performance management, identify trends and mitigate risks, and support manufacturing as well as other departments 
• Leads continuous improvement activities 
• Partner with Industrial Engineering to keep track of all manufacturing crew loads and standards and work with the manufacturing team to improve efficiency and streamline processes
• Build and recruit your team to meet defined staffing and budget requirements
• Collaborate with quality to ensure inspection methods are defined and standards are established
• Plan and assign work strategies in the production schedule that covers maintenance of process equipment and inspection at proper intervals
• Assist with equipment installations and project planning

What you need: (degrees, skills, years of experience, etc.)

• BS or MS Degree in Engineering or a related field
• Significant experience with electric engines
• 7+ years experience developing automotive or aerospace products
• 4+ years experience leading a Manufacturing Engineering team
• Manufacturing Engineering and/or Tool/Automation Engineering experience
• Manufacturing support experience
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Proven track record as an inspirational leader who invests and develops others
• Ability to understand, apply and implement concepts and lean tools 
• Experience developing production lines from prototype to mass production
• Demonstrate potential to design, analyze and implement industrial engineering techniques
• Experience in automation and robotics 

Bonus Qualifications: 

• FAR 23 experience
• Part 21 experience
• Working under an FAA Production Certificate
• Standing up a new production facility