Operational Excellence Engineer

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense Inc offers advanced solutions to meet the most complex U.S. defense security space and intelligence requirements. Celebrating over 50 years in the US we remain a trusted government partner leveraging worldclass satellite laser communication rotor and fixed wing solutions to help our national security defense and space focused customers meet their missions.

Airbus U.S. looks to employ a commitment driven team dedicated to enabling our customers mission success. We are committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment and a welcoming and engaging staff. With competitive compensation and superior employee benefits as well as a commitment to fostering individual career growth Airbus U.S. is the place where top talent wants to work.

Position Summary:

We are looking for a process minded and data driven engineer to join our Operational Excellence team. You would be responsible for assessing complex operational processes to increase the quality of product productivity and efficiencies of the production lines.

You as the Operational Excellence Engineer will be responsible for developing and improving processes to maintain production flow while eliminating risk mitigating impact and implementing controls to avoid recurrences within the FL OPS organization. This engineer seeks to eliminate inefficiencies and constantly questions the status quo while improving data integrity and product reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Works collaboratively with crossfunctional teams including with the manufacturing and quality teams to continually improve all processes within the Operations organization.
• Liaise improvement activities and investigations between the Production and Quality organizations assessing impact net gains and potential roadblocks.
• Works with Data Analyst to characterize data and standardize operational metrics to drive change and improvements based on data.
• Keeps track and maintains KPIs for the assigned projects and processes.
• Analyze and lead production and manufacturing activities for validation and reliability improvement efforts.
• Evaluates data and recommends procedural and/or process changes.
• Provides inputs to organizations externaltoFL OPS (such as D2M CM Supply Chain etc. to drive process improvements and support transverse improvement projects.
• Apply advanced engineering principles (RCCA DOE VSM) to solve technical (production/quality) problems on flight and nonflight components manufacturing processes production flow and overall quality of the production lines.
• Convert VSMs into smaller user stories.
• Determine highrisk processes and problems during satellite integration and proactively implement improvements to these processes to ensure operational excellence.
• Accountable to observe processes and independently develop innovative solutions to solve drive the of improvement projects.
• Responsible to define datadriven processes to identify root cause and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence of anomalies ensuring that all aspects of an operation or process meet specified regulations.
• Support the production floor in continuous improvement to drive process commissioning on new and legacy production lines while maintaining uniformity between product lines.
• Able to train in production processes and lean manufacturing techniques to deliver measurable results.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education:

• BS in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical experience.

Experience:

• 7 years experience in manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience on data mining and deep understanding of characterization of failure modes
• Proven experience of managing production deadlines.
• Prior small satellite manufacturing and test experience preferred

Knowledge Skills Demonstrated Capabilities:

• Working knowledge and handson experience on definition of SPC and characterization of failures.
• Working knowledge on Lean Manufacturing and Root Cause Analysis techniques such as (A3/TPS 8D Fish Bone Diagram 5 Whys DOE etc.
• Strong organizational analytical root cause analysis critical thinker and problemsolving skills.
• Formal training or certification in Operational Excellence Systems (Lean 5S Six Sigma APQP) a plus.
• Working knowledge and handson experience with production systems and troubleshooting techniques.
• Working knowledge of the quality management systems AS9001.
• Interpersonal skills to drive corrective action implementation.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Highly proactive and autonomous a decision maker.
• Strong networking and relations building skills.
• Strong background in aerospace industry.
• Excellent verbal and written skills to communicate effectively across the organization.
• Solid understanding of test flow and functional interrelationships.

Technical Systems Proficiency:

• Working knowledge of SAP (or similar ERP system) JIRA and MES.
• Skilled in the use of Outlook Excel Pivot Tables PowerPoint Word SharePoint and TEAMS.

Eligibility:

• U.S. Citizenship required

Clearance:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
• Active DoD security clearance at Top Secret/ SCI desirable.

Physical Requirements:

• Carrying: able to carry documents and/or electronic equipment up to 20lbs/9kg.
• Lifting: able to lift documents and/or electronic equipment up to 20lbs/9kg.
• Pushing/Pulling: able to push/pull items in office areas.
• Sitting: able to sit for extended periods of time at computer and in meetings.
• Squatting/Kneeling: able to occasionally squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items shelved on bottom shelves.
• Standing: able to stand for extended periods of time.
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice.
• Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

Equal Opportunity:

Airbus provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetics pregnancy marital status veteran status or other legally protected status. In addition to federal law requirements Airbus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion demotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation benefits and training. Airbus expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetics pregnancy marital status veteran status or other legally protected status.

As a matter of policy Airbus does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered. Airbus does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at will meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time with or without cause with or without notice. Airbus reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

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