Branch Manager Materials and Process

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Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a Materials & Processes Engineering Branch Manager. The Advanced Materials and Test Division is a multi-disciplinary team that provides materials engineering expertise for every phase of a program. With backgrounds in materials science chemistry/chemical engineering physics among others the division has experience in executing a variety of efforts from R&D to prototype development to supporting design and build tasks for manufacturing. Beyond subject matter expertise the department has the analysis equipment multi-physics modelling capability and experimental lab space to support activities ranging from proof-of-concept experimentation to manufacturing support.

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The Advanced Materials & Test Division is a team of scientists engineers technicians and program staff focused on the research development application integration and testing of advanced or niche materials and processes to solve some of our nations most pressing needs. Within the Division the Materials & Process Branch executes engineering manufacturing process development and qualification work in support of the internal and external customers.

As Branch Manager the successful candidate will develop and lead their team to support organizational objectives with an emphasis on growing the branchs capability to respond to the materials and process engineering demands of programs and customers across the business. The individual selected for this position will lead a team executing and supporting programs for internal and external customers and will be expected to manage their time and priorities effectively to ensure both project and organizational success.

The individual must be a self-starter with strong technical skills and a proven history of technical leadership in Materials and Process Engineering. The individual must also have excellent interpersonal skills and a desire to build and develop a team to tackle challenging technical and manufacturing problems. The ideal candidate will thrive in and seek to foster a learning environment that encourages leadership technical growth and collaboration.

Responsibilities will include:

• Playing a lead role in setting the Materials and Process Engineering roadmap for the Advanced Materials & Test Division based on an in-depth understanding of customer needs industry and process technology developments and group capabilities. This includes serving as Solution Architect on relevant programs and assisting in defining and leading IRaD efforts
• Engaging proactively with other divisions and product development organizations to understand their technical needs and connect them with the right Materials & Process (M&P) support serving as a key liaison between the branch and its internal customers
• Forecasting the organizations future M&P needs and positioning branch capabilities and expertise in the right technical domains ahead of demand so project teams have the support they need to meet their objectives
• Performing or directly overseeing in-lab and production-floor process development scale-up and qualification activities to deliver engineering solutions as part of customer program or IRaD execution
• Providing technical oversight and mentorship to develop team members with an emphasis on developing future leaders or coordinating and monitoring such mentorship when time constraints or technical domain require delegating this task
• Developing strong working relationships with team members to maximize productivity
• Personnel management including hiring employee development appraisals and staff assignment coordination
• Tracking staff coverage to identify hiring needs write job postings coordinate screening of applicants conduct interviews and make hiring recommendations
• Performing or delegating within the branch and overseeing program management for efforts primarily led or executed by the branch
• Supporting business development goals and initiatives by building and maintaining customer relationships and contributing to (or leading) proposals
• Providing technical input to program leadership during the planning and execution of engineering and advanced manufacturing projects
• Providing technical expertise to group safety procedure development and reviews contributing to decisions on the appropriateness and acceptability of proposed procedures and policies

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Materials Science Mechanical Manufacturing Chemical or Aerospace Engineering or similar degree from an ABET-accredited institution
• BS degree and 12 years MS degree and 10 years or PhD and 8 years of total professional experience
• Experience in project management including cost schedule and technical direction responsibilities
• 5 years of experience leading technical teams
• 3 years of experience with direct personnel management including hiring employee development appraisals and staff assignment coordination responsibilities
• Must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville AL or surrounding area

Other Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability and/or past experience in technical problem solving and root cause analysis particularly related to manufacturing processes and production issues
• Demonstrated ability to decompose system-level requirements into Materials & Process specifications and tasking
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Direct hands-on or supervisory experience with hardware and process equipment (testing fabrication integration operation or maintenance)
• Strong skills and past experience growing customer relationships through a focus on delivering high-value customer service and consistent positive customer interactions
• Substantial hands-on experience and in-depth technical expertise in Materials and Process Engineering manufacturing or production environments

Preference will be shown to candidates who have experience and/or working knowledge of:

• Design fabrication procurement AI&T check-out and operation of materials processing or manufacturing systems
• Process qualification statistical process control and manufacturing readiness assessment
• Industrial or laboratory safety systems and procedures
• Direct personnel management of teams larger than 10 people
• Business development activities including developing briefings white papers and proposals

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