Propulsion Manufacturing Manager

**_Parque Industrial de Elche (Poligono Industrial)_**_, _**_España_**_ _**
**Mission**:
As the Propulsion Manufacturing Manager, you will be responsible for leading the manufacturing team that builds our Miura 5 engines.

**Responsibilities**:

- Be the engine build lead for the company
- Lead an exceptionally talented team of propulsion manufacturing, integration, and/or component engineers responsible for the build, integration, and in-factory testing of our engines
- Support, challenge, and develop through technical, performance, and mentorship
- Accountable for both the strategic and tactical vision for propulsion manufacturing. Develop the Manufacturing Engineering roadmap and execute on defined deliverables
- Define and drive a manufacturing strategy that supports a rapid design-manufacturing iteration loop and enables a quick transition to high-volume
- Partner with Production and Operations to productionize and ensure on-time delivery of high-quality engines to the test stand
- Integrate the Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, PBF/Machine Shop, and Propulsion Integration departments to establish and attack our aggressive production targets
- Lead design integration, manufacturing planning (BOM’s, process development, work instruction creation, etc.), and build execution/Production of all vehicle engines
- Partner with PBF/Prop Engineering to optimize our engine designs for manufacturing
- Lead process improvement plans to reduce cycle times, enable more efficient operations, and improve safety and quality on the floor
- Create the work centre by considering manufacturing operations, tooling and capital equipment requirements, and production rate targets
- Lead manufacturing development efforts and stand up new, innovative capabilities in-house

**Required Competencies**:

- Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering & operations, mechanical engineering, or equivalent
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in an operations-focused role within a high-mix, development environment
- Minimum of 2 years of experience formally leading or managing a professional team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Minimum of 3 years of experience as a manufacturing, integration, test, or propulsion engineer
- Extensive experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, and production personnel
- Extensive knowledge of manufacturing fundamentals, including but not limited to: GD&T & engineering drawings, mBOM architecting, process plans and work order development, ERP/MES development, issue ticket & resolutions, demand planning, MRP, and fulfilment
- Extensive knowledge of at least two of the following: PBF, machining, post-processing, assembly, integration, and functional testing
- Highly skilled in task management, resource allocation, and prioritization
- Working knowledge of rocket subsystems, including structures, fluids, and avionics

**Desired Competencies**:

- 3+ years leading cross-disciplinary manufacturing engineers, integration, and/or test engineers
- New product introduction of an aerospace hardware system into a manufacturing, test, and production system with proven success
- Experience with process development and first-time manufacturing efforts
- Experience with high-volume production
- Organized and able to provide structure and direction to the previously undefined
- Ability to define and own a process from scratch and roll out that process through adept communication to a diverse team
- Working knowledge of typical PLM, ERP, MES, and QMS systems
- Spanish and/or English fluency

**Others**:

- Location: Elche
- Full time position
- Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.