Associate Director, Manufacturing Engineer – SM-6 Production Growth IPT Lead

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Leading engineering scope execution for SM-6 Production Growth at aerospace and defense company. Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure production capacity growth goals are met.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeTucson • Alabama, Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $157,200 - $298,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead engineering scope execution across multiple production related contractual activities to meet schedule and cost constraints to support production capacity growth goals for the next 5 years
Collaborate with Chief Engineer to proactively identify, evaluate, track and prioritize actions that keep the different activities within the portfolio aligned with the 5-year production growth strategy
Work with multiple groups to align requirements, statements of work and verification plan to support the production growth strategy
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Firmware Engineers, Test Equipment and Production Test Engineers
Manage risk identification, mitigation strategies and resolution of technical challenges impacting across the directorate's contractual and capital-funded activities
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members to foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment
Act as the point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, communicating efforts status, risks and opportunities effectively.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
Minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations
Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Certified
Supplier management experience
Experience with both Windows and Microsoft products
Experience working with multi-disciplinary groups for complete system delivery
System integration experience to include hardware, software and/or firmware
Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects
Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance required before the start date
U.S. citizenship required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
short-term disability
long-term disability
401(k) match
flexible spending accounts
flexible work schedules
employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
parental leave
paid time off
holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

Earned Value Management System (EVMS)system integrationproject managementrisk identificationtechnical guidancecollaborationrequirements alignmentverification planningsupplier managementproduction capacity growth

Soft Skills

leadershipmentorshipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingstakeholder managementteam buildingstrategic planningcross-functional teamworktechnical challenge resolution

Certifications

Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)Earned Value Management System (EVMS) CertifiedU.S. government-issued Secret security clearance