POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Manage and track all program requirements
· Participate in all prototype design, build, testing, and development activities
· Help influence the product design in the early stages with focus on manufacturability, commonality, quality, and lessons learned
· Create and maintain BOM’s with critical component information
· Work with purchasing on supplier selection and production parts procurement
· Support and understand all phases of the production fabrication, manufacturing, and assembly process
· Own product cost targets and execute a plan to meet/exceed them
· Track incoming and in-process quality metrics
· Determine and implement corrective actions as needed and generate ECR’s
· Ensure early prototype design and build efforts are transferable to Low Rate Production
· Lead core production team meetings and be the conduit that unites all key functions
· Direct customer interface with in-person support in remote and international locations
· Manage product warranty, scrap, obsolescence, and spares activity
· Ask the hard questions and challenge team members to drive accountability/ownership
· Function as the product expert