Responsibilities
• Provides direct and ongoing leadership for a team of individual contributors, designing engineering solutions and coordinating projects for the manufacturing of parts, component sub-assemblies, and final assemblies.
• Manages headcount, deliverables, schedules, and costs for multiple ongoing projects, ensuring that resources are appropriately allocated; access and mitigate risks.
• Ensures goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets are met in accordance with program and organizational roadmaps; submit proposal for realignment of goals and budget if needed.
• Communicates project status and escalates issues to direct managers, program managers, and internal and external development partners.
• Manages relationships with outsourced partners and suppliers, including setting expectations regarding deliverables, product quality, schedules, and costs.
• Ensures that team members are effectively communicating and collaborating with outsourced resources.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and cost reductions opportunities, and recommends changes in alignment with business tactics and strategy.
• Champions engineering and operational excellence in manufacturing processes, establishing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement.
• Implements plans with regard to optimizing factory and product line performance, including performance optimization, capacity expansion, new line ramp into full production, etc.
• Performs talent management responsibilities including recruitment, performance management, coaching and career development.
• Ensures that proper knowledge and career development tools are in place to support ongoing team member and process development.