Lead Production Engineer
Core
Drive production efficiency, support product ramp-ups, and lead process improvements for high-reliability industrial sensing solutions.
Role type
Lead Production Engineer (via careerplan.io/jobs/REQ36374-lead-production-engineer-at-flir)
Builds
Manufacturing processes, test protocols, and production capacity for aerospace, defense, and environmental monitoring products
Domain
Industrial manufacturing / Aerospace & Defense / Environmental monitoring
Required skills
Value stream optimization, manufacturing readiness planning, root cause analysis, New Product Introduction (NPI) support, process automation, yield improvement
Preferred skills
Lean manufacturing expertise, statistical process control, cross-functional team leadership
Responsibilities
Drive value stream and production method improvements to increase throughput and manufacturing capacity; Support product ramp-ups, ensuring manufacturing readiness, tooling, processes and training are in place to meet customer demand; Improve manufacturing and test processes, increasing yield and reducing cost of manufacture; Lead root cause investigations and implementation of corrective and preventive actions; Support New Product Introduction activities, ensuring products are effectively transferred into production; Identify opportunities for automation, tooling and process improvements that support future growth