Support Purchasing department initiatives by assisting with identification of critical suppliers, + Act as a primary manufacturing engineer partnering with critical suppliers ensuring day-to-day flawless production execution, + Proactive development of critical suppliers to act on opportunities for improvement and to resolve vulnerability issues, + Relationship building with critical suppliers to improve communication, on-time delivery performance through capability, yield improvement, and throughput optimization, + Acting as expert in critical supplier manufacturing process execution, + Technical leadership via performance of technical reviews, production/first article readiness reviews, Product Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA), control plans, process audits and on-site oversight, + Support critical supplier capacity assessments, + Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts related to manufacturing nonconformances, + Coordinate supplier preparation for documentation submittals, source inspections, audits, and regulatory or customer visits as required, + Perform and support nonconformance dispositioning as required, + Coordinate cross-functionally with internal design engineering, quality, supply chain, and program teams to troubleshoot manufacturing issues, + Share best practices and lessons learned across internal and supplier organizations, + Travel (50% local, domestic or international as required). + Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline and/or equivalent experience in a Manufacturing Lead role, + A minimum of five (5) years in a manufacturing environment with primary experience in one or more of the following: machining, fabrication welding, testing, winding and/or assembly processes, + Prior experience working on-site with suppliers highly desired, + Experience in commercial nuclear, defense, aerospace, energy, or similarly regulated industries, + Working knowledge of quality systems within the commercial nuclear (i.e., 10CFR50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1) or defense industry (i.e., ISO-9001, MIL-I-45208) desired, + Blue print reading, particularly involving GD&T per ASME Y14.5M, + Former experience with procedure, work instruction, drawing or routing creation, review or approval, + Evaluation of design changes, and/or other specifications requirements, with experience in determining how those changes relate to potential manufacturing process changes, + Excellent organization, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills, + Problem solving, especially involving tight feature tolerances and rework of part deviations, + Green or Black Belt Lean Certification a plus, + Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens, + Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance.