Manufacturing Manager

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of support and mentor for the manufacturing technician team
• Oversee the production of low earth orbit satellites, focusing on space-grade avionics, structures, and propulsion hardware
• Establish career development plans and foster individual growth for team members
• Manage communication within the team and provide context for high-level decisions
• Develop cross-training initiatives, staffing plans, and recruiting pipelines
• Increase business process efficiency to enable rapid transition from engineering to high-rate production
• Leverage data to monitor and improve manufacturing metrics regarding safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Partner with engineering teams to implement design changes and address manufacturing issues
• Note: This role works a weekend shift (Thursday–Sunday, 10-hour days)

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in a leadership role (team leader, manager, or large-scale project management)
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with various manufacturing execution systems (MES)
• US Citizenship is required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the aerospace industry
• Proficiency with PC applications, particularly Excel
• Demonstrated ability to aggregate, visualize, and analyze data (e.g., SQL, PowerBI)
• Familiarity with PCBA manufacturing, electromechanical assembly, or propulsion production
• Experience scaling manufacturing rate capability

About the Company

Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have a direct impact on global security, including missile warning and Earth observation.