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Continuous Improvement Engineer

Firefly Aerospace

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Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2023

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

Firefly Aerospace Inc. is an American end-to-end space transportation company committed to providing economical and convenient access to space for small payloads through the design, manufacture, and operation of reliable launch and spacecraft vehicles. Firefly’s launch vehicles utilize common technologies, manufacturing infrastructure, and launch capabilities, providing LEO launch solutions for up to ten metric tons of payload. Combined with Firefly’s in-space vehicles, such as the Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) and Blue Ghost Lunar Lander, Firefly provides the space industry with a single source for missions from LEO to the surface of the Moon or beyond. Firefly is headquartered in Cedar Park, TX.

The Continuous Improvement Engineer role is located at our Briggs facility in Briggs, TX

Summary

This position is responsible to support the company’s continuous improvement goals and initiatives. Acts as a central resource for continuous improvement, assists with day-to-day production support and projects. Responsible to manage all activities for a continuous improvement philosophy, productivity, and implementation. A technical background combined with product/leadership skills is needed. This position will interact with all areas of the business. This includes but not limited to: engineering, marketing/sales, operations, quality assurance, documentation, training and supply chain.

Responsibilities

Identify areas for improvement, utilize continuous improvement methodologies to work with stakeholders and execute solutions
Identify manufacturing cost reductions and provide ROI justifications for change
Optimize a wide variety of processes to reach product quality, efficiency and process repeatability
Execute LEAN manufacturing techniques and design
Optimize work flow and cell designs and introduce cost-effective automation for productivity
Track and execute cost reduction for process improvements
Plan, execute and manage projects to completion through continuous improvement
Communicate continuous improvement group’s philosophy, vision and expectations
Develop and sustain employees training and development on continuous improvement concepts
Develop measurement systems supporting continuous improvement philosophy
Lead value stream mapping exercises to determine and record business improvement areas
Develop and implement project plans to achieve Future State
Plan and reach expense budget objectives and capital items
Support floor layouts of new spaces and current workflows
Support production startup and ramp

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
Minimum of 5 years with proven experience utilizing Six Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing initiatives
Expert understanding of production processes
Ability to understand and lead implementation of new processes
Ability to analyze complex manufacturing data and propose changes leading to higher efficiency
Experience motivating teams to execute on corporate level goals
Self-motivated to implement goals with little supervision
Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills to interact with all areas of business
Strong Analytical & technical skills for all product support activities
Multi-tasking skills are required to manage multiple projects and various project activities
Highly hands-on and strong mechanical aptitude

Desired

Certification in Six Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing, Black Belt preferred
Experience implementing new key process indicators
Experience in rapidly accelerating production
3+ years in Aerospace

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, pet Insurance, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.