What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lean Manufacturing Process Engineer position at Leidos?
Description
The Maritime Systems Division (MSD) of Leidos specializes in the development, integration, and deployment of advanced technology solutions designed to meet both current and future maritime missions for various customers within the Department of Defense (DoD). To stay competitive in the global marketplace, we are seeking an outstanding Lean Manufacturing Process Engineer to join our team at our Lynnwood, WA facility.
If you are passionate about lean manufacturing practices and possess a strong commitment to continuous improvement, this is the opportunity for you. You will play a critical role in transforming and optimizing our manufacturing processes, including the entire supply chain, for both new and existing products. Your expertise will help us enhance operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive the elimination of waste (Muda, Muri, Mura) by targeting the 7 wastes and improving operational consistency.
- Establish and maintain a structured 5S program to ensure an orderly and efficient workplace.
- Conduct value stream mapping (VSM) to identify non-value-added activities and streamline production processes.
- Calculate takt times and develop cycle time bar charts to support data-driven process improvements.
- Promote continuous one-piece flow and reduce reliance on traditional batch processes.
- Lead Kaizen initiatives, implementing the PDCA cycle with full employee involvement, showcasing successes on a Kaizen wall.
- Apply lean cellular manufacturing techniques, such as U-shaped work cells, to maximize efficiency and balance workloads.
- Implement plant-wide SMED techniques to decrease setup times and facilitate rapid changeovers.
- Select right-sized machines to restructure process-oriented departments around product-focused value streams.
- Utilize comprehensive lean strategies to design and sustain a lean layout that reflects world-class operational standards.
- Commit to ongoing risk-based improvement using QATS processes, incorporating prevention strategies such as Jidoka and Poka-Yoke.
- Facilitate PFMEA events to proactively identify and mitigate potential process risks.
- Conduct design for assembly (DFA), design for manufacture (DFM), and lean design for manufacture and assembly (LDFMA) assessments to enhance product design and reduce production time.
- Initiate and manage a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program to ensure machinery is always operational, improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
- Establish a pull system in value streams using Heijunka and Kanban methodologies for effective visual management.
- Adopt Group Technology mapping to organize plant layouts by product families rather than by function.
- Create Standard Work protocols to define processes clearly, ensuring consistent output across teams.
- Utilize Visual Factory strategies for easy identification of operational standards and quick resolution of abnormalities.
- Communicate and maintain a flexible workforce skills matrix to enhance cross-training and streamline production flow.
- Publish weekly Radar Charts to track and report on progress and maturity of lean initiatives.
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Original Posting Date : 2025-01-31
This job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days. The anticipated close date is no earlier than 3 days after the posted date.
Pay Range : Pay Range $57,850.00 - $104,575.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline and is not a guarantee of compensation. Additional factors consider the responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and market alignment.
Salary : $57,850 - $104,575
