Production Materials Planner

Important Note: The focus of this role is on PCB assembly components. Only Local Candidates.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Oversee end-to-end execution of procurement, fabrication, and assembly jobs, working closely with shop supervisors, vendors, and engineering teams
• Demonstrate ownership and responsiveness to ensure quality parts are delivered on time to meet program schedules
• Review engineering drawings and Bills of Materials - assess need dates, cost, lead time, feasibility to meet design requirements, and readiness to start build
• Drive procurement and assembly start to meet program schedules
• Lead make/buy decisions for PCB assemblies with shop supervisors and engineering team
• Collaborate with engineering team on assembly procedure development and generate route information to properly plan fabrication/assembly steps
• Develop initial delivery dates based on historical data, feedback from vendors and supervisors, scheduling tools, and program schedules
• Work with engineering team to provide forecast of upcoming work and update priority jobs for internal shops
• Report on job status to engineering team, especially critical path components and assemblies
• Utilize existing processes and systems such as SAP to properly enter all transactions and report status
• Drive all vendor related activities to ensure successful part delivery
• Assist management team with continual improvement of both internal and external fabrication processes and utilization of new digital engineering tools
• Apply exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate ability to thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment

Desired experience in:

• Digital engineering methodologies and data systems
• Electronic components planning, sourcing, and procurement
• PCB assembly planning, routing, tracking, and production control
• Conducting manufacturability reviews of PCB assemblies
• Hands-on experience machining custom-designed parts
• SAP, SolidWorks, SolidWorks or other mechanical CAD software, model based definition, and product lifecycle management tools
• Aerospace or national laboratory materials management

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Supply Chain Management or similar technical field, or at least five years of relevant experience
• The focus of this role is on PCB assembly components.
• Interview process will be 2 rounds of Zoom interviews.
• Candidate is expected to work onsite 4 days/wk. and can be remote 1 day/wk. This is the long-term plan for the team given the hands-on nature of the work being performed.
• Interim clearance is sufficient for start.