Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Draper microelectronics production systems are state-of-the-art class 100 cleanrooms equipped with advanced processing technologies and equipment to manufacture highly sophisticated microelectronic product for defense applications. As Manufacturing Operations Manager, you will:

Manage day-to-day and week-to-week product movement objectives.
• Report on operations status and issues to internal and external stakeholders.
• Work closely with process, test, and quality engineering to drive product yield and cycle time improvements across the assigned product portfolio.
• Work together with technical and engineering teams to automate data collection that will facilitate statistical process control within the factory equipment space.
• Lead production data capture and analysis required to make data-based decisions for setting and achieving quality, yield, and repetitive process improvement objectives.
• Coordinate upstream and downstream processes to ensure production performance objectives and schedule are met.
• Coordinate and integrate multi-functional team-oriented production floor collaboration to drive overall continuous improvement in product quality and that of production process performance.
• Support product development, technology qualification (including technology transfers), along with production ramp up and yield improvement projects.
• Be the site's focal point for materials control management, developing close relationships with Draper procurement management to ensure uninterrupted production demand supply sustainment.
• Be asked to participate in formulating strategy related to improving and scaling performance, output capacity, procuring material and resources, and securing continued overall operational compliance.
• Mentor your team members, find ways to increase quality of customer service, and implement and shape applicable best practices to the Draper production operation.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Drive efficiency, realization of targets within budget and deadlines, organizational performance, and people management.
• Drive production schedules and timelines. Accurately establish plant capacity.
• Work closely with members of Senior Management to align operations with business needs/opportunities.
• Promote an environment of cooperation and trust.
• Provide leadership, guidance, mentorship, and develop direct reports to ensure they are skilled and trained to perform their functions in a high-quality and efficient manner.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. Manufacturing or Industrial engineering a plus.
• 10 years of experience with semiconductor or wafer fab environment (process integration, modules, yield enhancement, manufacturing process)
• Experience with process/products launch, managing projects, transfers and qualifications.
• Ability to bridge different disciplines: manufacturing-process-product.
• Organizational talent, results-oriented with pro-active attitude, a problem-solver.
• Knowledge and experience with Statistical Process Control in a production environment
• Experience leading lean manufacturing and championing continuous improvement within a cleanroom production setting.
• Experience operating an ISO 9001 and AS9100 manufacturing environment.
• Experience improving manufacturing operations related to yield, cycle time, on-time delivery, and cutting costs.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US government SECRET or higher security clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced degree in engineering or business and/or additional education in operations, manufacturing, or materials management.
• Active SECRET or higher security clearance and the ability to obtain clearance for Special Access Programs
• Experienced defining and improving production organizational structure and processes.
• Experience working within a domestic operating company in the DoD or commercial business areas.
• Experience using ERP systems - Eyelit MES preferred, implementation a plus.

High mix/low volume production experience

• Experienced in production and inventory control and front-line shop floor control.
• Experience with materials requirement planning and materials control management.
• Possess good understanding of supply and demand challenges within a specialized complex supply chain supporting real time repetitive microelectronics manufacturing.
• Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence others, and strong analytical thinking skills.
• Project management experience
• Lean Six-Sigma Green or Blackbelt Certification
• APICS (ASCM) CPIM Certification

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