Director, Production Engineering Job at FPC Franchise in Manassas

Director, Production Engineering

Location: Manassas, VA

Company: FPC of Brighton (Company name confidential)

Salary: Competitive

Digital Factory Leadership:

• Lead baseline build planning, engineering release sequencing, and development of Digital Factory requirements, layout, and design.
• Establish and lead the EL9 Build Team; generate and manage the IMP/IMS for the aircraft.
• Develop a scalable factory layout and perform trade studies (pulsing vs. fixed lines, feeder systems).
• Build production models integrating cost, touch labor, learning curves, and takt-time variability.
• Evaluate Digital Factory tools (MRP, scanning, analytics, planning, flow control, metrics, kitting, inventory, financial integration).
• Create a digital visualization database for full-vehicle engineering and customer configurations.
• Develop prototype and production build processes and tools.
• Oversee build/liaison teams at major aerostructure suppliers to ensure timely build and delivery.

Production Engineering Integration:

• Review engineering tools/processes, perform VSM analysis, and recommend Lean Engineering improvements.
• Analyze prototype EBOM and work with IPTs to establish procurement codes.
• Generate preliminary MBOM, define production breaks, and align with factory build plans.
• Define configuration end items for FAA PCA and V&V.
• Conduct producibility assessments; identify manufacturing improvements (accessibility, sequencing, paint/sealant/routing).
• Establish MRB plan and liaison engineering training.
• Validate MBOM vs. EBOM to ensure engineering completeness and integration with the master schedule.
• Load and prepare the MRP system for P1–P4 builds and inventory control.

Supplier Cross-Functional Integration:

• Partner with Supply Chain to evaluate major suppliers for component build/assembly participation.
• Use master schedule and MBOM to generate lead times and need dates for supplier and internal manufacturing.
• Support communication of delivery dates with appropriate margins.
• Help define critical supplier deliverables and FAA CofC requirements.
• Validate Tier 1 supplier quality plans/processes.
• Support SCM and Engineering in selecting remaining Tier 1–3 suppliers.

Skills:

• Experience with 3D Model-Based Definition (MBD)
• Background working with Tier 1 suppliers
• Strong collaboration with suppliers and internal fabrication teams
• Demonstrated manufacturing planning experience
• Experience with tool design and large tool fabrication
• Proficiency with MRP systems
• Ability to build and manage IMS with tight dependencies

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years generating manufacturing planning or equivalent data
• 10+ years managing manufacturing and/or engineering IPTs