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Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s Land Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

About This Role
We believe people should love what they do – in this role, you will be responsible for:

A Material Expeditor utilizes Oracle and Solumina to perform a variety of duties. These duties will include electronically moving Discrete Jobs through process steps, issuing material from inventory, stocking material, and closing Discrete Jobs. The main function of this role is to partner with Production Control and Planning to prioritize and distribute material to Production at the point of use. Additionally, a Material Expeditor is responsible for the coordination and physical movement of material as outlined in the “Responsibilities” section below.

Responsibilities:

• Electronically processes Discrete Jobs within Oracle and Solumina to delivery, stock, and move material throughout the floor and complete Discrete Jobs.
• Coordinate and execute critical part movement with the warehouse, support material movement to MRB, and support the return to vendor process when needed.
• Stages material such as: kits for items originating from other facilities, parts or kits originating within the same facility and delivering to the proper work-centers on the Production floor.
• Ordering Point of use materials from the warehouse such as: Free bin, Min Max, Hazardous consumables, and any other related materials.
• Coordinates with Manufacturing Engineers, Production Control Analysts and Quality Control on material problems found on the Production floor (non-conforming material, lost parts, items routed incorrectly, return to stocks etc.)
• Troubleshoots DJ order releases, material requirements, routings, and availability with Production Control, Manufacturing Engineering, and Material Planning groups.
• Troubleshoots systems-based issues with Oracle, Solumina, eMatrix, Zebra Devices, etc.
• Coordinate with warehouse and supply chain management on OVF (outside vendor forming) and OSP (outside supplier processing) related functions
• Delivers material to production work areas, between work areas, and any other applicable locations.
• Maintain inventory records, logs, signatures, and other data as required.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned by management.

About This Role

We believe people should love what they do, and this position provides an opportunity to do just that.

This position will be part of the Systems Integration and Test (SIT) Engineering team focusing on supporting the Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), next generation hovercraft program.  Primary duties would be supporting the rollout of production crafts into testing; troubleshooting a variety of multi-discipline, complex issues throughout testing and systems integration; driving continuous improvement through feedback to design/quality/manufacturing and root cause analysis (RCA); and supporting fielded crafts in concert with our Navy customer.

You will be part of highly skilled, multi-discipline engineering team and, as such, will need the ability to effectively interface and communicate with other team members and across engineering disciplines.  This also extends out to the broader team of pilots, test conductors, technicians, and other engineering groups. You will have the opportunity to travel and to contribute to the effectiveness and reliability of systems that are saving lives and protecting our warfighters. 

 Responsibilities

• Review engineering system designs:  models, drawings, design intents, and specifications for assessment of systems
• Support the Navy customer to maximize uptime and minimize recurrence of issues.
• Create, maintain, and communicate thorough technical documentation on all efforts
• Analyze and maintain interface control documents and other technical documents required to troubleshoot the craft
• Familiarize and analyze applicable MIL-STD, MIL-DTL, MIL-HDBK, and similar standards documentation related to SSC design
• Attend meetings to deliver, schedule, and review technical status
• Independently assess complex issues crossing multiple craft systems
• Apply methodical processes and documentation to resolve issues
• Analyze electrical, mechanical drawings, and apply data to ongoing troubleshooting
• Analyze textual vendor and customer documentation and apply to ongoing troubleshooting
• Develop imaginative, thorough, practicable technical solutions to a wide range of difficult system-of-systems problems
• Serve as a technical resource to others within the work group, department, and the organization.
• Conduct liaison activities with subcontractors and external manufacturers, as well as internal and external customers at all levels.

Supplier Development Engineer

Who We Are

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

Job Summary:

The Supplier Development Engineer is responsible for delivering strategic and tactical supply chain activities for our supply base to effectively support all Textron Systems’ businesses across all site locations with a focus on overall external supply chain improvement.

Each team member will develop optimized external supply chain capability, enabling the highest levels of competition among the highest performing suppliers, geographically located; to optimally support our business throughout all phases of the product life cycle with a particular focus on Quality.

This role includes performing: - supplier assessments and development evaluations, supplier identification, and supplier management tasks. Working collaboratively across all product domains to understand the needs of the business and drive supply chain execution and accountability to the highest attainable level

The ability to travel is a catalyst to support our growing network of top performing suppliers, building relationships, competence and trust to support the development and delivery success of the many state-of-the-art Textron product lines, and when needed, engage in problem solving challenges that differentiates us from our competition. The network will further extend to capture internal customers in program management, engineering, and manufacturing, whilst teaming with procurement and Quality to provide effective execution.

The Supplier Development Engineer is specifically responsible for driving results with our suppliers across multiple supply categories including mechanical and/or electrical parts and assemblies in all facets of performance, including cost, delivery and quality. This role will report directly to the Manager of Supplier Development within the Supply Chain organization.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop Relationships throughout the Supply Base and connect that network with Internal customers and drive Quality into the foundation for execution
• Perform and/or participate in source qualification by performing quality management system surveys and special process surveys.
• Solicit supplier inputs into product design, considering design for manufacturability, cost, reliability, parts availability, and more.
• Perform Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRA) as appropriate for suppliers.
• Coordinate the effective flow-downs of contractual requirements to suppliers along with alignment on quality codes and performance expectations.
• Execute supplier development strategies balanced across all domains.
• Partner with Sourcing Engineering, Supplier Management, Buyers, and Quality Engineering to ensure a smooth transition to the identified source enabling seamless execution via leading effective Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM).
• Coordinate with Quality Engineering inspection requirements of suppliers and execute inspection requirements such as first article inspection, managing nonconforming materials, troubleshooting, processing material review board actions, etc.
• Lead management of critical supplier issues to improve overall execution.
• Lead risk assessments via FMEA/Risk Cubes, RCCA, countermeasures and supplier scorecard reviews.
• Perform data analysis and issue reports on supplier performance to ensure suppliers meet and maintain expected performance levels inclusive of quality and delivery.

Who We Are

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

The Crewed Land Systems business is seeking a Subcontract Project Manager for the Slidell, LA location. The Project Manager will own a subset of acquisitions for a major defense program, under the supervisor of a Sr. Supply Chain Manager, and work within a highly collaborative and dynamic Crewed Land Systems SCM & Program Office.

This role requires excellent organization, teamwork, and communication skills to ensure supplier program execution that meets mission objectives. A successful candidate in this role will be action-oriented, have strong written and verbal communication, and exhibit a team mentality.

Responsibilities:

The Subcontract Project Manager will have responsibilities including but not limited to the following:

• Partnering with Program Mgt to consolidate subcontractor contractual requirements and specifications into accurate comprehensive requests for proposal (RFP) prior to the issuance of RFPs to prospective subcontractors.
• Examining bid responses and initiating cost and pricing analysis using results thereof combined with program objectives to develop negotiation strategy and negotiate price, terms and work scope.
• Negotiating, placing, and managing of complex, high dollar subcontracts within a government acquisition environment, including both cost and fixed price material and service type subcontracts.
• Originating formal subcontract documents and coordinating inputs and approvals from both functional and programmatic leadership stakeholders including all pertinent government Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements when applicable.
• Understanding the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and critical path for the supplier subset of the program and executing any mitigation efforts to ensure on-time / early completion of tasking.
• Managing the financial, technical, and schedule requirements of subcontractor program components to deliver products that are technically acceptable on-time and in a cost-effective manner to Contract requirements.
• Monitoring subcontractor performance, identifying issues early on to implement corrective actions with the Supplier Development team
• Participating in program meetings, obtaining data and requirements which must be transmitted to or obtained from subcontractors via correspondence or telephone.
• Working creatively to solve supplier and external customer problems and communicating program progress both internally and externally.
• Facilitating, maintaining and controlling all correspondence between Textron Systems and subcontractor.