Senior Production Engineer

Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for a Senior Production Engineer to support the Integrated Fires & Mission Command (IFMC) Project Office. This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Provide senior production engineering support to the IFMC Project Office Performance Management Directorate for systems in the production phase of an Army Air and Missile Defense program.

• Coordinate production program management efforts and requirements to ensure comprehensive planning and documentation supporting established production schedules.

• Monitor production performance trends and proactively identify potential issues affecting hardware and system integration activities.

• Conduct technical data analysis and communicate program findings through technical reports, briefings, white papers, and memorandums.

• Participate in key program engagements with the prime contractor, including program reviews, production readiness activities, and failure investigations.

• Develop and implement production strategies and plans to ensure system components and software meet required performance and integration standards.

• Develop production metrics and monitoring approaches to assess hardware manufacturing and integration activities.

• Perform trend analysis across laboratory, assembly, contractor, and production environments to support program oversight.

• Provide independent assessments and recommendations during production and pilot line validation activities.

• Evaluate engineering changes, waivers, and deviations to assess impacts to producibility, product integrity, and production performance.

• Review production-related contract deliverables and provide technical assessments to support Government acceptance.

• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to other production engineers in areas including milestone planning, production engineering processes, and contractor production management.

• Assist with the development of Statements of Work (SOW) and support technical evaluation of contractor proposals.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• BA / BS or MA / MS in an Engineering discipline.

• 10 or more years of relevant experience supporting defense systems production, manufacturing, or production engineering activities.

• Experience supporting DoD acquisition programs, including systems transitioning into or operating within the production phase.

• Demonstrated experience supporting production readiness activities, engineering reviews, production configuration assessments, and manufacturing oversight.

• Experience analyzing engineering and production data to identify performance trends and recommend improvements.

• Working knowledge of systems engineering concepts and production engineering methodologies.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing reports, technical documentation, and briefings for senior leadership.

• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and provide technical leadership within a collaborative team environment.

• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.

• Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting Army Air and Missile Defense programs or similar complex defense systems.

• Experience supporting hardware production lines, integration facilities, or defense manufacturing environments.

• Familiarity with engineering change management, production validation activities, and production readiness reviews.

• Experience supporting Government Program Management Offices or Major Defense Acquisition Programs.

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor that affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin, or any other reason prohibited by law.