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Manufacturing Engineering Manager
remote typeOn-Site locationsRiyadh time typeFull time posted onPosted 16 Days Ago job requisition idR0239049 Location: Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWe have been present in Saudi Arabia for 40 years and with over 600 employees to date, we are growing rapidly. Together we are delivering our signalling, control and train protection systems for the North –South Railway (NSR), the longest system of it’s kind in the world. Together we are key suppliers of In-flight entertainment and connectivity systems as well as air traffic management solutions in Saudi. We are making Saudi Arabia a safer place by securing the country’s critical infrastructure and e-security solutions that secure the country’s electronic payment systems. Thales has been selected to supply major electronic systems for air defence and the Group also supplied communication and optronic systems for the Army, the Saudi Arabia National Guards and the Air Force.
Job Title:Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Location: Riyadh
Our Opportunity:
The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will manage and coordinate the manufacturing activities within the subcontractor facilities and be the primary point of contact at an operational / delivery level between the subcontractors and Thales OME(Optronics and Missile Electronics) UK.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The jobholder will part of a manufacturing team to deliver products to schedule and quality.
The jobholder will be responsible for supporting the transfer of new products from the development environment into the production environment within STES’ subcontractor’s facilities and ensuring that the technical performance, functionality and quality are maintained and delivered in accordance with the customers’ needs.
In a program environment the jobholder will be responsible for the planning, estimating, execution of engineering activities and management associated with the assembly and test of the product.
The jobholder will lead a cross-function manufacturing team and work in conjunction with the Program Managers (STES & Thales UK), Industrial Architect (Thales UK), Manufacturing Engineer (Thales UK), Product Design Authority (Thales UK) and Systems Engineering Manager (Thales UK).
The jobholder will support the implementation of the manufacturing activities in accordance with the plans, flowcharts within the constraints of the manufacturing environment.
The jobholder will be responsible for ensuring compliance of the activities within the Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) regulations.
The jobholder will actively network with fellow engineers to improve their knowledge and domain experience.
ABOUT YOU:
10+ years working in a Manufacturing/Engineering environment (Electronics).
Relevant degree in Engineering (Preferably Electronics OR Electrical)
Good experience with NPI (New Product Introduction) and Transfer of Production.
Experience leading a team and managing stakeholders (local and global) in a factory environment.
Experience in Electronics or Electrical design, assemblies, circuits boards and testing on boards
Have proven experience of working in different manufacturing and/or engineering environments.
Have experience of managing non-conformance (e.g. Failure Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action).
Experience in Process control and Statistical analysis
Be self-motivated and capable of working alone and with teams.
Have good written, oral and presentation skills to allow effective communication with peers, and both technical and non-technical customers.
Have an analytical, methodical and organized approach.
Experience of working in defence/aerospace sector is desirable but not mandatory.
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