Fiber Materials Inc. | solutions for the most extreme places in the universe

FMI's manufacturing facility has been a leading solutions provider of high temperature materials and composites for more than 50 years, serving the Department of Defense and NASA. The focus in Maine is on multidirectional reinforced Carbon/Carbon (C/C) and Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) that enable high-temperature components such as: thermal protection systems, re-entry vehicle nose tips as well as rocket motor throats and nozzles. 

Our materials are being used on ground-breaking space initiatives such as the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and the heat shield for NASA's Mars 2020 mission, important missile programs, airfoils in commercial and military jet engines, and as lightweight armor for U.S. military ground vehicles. 

Your Role: FMI is seeking an experienced and motivated Technical Project Manager to join their Manufacturing Engineering team! This role will oversee handling all aspects of technical projects for the Manufacturing Engineering organization. This person will be responsible for leading projects to increase capacity or capabilities of the production facility. They coordinate efforts among internal staff and outside vendors, as well as develop effective schedules and to manage the overall successful completion of the projects.

Job Responsibilities:

• Drive new products and features through the development process
• Gather and create product requirements and specifications
• Make sure projects meet deadlines and are completed within budget
• Provide basic technical leadership
• Create and manage the plan for moving technical solutions to final client hand-off
• Assemble and coordinate the internal and external teams to gain consensus on deliverables from each team
• Collaboratively adapt existing and develop new project plans, processes and communication standards for the operations teams
• Manage the formulation and ongoing schedule and financial tracking of each project
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
• Develop and deliver progress reports, required documentation, and presentations
• Works with internal and external stakeholders
• Identify technical impacts on the organization as they relate to business requirements
• Provide expertise for escalated quality problems, and anticipate bottlenecks in the development cycle
• Implement transformational process improvements using Lean and Six Sigma tools
• Ensure that health and safety policies are followed

What we need from you:

• Bachelors’ degree in technical discipline
• Experience with project/program management
• 3-5 years of experience in manufacturing, engineering or development environments
• Demonstrated experience in equipment troubleshooting and cycle time reduction
• Experience with management documentation
• Experience with CAD and GD&T
• Knowledge of material procurement
• Vendor/contractor management experience
• Experience with supply chain management and supply chain quality
• Experience leading/managing production teams (Matrix structure)
• Working with customers to develop deliverables
• Experience with schedule management and tracking
• Experience with budget tracking and management
• Internal and external reporting to include customer documents, data packages, CoC
• Knowledgeable with contract lifetime management awareness and tools capability

Preferred:

• Experience with industrial tools and equipment 
• Experience in aerospace/high-temperature composites, textiles or industrial engineering systems would distinguish the candidate
• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing and theory of constraints desired
• Team Building and Leadership mindset