Program Obsolescence Lead

Senior Parts Manager

We are looking for a Senior Parts Manager to serve in the role of Program Obsolescence Lead to join our established team located in our Plano and McKinney TX locations. The selected candidate will perform and/or assist in the execution of strategic program Parts, Materials & Process Management Plans (PMPMP) to ensure that corporate, customer, and program obsolescence and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) procedures and requirements are effectively executed.

This is an onsite position.

The ideal candidate must be self-motivated and able to work both as a team member and independently, collaborating with the program Integrated Product Team (IPT) leadership. The individual must demonstrate ability to interface with and present component technical strategies in person and in writing to Customers, Suppliers, Design Engineering, Supply Chain Management and Component Engineering teammates. The individual must author, comprehend and execute to the program PMPMP and follow DMSMS guidelines to interpret and report obsolescence tracking matrices, and work with Component Engineering and the Program office to ensure that all component supply issues and technical requirements are met. The individual will identify and track issue resolutions for situations involving parts obsolescence through support or execution of lifetime buys, selections of alternate parts, redesign efforts or other mitigation strategies. The individual will assist in the performance of Parts Engineering, Components Engineering or Applications Engineering tasks supporting multiple programs through the entire product lifecycle.

What You Will Do

• Daily interface with Designers, Supply Chain, Program Management, and other IPT disciplines to collaboratively identify and resolve component obsolescence and shortage issues.
• Understand program requirements, statements of work (SOW's) and the program component application requirements in support of authoring proposal inputs as a Basis of Estimate (BOE).
• Collect, compile, distribute and interpret the Program Bill of Materials (BOMs) to effectively assess the lifecycle maturity and accuracy. Create periodic reports, summaries, and presentations to leadership and customers.
• Efficiently and expeditiously be able to data-mine, filter, sort, and pivot the compilation of large data spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel) to effectively isolate and status component lifecycle data
• Provide technical support to procurement and engineering for potential technical component alternatives/resolution recommendations which include the review of complex technical drawings and specifications.
• Track and report status of technical issues relating to drawing and specification changes and comprehend the business impact of implementing alternate part substitutions to support the manufacturing build cycle.
• Occasional travel to supplier or customer sites may be required.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience with any combination of the following:
• Previous experience with product development lifecycles as it applies to electronics manufacturing processes and familiarity with parts, suppliers, and basic aspects of parts obsolescence.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret technical data packages (TDP), technical and schedule risks and opportunities, create/reduce/compile professional data reports, and understand cost reduction concepts.
• Must be eligible to apply and procure DoD Top Secret Security Clearance within 1-year of accepting position
• At least one or more years' experience in:
• Selecting and identifying electronic and/or mechanical component sources
• BOM structure and management for manufacturing development and production programs
• Familiarity with basic component failure modes
• Ability to locate MIL specs and MIL Standards

Qualifications We Prefer

• Four or more years of professional experience in engineering, production support, or related product development disciplines in the Defense or Aerospace industry.
• Demonstrated ability to work in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment and to coordinate multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience with counterfeit part mitigation when working with Non-franchise distributors
• Existing DoD Top Secret Security Clearance

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