Manufacturing and Construction Manager

Job Description

Kratos engineers and deploys technology and systems that move national security forward, with the cost, speed, and reliability that make readiness certain. We are a trusted partner—driven by doing the right thing and achieving maximum success for our customers, our partners and ourselves.

• Provide direction and oversight for complex and long‑term design, integration, and construction projects.
• Review for manufacturability.
• Create integration and construction plans and schedules.
• Produce progress and status reports.
• Identify and plan resources and equipment.
• Staff and assign design, manufacturing, and process engineers, and technical and planning personnel, as required, through Kratos’ functional organizations (engineering, manufacturing, etc.).
• Review and approve contractor plans.
• Oversee contractor personnel on site.
• Work with professional engineers, civil planners, and local government authorities from planning and approval through integration, test, and turnover.
• Report and present to senior leadership and customers.
• Manage safety, cost, and schedule.
• Intermittent domestic travel, up to 50% in some months, is required.

• 10+ years of combined manufacturing/industrial/construction engineering and operations experience.
• BS in engineering, planning, or production/operations management.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead projects of large scope and duration.
• Ability to interpret and work with engineering sketches, design specifications, redline markups, calculations, existing drawings, and bill of materials (BOMs).
• Proficiency with 2D and 3D CAD software (e.g., Solid Works, Revit, Inventor) to review detailed drawings, assembly drawings, schematics, and models compliant with SAE/ASME Y14.1 and Y14.5 (GD&T).
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, and construction methods relevant to the types of drawings being produced (e.g., mechanical, electrical, architectural, structural).
• Experience in the defense industry and/or working on military installations.
• To work at this facility, you must be a U.S. person.

• Licensed Professional Engineer or structural engineer.
• Experience with naval or industrial power plants.
• Functional familiarity in the use of one or more of the following CAD or modeling software packages:
  Solid Works, Revit, Inventor.
• Knowledge and/or experience with relevant quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001).
• Well versed in both mechanical and electrical planning.
• Familiarity with product data management (PDM) or product lifecycle management (PLM) systems for drawing control and revision management.
• Current DoD Secret clearance.