Manufacturing Manager - 2nd Shift - Millennium Space Systems

About the Position

Manufacturing Manager - 2nd Shift - Millennium Space Systems

El Segundo, California; Los Angeles, California

Job ID: JR2026512506

Category: Manufacturing

Role Type: Onsite

Post Date: June 02, 2026

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful, and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation.

Our team is curious, bold, and innovative. We take risks, innovate, and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change because we challenge the status quo. And when we watch our satellites launch, we know each one of us made it happen.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of support for the manufacturing technician team
• Provide mentorship and guidance to each member of the team via both frequent 1:1s and formal performance review periods
• Establish career development plans and foster individual growth to unlock each member's maximum potential and facilitate their desired career trajectory
• Advocate for the team and cultivate an environment where they can be successful
• Manage communication within the team by providing context/rationale for higher-level decisions
• Develop cross-training initiatives, staffing plans, and a robust recruiting pipeline to support the growing needs of the business
• Establish and increase the efficiency of business processes to maximize output, limit burden, and enable products to rapidly transition from engineering development to high-rate production
• Leverage cross-functional relationships to help identify improvement opportunities, align on priorities, and execute initiatives to reduce lead time, labor hours, etc.
• Leverage data to establish, monitor, and improve manufacturing metrics enveloping safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Enable manufacturing and supply chain autonomy by challenging requirements, simplifying work processes, and automating actions
• Partner with peer engineering teams to implement design changes in response to manufacturing and supply chain issues, customer challenges, new vehicle architectures, and departmental standardization initiatives

Requirements

• At least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large-scale cross-functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership"
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with various manufacturing execution systems
• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship. A final U.S. clearance Post Start is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the aerospace industry
• Proficiency with PC Applications, especially Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communications
• Associate's degree (or equivalent) in business
• Demonstrated ability to aggregate, visualize, and analyze data to make informed decisions (i.e., SQL, Excel, PowerBI, etc.)
• Familiarity with PCBA manufacturing, electromechanical assembly, propulsion production, mechanisms fabrication, or structures build
• Demonstrated ability to scale manufacturing rate capability

We Offer

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
• Generous company match to your 401(k)
• Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
• Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations
• Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position
• Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status

About the Company

At Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

Millennium Space Systems also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Summary pay range: Level K: $119,000 - $175,000

Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant Company. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified.

Applications for this position will be accepted until June 30, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Shift:

This position is for 2nd shift

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.