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Saronic Technologies is developing autonomous surface vessels for maritime defense. This Manufacturing Engineering Manager role is foundational for the company's first-ship program at Port Alpha, with responsibility for converting engineering designs into buildable manufacturing plans.
In the near term, this is a hands-on, build-critical role. You will own the conversion of the Engineering Bill of Material (EBOM) into the Manufacturing Bill of Material (MBOM) and build the manufacturing plan inside Saronic's MES system for the first ship program. You will personally serve as the source of truth for the manufacturing plan, which discipline planners across all ship systems (piping, HVAC, electrical, structural, propulsion, paint and coatings, accuracy control, outfitting) will use to build their work instructions.
As the organization matures, this role evolves into leading the broader manufacturing engineering team, including a Production Support function that captures feedback and changes from the production floor and routes them back into design and planning. You will work closely with design engineering, the Master Planner, production, and facilities to ensure the manufacturing plan reflects real yard capability and stays aligned to the master schedule.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning EBOM-to-MBOM conversion and MES planning for the first ship program
- Building out the manufacturing plan within the MES system, including process routers, work center definitions, and operation sequencing
- Working with design engineering to resolve EBOM structure issues
- Aligning the MBOM and MES plan to the master schedule and work station flow
- Validating the plan against real yard capability
- Leading manufacturing engineers across all ship disciplines, setting technical direction and planning standards
- Hiring, developing, and mentoring discipline-specific detail planners
- Building and leading the Production Support function as the team scales
- Representing manufacturing engineering in program reviews
- Managing planning risk and schedule interfaces
- Ensuring the manufacturing plan supports quality, traceability, and regulatory requirements
Success means the MBOM and MES plan accurately reflect how the first ship is actually built, discipline planners build consistent and coordinated work instructions from a shared plan, deck-plate feedback flows back into design, and manufacturing engineering is a credible voice in program decisions.
REQUIREMENTS
Required:
- Significant hands-on experience in shipyard manufacturing engineering or production engineering
- Direct experience building or maintaining a Manufacturing Bill of Material from an Engineering Bill of Material
- Experience planning production work inside an MES or equivalent manufacturing execution/planning system
- Prior experience leading or managing an engineering or planning team
- Strong understanding of how a ship is actually built and how multiple disciplines interlock at each station and stage
Preferred:
- Experience across multiple ship disciplines (piping, electrical, structural, propulsion, coatings)
- New construction shipbuilding experience, ideally including first-of-class or early-program experience
- Experience building feedback loops between production and engineering, including deviation/change capture processes
- Familiarity with ABS, USCG, or NAVSEA requirements as they apply to manufacturing planning
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field (mechanical, industrial, naval architecture, or similar)
