Reports to the CAD Development Project Manager.
- Responsible for the supervision of an interdisciplinary team of Designers that test and help manage BIW’s CAD software, known as the CAD Development Lab.
- Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), this position ensures delivery of superior CAD Dev support for the DDG 51 and BBGN programs.
Key Responsibilities
Safety Leadership:
- Promotes a culture of proactive safety awareness and accountability across the team.
- Ensures safe workplace conditions and compliance with company safety standards.
- Maintains regular communications with staff as it relates to ergonomic and Shipyard safety.
Program Execution:
- Oversees the team executing CAD/PLM studies for the BBGN program, ensuring compliance with all contractual requirements.
- Ensures design tasks are completed to established schedule, cost, and quality parameters.
- Processes and verifies employee time accounting records and ensures required LMS trainings are completed ahead of schedule.
- Maintains and executes a Plan of the Week (POW) to align daily tasking with program milestones and operational needs.
- Implements corrective actions to address deficiencies and ensure contract deliverables are produced ahead of schedule.
Operational Management:
- Manages all aspects of BIW CAD Dev team activities, including workforce performance and resource utilization in accordance with BIW Standard Operating Procedures.
- Regularly communicates progress on issues with CAD Dev team leadership.
- Monitors cost, schedule, and quality metrics to identify employee development opportunities.
- Provides guidance and direction across the team for Process, Policy and Technical issues.
- Works with the project manager to evaluate workload requirements.
- Administers the BMDA labor contract.
Team Collaboration and Communication:
- Provides leadership and direction to the Design team, supporting day-to-day operations and long-term planning.
- Holds daily, productive musters, utilizing the BOS to elevate any issues through the tiered muster system.
- Develops employee performance evaluations.
- Supports development of personnel, staffing plans, and critical skill maintenance.
- Fosters collaboration between engineering, design, planning, configuration management, and external customers.
- Communicates regularly and effectively with parties external to BIW as the CAD/PLM tasking requires.
Stakeholder Engagement and Business Development:
- Requests and ensures incorporation of stakeholder comments to design products.
- Initiates and supports waste and growth initiatives within your team.
Continuous Improvement:
- Champions BOS principles and productivity enhancements across the CAD Dev team.
- Leverages A3 root cause analysis and associated corrective action plans for identified design issues.
