Overview

At Daniel Defense Only the Best Build the Best At Daniel Defense, Only the Best Build the Best Daniel Defense engineers and manufactures the world's finest weapon systems and accessories. Our mission of Honor God. Defend Freedom is accomplished by serving customers and providing top quality solutions to our military, law enforcement and civilians that are seeking premium firearms for home defense, hunting, and sport shooting.As the Operations Project Engineer 2, you will be responsible for the functions outlined below. Essential Functions: Responsible for demonstrating commitment to and leadership of environmental health and safety principles, policies and procedures.Independently lead standard and moderately complex industrialization projects from design release through FAI, LRIP, production readiness, and product launch.Work hand in hand with NPD Project Management as the primary liaison and communication funnel between NPD and Operations for assigned products and solicitations, coordinating Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and other stakeholders.Develop and manage integrated Operations project schedules, industrialization deliverables, action registers, risk logs, readiness checklists, resource needs, and recovery plans; consolidate information required to support NPD gate reviews, hold owners accountable, and escalate barriers promptly.Create, maintain, and validate ERP product and manufacturing data, including item masters, bills of material, routings, resources, runtimes, labor standards, lead times, costing inputs, and planning parameters.Coordinate tooling, fixtures, programs, materials, documentation, training, inspection planning, capacity, and scheduling requirements needed for prototype builds, FAI, capability validation, LRIP, and launch.Lead assigned Operations readiness reviews and participate in NPD-led gate reviews; consolidate readiness evidence, communicate Operations input and recommendations, document decisions and actions, and coordinate follow-up.Translate approved priority changes into revised schedules and work plans, communicate impacts across functional groups, and reduce conflicting or duplicative requests to technical resources.Identify schedule, capacity, capability, quality, material, and data risks; coordinate cross-functional countermeasures and drive actions through verified closure.Provide clear project status, constraints, launch risks, and recovery plans through SIOP, product launch meetings, and other operating cadences.Improve industrialization standard work, templates, checklists, metrics, and lessons learned; assist with coaching Level 1 engineers and project participants.Participates in the company's efforts to continuously improve in Safety, 6S, Quality, Delivery and Productivity.Expected to be a contributor to the company standards on high integrity, safety, fair and equitable treatment and a positive work environment.Responsible for demonstrating commitment to and leadership of environmental health and safety principles, policies and procedures.Participates in the company's efforts to continuously improve in Safety, 6S, Quality, Delivery and Productivity.Expected to be a contributor to the company standards on high integrity, safety, fair and equitable treatment and a positive work environmentOther responsibilities as deemed appropriate or necessary by management. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.Two to five (2-5) years of experience in manufacturing, engineering, industrialization, new product introduction, project engineering, or operations project management.Demonstrated ability to independently lead cross-functional projects, manage schedules and risks, facilitate meetings, and d