American Rheinmetall Vehicles
Auburn Hills, MI, USA
Manufacturing Launch Manager
JOB SUMMARY:
The Manufacturing Launch Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing all activities required to successfully introduce new products, systems, and major engineering changes into production. This role ensures manufacturing readiness from concept through full-rate production, driving cross-functional alignment between Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, Quality, and Production Operations.
The ideal candidate has deep experience in new product introduction (NPI/NPD), manufacturing process development, factory readiness, and launch execution within a complex, high-mix, low-volume environment such as defense, automotive, or heavy equipment.
Key Responsibilities
Launch Planning & Readiness
Lead end-to-end manufacturing launch planning for new products, upgrades, or major design changes.
Develop and maintain launch schedules, master timing plans, and readiness checklists.
Ensure...