Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar Corporation company, has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Manager of Warranty Operations. This position will be located at our Manufacturing facility in Gaithersburg, MD. This individual will be responsible for overseeing and managing all warranty operations.

Responsibilities:

• Translate customer requirements into state-of-art manufacturing strategies and processes, resulting in cost-effective processing and profitable manufacturing of company goods

• Develop and execute continuous improvement efforts to improve efficiency and utilization of warranty lines

• Oversee the allocation of personnel, material and equipment resources to meet the daily objective

• Plan, direct and coordinate the reconditioning of products in strict compliance with company goals and objectives.

• Effectively manage of the warranty departments

• Manage multi-shift warranty operations to meet daily schedules at the optimum level of productivity and quality.

• Provide management and leadership to supervisors

• Defines goals, improves technologies and resolves manufacturing problems

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing or related field

• Ten (10) years of experience working in an electronics manufacturing environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong engineering skills, with detail understanding of multiple warranty manufacturing lines

• Experience within a lean manufacturing environment with demonstrated results and oriented leadership leading to continuous cost, quality and productivity improvement.

• Demonstrated success with Six-Sigma or other problem-solving methodologies in a production environment.

• Knowledge of all aspects of electronics manufacturing processes.

• Hands on experience with production test software and hardware development.

• Good analytical and communication skills.

• Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

• Knowledge of SAP software

Will be eligible for discretionary bonus, with funding based on company performance.