Hyliion is committed to creating innovative solutions that enable clean, flexible and affordable electricity production. The Company’s primary focus is to develop distributed power generators that can operate on various fuel sources to future-proof against an ever-changing energy economy. Job Purpose The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering owns the manufacturing engineering function across Hyliion's Cedar Park, TX headquarters and primary production site and its Milford, OH R&D operations. The role is the bridge between the engineering design of the KARNO Power Module and the scalable, repeatable production system required for commercial ramp, defining and driving the processes, tooling, documentation, and infrastructure that transform KARNO from a highly engineered prototype into a manufacturable product. This is a player-coach role: the incumbent builds and leads a team of manufacturing engineers while remaining personally hands-on in the most challenging production problems. AI at Hyliion At Hyliion, AI is core to how we work. We equip every team member with leading AI tools and count on you to use them — to move faster, solve harder problems, and help us realize the full potential of KARNO technology for the world. Duties and Responsibilities Productionization: translate engineering designs into manufacturable, repeatable, and scalable production configurations across both sites, aligned to the commercial ramp roadmap. Tooling and process development: design, develop, and qualify manufacturing tooling, fixtures, and processes that support quality, efficiency, and volume scalability. Manufacturing documentation: own PFMEAs, control plans, work instructions, SOPs, and MBOMs, keeping them accurate, current, and accessible to the production floor. Lean and material flow: define and implement standard work, material flow, and handling strategies that increase throughput, reduce waste, and prepare the factory for
Senior Manager, Site SAP Business Lead
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At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.
Job Description
Gilead Sciences is seeking a collaborative, hands-on leader to shape and deliver the ERP capabilities for a new, next-generation bulk drug substance manufacturing facility at our Foster City site. As the site’s SAP business lead, you will translate operational needs into integrated processes across production, procurement, quality, and warehousing. Working closely with site stakeholders and the IT implementation team, you will define requirements, guide implementation, and connect SAP with other digital platforms to help create a compliant, paperless manufacturing environment.
Required skills:
- Hands-on experience in warehousing, materials management, or production operations within a biologics or other GMP-regulated manufacturing environment.
- Strong systems expertise, including experience implementing an ERP platform such as SAP and leading the associated organizational change.
- A process-builder mindset, with the ability to move confidently from strategy and design to hands-on execution.
- Proven cross-functional leadership and the ability to align engineering, quality, materials management, manufacturing, and IT teams.
- A strong commitment to quality, cGMP compliance, operational excellence, and positive patient impact.
Job Responsibilities:
- Own the digital backbone for materials
Lead the design and implementation of SAP and supporting systems, bridging warehousing, logistics, and manufacturing execution to deliver a fully integrated, digital operation. - Deliver across construction and systems build
Align timelines and business deliverables between the digital infrastructure and the associated new facility construction to ensure a smooth startup. - Drive a paperless, future-ready environment
Champion digital transformation by implementing streamlined, compliant, and data-driven processes that eliminate paper and improve efficiency. - Establish core material handling processes
Define user requirements, use cases and process flows, procedures and training to ensure the ERP and integrated systems are qualified and ready to support GMP operations at launch. - Integrate with existing operations
Collaborate with established manufacturing sites to leverage best practices, ensure system consistency, and enable organizational alignment across sites. - Influence future ERP footprint
Support future enterprise ERP projects, representing the Foster City site manufacturing organization.
Qualifications:
- Requires a Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant professional experience, or BS with 8+ years of relevant professional experience – a degree in a relevant scientific or business discipline is strongly preferred.
- Excellent organizational and communication (both written and verbal) skills.
- Experience in pharmaceutical operations/cGMP environment highly desirable.
- The ideal candidate would also have:
- Proven experience using and implementing SAP in a manufacturing or life sciences environment.
- Strong understanding of clinical and commercial manufacturing operations and warehouse management.
- Strategic thinking and ability to influence and constructively challenge the status quo.
For additional benefits information, visit:
https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.
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Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment comprised of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact ApplicantAccommodations@gilead.com for assistance.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the 'Know Your Rights' poster.
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Gilead Sciences will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, (c) consistent with the legal duty to furnish information; or (d) otherwise protected by law.
Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team.
Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.
For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:
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