Northwoodspace
Enterprise Systems Manager
Torrance, CA. Posted 3 days ago
The role
You will administer, optimize and integrate Northwood's core enterprise applications, including ERP, MES, PLM, procurement and financial systems. You will work across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, Quality and IT. The role is hands-on and cross-functional.
What you will do
- Act as primary administrator and subject matter expert for enterprise applications (ERP, MES, PLM, procurement, financial), including configurations, workflows, upgrades and maintenance.
- Design, implement and maintain integrations, APIs and automated workflows; monitor and resolve system issues, integration failures and data sync errors.
- Partner with Security Engineering and GRC on role-based access controls and permission approvals; maintain documentation, SOPs and data governance practices.
- Work with stakeholders to find process inefficiencies and lead enhancement and automation projects from requirements through deployment and training.
- Establish and run an enterprise systems roadmap that supports growth, with IT and Infrastructure teams on on-premises and cloud resources.
- Develop reporting and dashboards that improve visibility into system metrics, data accuracy and operational performance.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in enterprise systems administration, ERP implementation or business systems management.
- Hands-on experience administering, configuring and optimizing ERP or other enterprise applications.
- Experience supporting system integrations, troubleshooting technical issues, and working with APIs and automation tools.
- Strong understanding of procurement, inventory, manufacturing and financial business processes.
- Experience translating business requirements into system enhancements and independently leading implementation projects.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret national security clearance or higher.
Nice to have
- Experience administering ERP platforms, including workflows, reporting, custom fields, user permissions and integrations.
- Experience with manufacturing execution systems (MES), product lifecycle management (PLM) or procurement platforms.
- Familiarity with APIs, integration middleware, scripting and data management tools.
- Understanding of manufacturing operations, inventory control, production planning and engineering change processes.
- Familiarity with traceability, quality management and operational controls in regulated manufacturing environments.
- Experience supporting multi-entity or international business operations.
Before you apply
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain authorizations from the U.S. Department of State, to meet ITAR export rules.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret national security clearance or higher.
About the company
Northwood is a space infrastructure company building a global network of ground stations for satellite communications. It designs, builds and deploys its systems in a vertically integrated approach.