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S ummar y :

• T h e En gi n e eri n g M a n a g er o r g a n i zes, p l a n s, a n d l e a ds a sk ill ed t e a m o f d es i gn a n d p r o j e c t e n g i n e ers i n t he su p p o r t , d e s i gn, a n d d e ve l o p m e nt o f n e w compa n y p r o d ucts i n acc o r d a n ce wi t h cus t o m e r sp e c i f i cat i o n s, c o m p a ny e n g i n e er i ng p oli c i es, a n d g o ver nm e n t/ i n d us t r y s t a n d a r d s . T h e m a n a g e r i s r es p o n s i b l e f or t he t e ch ni cal as p ects of n e w a nd l e g acy a e r os p ace products wi t h i n an ass i g n e d seg m e n t of b u s i n e ss o p er a t i o n s . T h e m a n a g er i s a l so r es p o n s i b l e f or l e a d i ng (t he e n g i n e er i ng t e a m ) a n d s u p p o r t i ng t he c r os s -f u n c t i o n a l , b u s i n e ss u ni t t e a ms .

P o s iti on O v e r v i e w :

• E sse n t i al f u n c t i o n s o f t he p o s i t i on i nc l u d e, b u t are n o t li m i t ed t o : • M a i nta i n ov e r a l l t ec h n i c a l o w n e r sh i p/au t h o r i t y a n d l e a d t he t e a m e n g a g e d i n t he d e s i gn a n d deve l o p m e n t o f c o m p a ny p r o d u c t s . • F a c ili t ate t he c o mm u ni c a t i on a n d i n t e r a c t i on a m o ng b o t h i nte r n a l a n d e x t e r n a l s t ak e h ol d e r s by a d voc a t i ng a n d f ost e r i ng c r os s -f u ncti o n a l t e a m w ork us i ng t e a m - b a sed m a n a g eme n t a n d l e a d e r sh i p co n ce p t s . • E ns u r e t h a t t he g o a l s, o b j ectiv e s , a n d d eli verab l e s of e a ch prog r a m / pr o j e c t a r e acc o m p li sh e d.
• S tr o n g b i as in ex e c u t i on o f t he c o m p a ny ’ s p r o d uct d e ve l o p m e n t proc e ss a n d t a r g e t ed O T D . • A b ili t y t o i d e n t if y a n d c o mm u ni c a t e p r o j e ct r i sk s , g o a l s, a n d r e q u i r e m e n t s t o i nte r n al / e x t ernal s t ak e h o l d e r s. • R es p o n s i b l e f or su p p o r t i ng t he m a r keti n g of c o m p a ny p r o d u c t s as w el l as a n a l yz i ng cust o m er r e q u i r e m e nt s, prov i d i ng sp e c i al t ec h n i c al a n a l yses, a n d r e so l v i ng cust o m e r prob l em s . • T e ch ni cal l e a d in g e n e r a t i ng a n d su p p o r t i ng n e w b u s i n e ss o p p o r t u ni t i es ( i nc l u di ng R FI / R FP a c t i v i t i es ) . • B u il d and l e ad a dyn a m i c t e a m a n d s e t t he p a ce as a l e a d e r of t he o r g a n i zati o n . • P r ov i de emp l oy e e co a c h i ng and m e n t ori n g t o f u r t h e r b uil d and s t r e n gthen t he cu l t u r e wi t h i n t he t e a m . • S u p p o r t t he d e ve l o p m e n t o f sh o r t and l o n g -t e r m g o a l s wi t h i n t he e n g i n e e r i ng d e p a r t m e n t a n d ensure t h e y a r e a li g n ed wi t h t he ov e r a l l co m p a ny goa l s a n d o b j e c t i v e s. • I d e ntify n e w a n d / or o p p o rt u ni s t i c a p p li cati o ns i n s o l v i ng cust o m er prob l e m s.

I n add i t i o n , cu l t i vati n g r e l a t i o n sh i ps wi t h cu r r e n t a n d new cu s t om e r s. • D ev el op i n n ov a t i ve and propri e t a r y t ec h n ol o g y f o r v a r i o u s c o mm e r c i al a n d m ili t ary p l at f o r m s us i ng f o cus e d r es o urces a n d c r o s s - f u n c t i o n al t e a m w or k . • M a n a g e and l e a d co n f i g u r ati o n m a n a g e m e n t t e a m . • Lead activ i t i es t o e n h a n c e t he e n g i n e eri n g dep a r t m e n t ’ s e f f i c i e n cy ( p r o d u c t i v i t y ) . • Travel d o m es t i ca ll y a n d / or i nt e r n at i o n a ll y t o su p p ort sa l es wi t h n e w b u s i n ess o p p o rt u ni t i es or t o prov i d e eng i n e eri n g supp o r t on cust o m e r i ssu e s • Wo r k o n s i t e f o r s t a n d a r d 5-day w or k w e e k • S u p p o r t o t h e r d u t i es as n e e d ed Q u al i f i c a t i o n s :

• • B ac h e l or’s degree i n M e ch a n i cal or El ec t r i cal E n g i n e eri n g ( or e q u i va l e n t ) . • M i n i m um of 5 ye a r s of p r o d uct d e s i g n / e n g i n e eri n g experi e nce a n d/ o r a m i n i m um o f 3 ye a r s o f p r o j ec t / e n g i n e e r i ng m a n a g e m e n t ex p eri e nce ( en gi n e eri n g m a n a g ement ex p eri e nce su p e r v i s i ng t ec h n i cal pro f e s s i o n a l ). • C u l t ure ch a m p i on w ho i s a s tr o n g a d voc a t e f or a n d ac t i ve l y f o s t ers c r o ss - f u n c t i o n al t e a m w o r k wi t h i n t he co m p a ny. • E xp e r i e n ce in a e r os p ace a n d/ o r m e di cal i n d us t r y i s pr e f e r r e d . • E xp e r i e n ce w i t h M S O ff i ce p r o d u c t s ( i nc l u di ng M i c r os of t P r o j e c t ) a n d 3D CAD / CA E ( kn owl e d ge of S o li d w orks i s p r ef e rr e d ) • K n owl e d g e / ex p eri e nce o f PD M or e q u i va l e n t i s a p l us. • K n owl e d g e / ex p eri e nce o f co n f i g u r ati o n m a n a g e m e n t i s a p l us. • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. • To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S.
• Government.
• P h y sical D ema n ds Wh il e pe rf o rm i ng t he d u t i es of t h i s p o s i t i o n , t he e m p l oy e e is r e g u l arly r e q u i r ed t o s t a n d , use h a n d s a n d f i n g ers t o h a n d l e or f e e l o b j ect s , t o ol s or co n tr o l s . T h e e m p l o y ee f r e q u e ntly is r e q u i r ed t o w al k, b e n d , s t o o p, kn e e l , or c r o u ch a n d r e a ch wi t h han d s a n d ar m s , c li m b or b al a n ce.
• T h e phys i cal d e m a n ds d escri b ed h e r e a r e r e p r e s e n t ative o f t h o se t h a t m u st be m e t by an emp l oy e e t o su c cess f u ll y p e r f o r m t he e s se n t i al f u ncti o ns o f t h i s j o b . R e a s o n a bl e acc o m m o d ati o ns m ay be m a d e t o e n a bl e i n d i v i d u a l s wi t h d i sa bili t i es t o p e r f o r m t he e s se n t i al f u n c t i o n s .

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