NPI Engineering Manager

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Teledyne Marine's technology is used to monitor and explore almost everything below the sea's surface. From addressing environmental needs and preserving safety and peace, to solving challenges with infrastructure and energy source development, the work we do today is making a difference for tomorrow.

If you're the best at what you do and are looking for an exciting opportunity to share your unique talents in a fast-paced environment, please apply now! By joining Teledyne Marine, you will be part of an innovative team of scientists, engineers and operators designing and manufacturing best-in-class marine sensors, instruments and vehicles. You will have access to state-of-the-art labs and equipment to take cutting edge design from concept through development and integration to its final application in the real world.

General Overview

The NPI Engineering Manager for Teledyne RD Instruments leads a team of eight engineers in our Poway location in the development and manufacturing of marine instruments. This role champions a proactive approach and recommends technology solutions to enhance performance to achieve both short-term and long-term objectives. This role is critical in ensuring the seamless transition of new products from development to production, focusing on integrating complex systems and firmware solutions. The priorities of this position include strategic planning, product design and development, design for manufacturability, quality assurance, staff development and problem resolution. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned :

• Develops and delivers new products and supports existing production, per business unit plan, to meet established key results for New Product Introduction (NPI) revenue, profitability and customer satisfaction metrics.
• Proactively collaborates with business unit senior management team to formulate long-term business strategy, road map and detailed plans for products and technology.
• Provides periodic corporate level reports on new product development / introduction, R&D expense allocation and R&D tax credit assessment.
• Establishes, refines and continuously improves formal engineering development processes, procedures and metrics to meet business unit objectives. Demonstrates continuous quality and development execution improvement on a year over year basis.
• Provides direction, support and engineering department personnel in cross-functional support of / collaboration with sales, operations and customer support to ensure current production products meet delivery commitments, performance and measured quality objectives.
• Establishes and manages detailed department and project budgets in collaboration with the engineering management team. Manages budget to plan while delivering on established annual business unit key results objectives for NPI Revenue, Profitability and Customer Satisfaction.
• Builds, develops and manages an engineering team capable of carrying out the needed engineering initiatives. Builds team capabilities through resource analysis, hiring, mentoring and training.
• Develops and implements methods and procedures for monitoring projects, such as preparation of records of expenditures and findings, progress reports and staff conferences, to inform senior management of project status.
• Establishes operational objectives and directs team to achieve assignments by providing leadership, assigning tasks and checking work at appropriate intervals to determine status of assigned projects and ensure goals are met within organization goals of budget, time requirements and high level of quality.
• Identifies obstacles to achieving business goals and provides solutions or seeks out appropriate assistance. Determines allocation of resources and equipment.
• Interacts with supervisors / managers, outside customers and functional peer groups at various management levels. Interaction normally requires the ability to inspire and gain cooperation of others, to conduct or aid other in conducting presentations or to exchange information.
• Daily availability, to include evenings and weekends, when necessary, to reach goals and deadlines.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job provides general supervision to engineering functional areas with direct supervision of exempt and non-exempt personnel. Responsibilities include providing leadership to employees, interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications / Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and / or Experience : Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science / Engineering or related technical field and 5+ years of directly related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced degree is desirable.

Other Skills and Abilities

Salary Range : $113,600.00-$151,400.000

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education / training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne conducts background checks on qualified applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, education verification, employment history and verification, criminal convictions, Motor Vehicle Report (MVR & driving history), reference check, credit checks / credit history and drug testing. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.