Sr. Manager - Electrical Engineering, Hardware

Job Title: Sr. Manager, Electrical Engineering (Hardware)

Job Code: 47020

Job Location: Greenville, TX (On-Site)

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off.

Job Description:

Space & Mission Systems segment is seeking a Senior Manager for Hardware Engineering. The candidate will lead Radio Frequency (RF)/Wireless engineers (RF design, Electromagnetic Effects (EME)), Electrical engineers (digital, mixed signal, FPGA) and Mechanical engineers (electronic packaging, pilot assembly, environmental testing). The candidate should have design experience developing/testing RF/Digital LRU’s (Line Replaceable Units) for airborne requirements. The candidate should have knowledge of MIL-STD-461 and RTCA DO-160 regarding EME testing and delivery of military aircraft. This position is responsible for managing the activities of Hardware Engineering in support of the delivery of military aircraft under contract. In addition, they will plan and administer procedures and budgets, lead staff hiring and development, and make capital & non-capital budgetary recommendations.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and/or review and approve Hardware engineering bids.
• Forecast staff vs demand and develop hiring plans to maintain staffing levels to meet current and future business needs, inclusive of quantity / skills / experience.
• Oversee pilot assembly activities.
• Oversee the environmental lab and testing activities.
• Champion continuous improvement and cost reduction with sector / segment leadership.
• Define and endorse allocation of capital to maximize test capability and productivity.
• Develop and deploy Hardware Engineering process standards, enabling best in class execution, inclusive of quality, schedule and cost performance.
• Plan and manage department level budgets.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders to include leadership, program management, and other engineering disciplines.
• Drafting and submittal of management-level reports.
• Lead root cause / corrective action (RCCA) investigations using disciplined problem-solving methods and statistical analysis. (5 Whys, fishbone, etc.)
• Ability to travel 10-15%.
• Must be able to acquire and maintain a DoD secret security clearance.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 12 years of experience leading RF and digital hardware design teams within a DoW/DoD environment.
• Graduate Degree with 10 years of experience leading RF and digital hardware design teams within a DoW/DoD environment.
• In Lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of experience leading RF and digital hardware design teams within a DoW/DoD environment.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience working across multi-functional teams (program office / project engineering, system engineering, software engineering, supply chain, quality, vendors, and customers).
• Effective leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills from executive to front line levels, with an ability to collaborate with others.
• Ability to motivate, manage, and develop a highly diverse team with excellent consultative, influencing, and conflict management skills.
• Experience working in a DoD environment.
• Designing RF and digital hardware.
• Implementing signal processing algorithms in FPGA designs
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 and RTCA DO-160 related to EME testing of LRU’s and military aircraft.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 and RTCA DO-160 related to environmental testing of LRU’s.
• Experience using SAP MRP/ERP software for product work planning.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools such as Project, Excel, Word.

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