Electrical Engineering Manager 2

Electrical Engineering Manager 2

The Naval & Oceanic Systems business unit headquartered in Annapolis, MD is seeking dependable individuals willing to work in a collaborative environment and that are interested in expanding their horizons. 

The Hardware Engineering Department is seeking a leader to manage the Electrical Engineering Design Team within the Hardware Engineering organization. Emphasis is placed on leading a team of hardware engineers that support development and production programs, as well as, new business pursuits to ensure quality engineering solutions. This team is responsible for architecting, designing, verifying and supporting power systems, battery technologies, opto-electronics, cabling/connectors, and analog and digital design for both development and production programs.

Our engineering work includes full life-cycle programs including design, development, system integration, hands-on test, training, and production. The successful candidate will demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities. The successful candidate will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will also have the ability to operate in a team environment and collaborate across the sector business areas as required to accomplish team goals.

This position is a dual role encompassing both people and project/technical leadership. Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Lead an engineering design functional group of 10 to 15 engineers including performance management, career development, staffing, and compensation planning

• Provide project and technical oversight for design activities performed by the group

• Maintain and ensure application of design processes and guidelines used in the group

• Develop proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers

• Collaborate with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups

• Support department initiatives, recruiting, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and internally funded projects

The candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. Demonstrated abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, are a must. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.

The successful candidate should have demonstrated experience in multi-disciplinary hardware design and analysis, an understanding of design for manufacturing practices, production engineering, developing engineering processes and procedures and an understanding of engineering’s role for supporting small to medium production quantities.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent Engineering/Technical degree or a related field with 9+ years of experience or a Masters degree in a related field with 7+ years experience, OR a PhD in Engineering/ Technical degree or a related field with 5 years of engineering experience

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work within diverse teams.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams as a functional manager, program manager, Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead, and/or other significant leadership role

• Proficiency in using common engineering design, production and office tools.

• US citizen and possess an active Secret clearance to start with the ability and willingness to obtain a TS/SSBI and pass a polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Able to work in a fast paced environment where multiple projects are being developed and deployed simultaneously

• Experience with program management, functional management, and/or customer management

• Experience with business development activities

• Demonstrated skills/experience in the following multi-disciplined areas:

• Battery system and charging architecture/design

• Electronics design, analysis, procurement, fabrication and test

• Firmware design, development, integration and test

• Connector and cable assembly design experience

• Experience with Opto-electronics

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

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