The Sr. Engineering Manager is responsible for coordinating all technical activities of assigned programs including planning, scheduling, and managing personnel and engineering work to ensure effective coordination of projects. Responsible for monitoring engineering work for compliance to industry standards, company practices, and customer specifications. Must possess sufficient technical knowledge and experience to manage larger teams or teams requiring broader experience. Proactively leads improvement initiatives. Guides others leading improvement initiatives.
Essential Duties:
Manages larger team or teams requiring broader expertise
Mentors and indirectly influences/leads Engineering Managers
Supervises a team of engineers on an activity and completion of activity on time and budget while meeting the applicable technical requirements
Completes annual performance review process for direct reports
Supervises a technical group independently
Proactively drives leadership sponsored initiatives and guides others in doing so
Manages budget, cost, and schedule input for design assignments
Sets and achieves goals and help direct reports in doing likewise
Makes commitments and keeps them
Drives the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
Communicates clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required
Participates in preparation of proposals
Education/Experience/Other Skills & Abilities:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited school required;
MS Engineering, PE license or MBA preferred.
Minimum of five to seven years of experience leading Electrical Engineering personnel required.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated Leadership and Management skills
Advanced technical expertise
Ability to lead, coach and mentor others
Possesses quality orientation and high attention to detail;
Possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with customers, vendors, employees and managers at all levels with the company
Possesses strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in standard business software packages (e.g., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project)
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering, Management, and Manufacturing
Industries
Defense and Space Manufacturing, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, and Government Relations Services
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Planet Forward by 2x