Dir Engineering

HDT•Tanner, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Director, as part of the Huntsville Leadership team, is responsible for the safety, quality, and oversight of the Huntsville Engineering Team. This is a hands-on position and will be responsible for overseeing all technical activities of assigned projects and programs including planning, scheduling, and managing personnel and engineering work to ensure effective coordination and execution. The Engineering Director must possess sufficient technical knowledge of their programs to identify problems, provide guidance to staff, and ensure the work product is completed on time and budget and fulfills requirements. Required to proactively lead improvement initiatives. The Engineering Director position offers a variety of engineering opportunities including testing, design, analysis, management, and prototyping.

Requirements

Must have recent or current experience managing Engineers.
Needs to be process driven to achieve quality, costs and scheduling.
Must have the ability to estimate engineering statement of work and level of effort for complex products.
Must have Government contracting, bid and proposal, and execution experience.
Previous experience presenting gated artifacts to customers and senior officials.
Comply with Engineering Playbook and works to optimize its content.
Demonstrate understanding of applicable MIL and commercial standards essential for equipment design and compliance.
Must be a US Citizen
Must be able to speak, read, and understand English
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from accredited school required
10+ years experience including previous management experience required
Possesses strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with customers, vendors, employees, and managers at all levels within the company
Ability to work autonomously, prioritize work assignments, and multi-task to meet deadlines
Competent technical expertise including application of technical principles/techniques from established practices, as well as a functional knowledge/understanding of engineering processes, techniques, and practices to perceive the fit, form, function, and manufacturability of design quickly/accurately
Possesses strong PC-based computer experience including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is essential

Nice To Haves

MS degree in Engineering, PE License of MBA preferred
SolidWorks/SolidWorks Electrical/FEA experience preferred
SAP experience preferred

Responsibilities

Supervise, develop and mentor a diverse engineering team of engineers and designers through cross training, helping develop new skills, mitigating single point of failures, and lead from the front.
Manage budgets, costs, and schedule inputs for design assignments, participate in technical reviews.
Manage new product development, production support changes (ECR/ECO’s), and team priorities.
Support proposal, technical write ups, and provide quotes to Sales and BD.
Check drawings and designs to ensure compliance to HDT and design specifications.
Adhere and train to company revision control practices and ISO processes.
Complete annual performance review process for themselves and their direct reports and execute performance improvement plans as required.
Set and achieve goals based on cost and schedule matrix managed by senior leadership, and assist direct reports in doing likewise.
Contribute to team efforts by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner, makes and keeps commitments and expects same of direct reports.
Hands-on building, fitting, and testing prototypes.