Manager, Electrical Engineering

Saab•East Syracuse, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Saab, Inc.'s Surveillance U.S. Division is seeking an Electrical Engineering Functional Manager to lead and develop a team of Electrical Engineers, reporting to the Director of Engineering. This role involves extensive collaboration with multi-disciplinary functional managers and program management to ensure the successful execution and delivery of quality products within specified cost and schedule targets. Key responsibilities include program resource planning, staffing, recruitment, setting goals and objectives, providing technical oversight, mentorship, and managing performance and career development for assigned personnel. The manager will also be accountable for creating accurate cost and schedule targets, managing resources within budget, defining department strategy, maintaining competencies through training, and overseeing budgeting for various activities. Additionally, the role requires supporting contract negotiations, contributing to technology roadmap planning, developing innovative technical solutions, assessing risks, and championing continuous improvement of technical processes and quality management systems. Saab is a leading defense and security company dedicated to creating a safer and more sustainable world, delivering advanced technology and systems to the U.S. Armed Forces, Federal Aviation Administration, and other partners. The company values diversity and promotes a balanced, rewarding life for its employees.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
15+ years of experience (if MA/MS, 12+ years of experience, if PhD, 10+ years of experience)
Be a leading subject matter expert in the electrical engineering field
Working knowledge of Altium & SolidWorks
Ability to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways
Ability to provide strategic direction for projects and programs in area of expertise
Ability to lead through ambiguity, anticipating change, mitigating risk, and making sound high impact decisions
Experience shaping organizational direction through technical leadership, innovation, and continuous improvement initiatives
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to collaborate across disciplines effectively
Willingness to travel up to 10% in support of program and business efforts
Ability to obtain a Secret level clearance
Must be a U.S. citizen
Required to pass a pre-employment drug screen

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the Electrical engineering team focused on meeting technical, program and business objectives
Program resource planning
Develop on-going staffing capacity and long-term staffing plans
Recruit staff as necessary to meet business demand
Assign appropriate personnel to projects and programs
Ensure all personnel have established relevant goals and objectives that link directly to the objectives of the business
Provide technical oversight, guidance, mentorship and coaching to assigned personnel in the performance of their assigned tasks
Manage the annual performance review process, compensation reviews, and career development process
Ensure accountability for creation of accurate cost and schedule targets, and execution of technical effort in accordance with those targets
Understand and manage resources to Program Manager’s budget and schedule
Determine the department or team's strategy for completing a task
Maintain department competencies by creating a training strategy and providing training opportunities for employees to continue their professional development
Responsible for cost estimating activities related to contract proposals, IR&D, Capital, and assigned overhead budgets
Ensure the Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and schedules are accurate, appropriate, documented and consistent with overall program objectives
Establish cost and schedule targets for team members
Monitor and control execution consistent with established technical, cost and schedule objectives
Support contract negotiations and fact finding as requested by program management
Provide credible technical insight and leadership within Electrical Engineering
Contribute to technology roadmap planning
Develop innovative technical solutions, assess technical risk and identify risk mitigation strategies within assigned discipline(s)
Responsible for budgeting including OH, capital requests, and software/tool subscriptions for the electrical engineering function
Be a champion for the quality and continuous improvement of technical processes
Ensure updates for QMS processes, forms, templates, work instructions and job aids are completed
Establish processes and benchmarks for measuring team and process performance
Ensure team is accountable for adherence to established processes and continuous improvement objectives