Manager, Engineering

Panasonic • Irvine, CA

5h • $133,000 - $223,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Our new global headquarters is conveniently located in Irvine, CA near John Wayne Airport in the Park Place development. For our onsite and hybrid employees you will be able to enjoy amenities such as access to many restaurants and shops, running trails, a fitness deck, outdoor seating, dry cleaning, car wash, free garage parking, car charging stations, shuttle service for train commuters, outdoor games like bocce, horseshoes, gaming tables, pickle ball, and basketball. For more information on Park Place visit www.parkplaceirvine.com
Who We Are:
Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!
How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. And we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more.
If you want to learn more about us visit us at www.panasonic.aero
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The Avionics Way:
The Avionics Way captures the essence of what makes our employees special, and by extension, our organization. It’s comprised of 5 core identifiers - Pioneers, Problem Solvers, Accountable, Collaborative, and Customer Focused - that together form a robust, working framework for our continued success. Beyond a philosophy, the Avionics Way is our guide to daily practices. It provides a clear, actionable model to help employees, at all levels, realize their ambitions through outsized contributions to their teams and the company. This model clearly defines expectations for performance at all levels of the organization, as well as establishes specific actions and modes of working that reinforce our philosophy on the path to achieving our goals.

Requirements

• 4 year degree, preferably in Engineering, Computer Science, or other Technical Degree.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering or 9+ years of relevant software experience in lieu of a 4 year degree.
• 5+ years supervisory, team lead, or project leader experience.
• Working knowledge of designing, development, coding, testing, debugging and implementing technical projects for the fabrication, modification and evaluation of new or existing software solutions or products.
• Proficient with commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the Software Engineering field.
• Proficient in designing and developing requirements from specifications, oral instructions, or preliminary sketches.
• Ability to facilitate organizational transformation to support business strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to drive ownership and accountability in delivering quality products on time to customers.
• Ability to develop and implement test methods and procedures.
• Ability to work in a diverse, fast paced, ever changing environment.
• Demonstrated leadership, people and team building skills. Ability to effectively resolve staff issues as they arise.
• Excellent written and verbal skills with proactive attitude.
• Ability to effectively communicate between several departments within the global organization.
• Outstanding communication skills and demonstrated ability in developing and delivering complex business and technical presentations for senior management.
• Ability to introduce new technologies to improve cost, environmental and other product requirement constraints.
• Problem solving and troubleshooting skills required to meet design and qualification requirements.
• Ability to receive assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals.
• Proven ability to direct and coordinate staff in developing solutions to technical problems that require extensive investigation and clarification.
• Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect immediate organization(s).
• Works on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends.
• Ability to travel both domestically and Internationally up to 15% of time.

Nice To Haves

• Cabin avionics and In-flight entertainment experience highly preferred.
• Agile software development and DevOps skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages engineers and technical staff in the research, design, development, coding, and testing of software systems, solutions, and products applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
• Manages and directs department activities. Assigns, coordinates, and reviews work of software engineering subordinates, to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.
• Analyzes technology trends to identify new product enhancements.
• Manage the development of test methodologies, plans, and procedures.
• Manage technical development to ensure compliance with product definitions including environmental requirements.
• Makes or reviews decisions regarding technical approaches or product designs with staff input considering resource allocation and ensures alignment with project plan.
• Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine feasibility, cost effectiveness and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Hire, train, develop and appraise direct staff.
• Anticipates financial needs, quantifies budget to support project planning, and manages budget per forecast and schedules.

Benefits

• Exempt Salaried employees receive unlimited PTO. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees. Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year + 7 sick days + 3 personal days. Accrual rate increases with tenure. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year plus a paid company-wide shut down in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year.
• Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family. Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.
• 401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1.
• Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager