Manager or Director, Electrical Engineering

HEICO Corporation • Camarillo, CA

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About The Position

Lucix Corporation, a subsidiary of HEICO’s Electronic Technologies Group has steadily evolved to become the world leader in RF Active and Passive Units, Subsystems, and Assemblies, for Commercial, Civil and Defense Satellite Payloads.  Lucix also provides RF hardware for Airborne and Ground Systems.  All hardware is designed, qualified, manufactured, tested, and shipped from Lucix facilities in California, USA. Provide functional leadership in the electrical engineering role at Lucix, covering RF design and digital design. Job title will be assigned as Manager or Director depending on experience and related qualifications. Manage a team of 5 – 10 electrical engineers, providing project assignments, technical guidance, and career growth. Provide performance feedback and manage efforts of individuals. Serve as chair of electrical design reviews. Lead the team in execution of design for active programs and creation of technical concepts for future business. Assist in creating the overall Lucix technology and product road map.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or related field
• 5+ years professional experience in the design and development of RF & Microwave hardware and/or digital hardware for space applications at both the circuit board level and system level
• 2+ years experience in a leadership role
• Demonstrated expertise in a process-based organization using an ISO9000, AS9100, or similar quality system
• Outstanding written and verbal English communication skills
• Strong leadership traits: ability to understand and collaborate effectively with technical peers, ability to direct the efforts of others, high emotional intelligence with the ability to provide both positive and corrective feedback in a constructive fashion
• Strong technical reviewer and mentor: able to evaluate team member’s designs and provide helpful inputs in a manner that are suggestions but allow the team member to retain full design ownership.
• Strong analytical and excellent problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

• Expertise across RF, Digital, and Space applications
• 5+ years in a leadership role, with demonstrated growth
• Experience with FPGA-based designs
• Demonstrated success with presenting new products and concepts to potential customers and/or industry conferences

Responsibilities

• Functional management of electrical engineering team, including project assignments, day-to-day task guidance, mentoring, and performing annual performance reviews
• Act as senior technical resource in the review and evaluation of RF and/or digital designs
• Serve as individual technical contributor as required to assist with technical issue and new product concepts
• Lead efforts in staffing and maintaining the necessary team: track current and upcoming engineering resource utilization, and secure extra personnel (contract or full-time) as needed.
• Lead, enforce, and continually refine Lucix internal processes for product development.
• Chair design review meetings
• Act as a key technical resource for Lucix electrical designs: assess and update the company’s technology road map, identify key new technical areas for the company to develop, and ensure that the company attracts and retains top-level talent in these areas
• As a member of the Lucix leadership team, lead by example in maintaining a strong company culture to ensure the company’s sustained leadership position within the industry
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Lucix offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, HSA and voluntary insurance plans such as accident, hospital and critical illness, a 401k with company match.  We have a 9/80 workweek that provides employees with every other Friday off. This position is eligible for a performance bonus.

What This Job Offers

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