Manufacturing R&D Teams Manager

CCAM • Disputanta, VA

1h • Onsite

About The Position

At CCAM, the Manufacturing R&D Teams Manager plays a critical role in leading multiple teams of subject matter experts within manufacturing technology disciplines to solve manufacturing challenges. This position involves coaching, mentoring, and advocating for team members to develop a high-performance environment aligned with CCAM’s strategic goals. High performance at CCAM emphasizes a purpose-driven, collaborative, and learning-oriented culture, integrating strong technical capabilities with partner requirements to deliver excellent, well-managed projects. The manager will drive CCAM's growth, foster trust, and ensure long-term success by leading and advancing teams that execute partner-focused projects. CCAM is an ecosystem of collaboration with industry, government, and academia, focused on helping manufacturers solve real-world problems by developing and deploying new technologies. Their research builds intelligence in manufacturing processes and systems through experienced, multi-disciplinary teams, advanced digital systems, manufacturing process capabilities, and new technology. Active research areas include flexible and distributed manufacturing, adaptive automation, cooperative processing, advanced coatings systems, and intelligent repair and replacement. As an applied research center, CCAM has a strong resident staff including research scientists, engineers, industrial technologists, university faculty, interns, and graduate students who work collaboratively to deliver value to our customers every day.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering, Material Science/Engineering, or relevant technical field.
• 5+ years of experience directly managing technical personnel in applied R&D, technology development, manufacturing process and/or product development, or similar.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong experience mentoring and coaching technical personnel to achieve high performance.
• Team-oriented mindset, focused on ensuring that individual growth and development are synergistic with organizational goals and performance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability in recruiting, hiring, and managing technical personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to understand customer challenges, communicate effectively about them, and convert them into plans that can resolve those challenges.
• Access to technology or intellectual property that is subject to US government CUI, ITAR, and/or export control requirements; candidates must be qualified for such access without an export license.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a manufacturing-related engineering discipline, such as Materials Science/Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar.
• 12+ years of experience directly managing technical personnel in applied R&D, technology development, manufacturing process and/or product development, or similar.
• Experience maturing technology from early-stage concepts (low readiness level) to implementable solutions (high readiness level) for manufacturing.
• Proven experience supervising engineers and technologists in the performance of applied research and development for manufacturing.
• Experience in personnel development and training programs.
• Proficiency in resource management and financial forecasting.
• Demonstrated success in stakeholder or customer relationship management.
• Familiarity with managing manufacturing research facilities and equipment, including experience with safety, facilities management, and compliance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Supervise technical staff, including Engineers and Technologists, providing guidance and support to foster a productive work environment and achieve organizational goals.
• Manage individual employee performance, including setting individual goals to meet organizational objectives, conducting regular evaluations, providing constructive feedback, and guiding development plans.
• Mentor and coach team members to continuously grow their effectiveness, technical and professional skills, and support their further career progression.
• Facilitate personnel growth, development, and training opportunities.
• Foster a positive team culture that values collaboration, respect, and accountability.
• Collaborate with HR to recruit top talent aligned with organizational goals.
• Provide technical & program leadership as needed for key efforts that have higher priority, risk, or potential impact.
• Provide oversight and guidance to technical leads on projects to ensure delivery of high quality and impact for stakeholders.
• Support the delivery of quality outcomes produced by the team, including project deliverables, proposals/quotes, strategy inputs, etc.
• Provide coaching and feedback to team members to ensure that content is delivered accurately, effectively, and in a refreshing, customer-focused manner.
• Ensure that the teams and organization have sufficient capability, processes, and tools to deliver quality outcomes effectively.
• Work with peers, Project Managers, Principal Investigators, and Leadership to ensure appropriate allocation of resources to projects and tasks.
• Manage team billing forecasts and monitor utilization to ensure efficient resource allocation.
• Forecast resource needs to align with project demands and organizational objectives.
• Conduct capacity and skill assessments to inform resource planning.
• Define equipment, laboratory, and work area ownership, including ensuring that operations, maintenance, safety, and cleanliness are documented, understood, & implemented effectively.
• Oversee maintenance, upgrades, expansion, and utilization of equipment, software, and other technical capabilities.
• Provide regular reporting to the R&D group and leadership team on progress, challenges, and achievements.
• Ensure delivery of revenue through strong project execution, ensure targets are met through the utilization of staff and equipment resources.
• Manage budgets, providing purchasing support as needed.
• Provide support for partner success initiatives, particularly in partner relationship management activities.
• Partner with Leadership and program leads to continuously refine and grow the organization’s strategy direction and ensure implementation of that strategy in day-to-day operations.
• Support financial analysis and forecasting.
• Assist in identifying and creating content for the organization's website, marketing materials, monthly newsletter, and capability descriptions to promote research initiatives.
• Implement strategies to protect and leverage intellectual property, including patent submission and publication.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision insurance plan options; eligible on first of month following date of hire.
• HRA – Health Reimbursement Account (employer funded, covers a portion of the medical deductible)
• FSA – Flexible spending Account (employee funded, pre-tax)
• 401k Retirement Plan – Employer contributes 3% of base salary monthly; additional discretionary match up to 7.5% determined annually.
• Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability insurance (employer funded)
• 3 weeks paid vacation.
• 2 weeks paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave.
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees