Project Engineering Senior Manager
About The Position
TTM is seeking a Project Engineering Senior Manager to lead multi-disciplinary engineering efforts in R&D initiatives supporting next-generation Aerospace and Defense technologies. This role operates at the intersection of technical innovation and program execution, guiding early-stage concepts through prototyping, demonstration, and transition to production. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, brings structure to evolving requirements, and effectively balances technical exploration with disciplined execution across advanced microelectronics, PCBs, and mission-critical systems. The position serves as the primary engineering interface to Program Management, Customers, Manufacturing, Quality, and internal stakeholders ensuring delivery against technical, schedule, and budget commitments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, in Engineering or related field
- Minimum 10 years’ experience of development experience.
- Must have a background that would permit the U.S. Department of Defense to issue a Secret clearance when necessary for work on a project that requires such a clearance
- Must comply with TTM Export Control Policies and Procedures and all applicable laws including ITAR, EAR and OFAC including but not limited to: a) being able to identify ITAR product on the manufacturing floor and understand that access to these products and related technical data is restricted to only US Citizens and US Permanent Residents; b) recognition of Foreign Person visitors by badge differentiation; c) understand and follow authorization procedures for bringing foreign visitors into facilities (VAL); d) understand the Export and ITAR requirements for shipments leaving the US; e) manage vendor approvals for ITAR manufacturing and services.
Nice To Haves
- 5 years in a supervisory role preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional engineering teams in the development of advanced hardware prototypes and technology demonstrators.
- Translate loosely defined research objectives into actionable technical plans, schedules, and deliverables.
- Establish and manage iterative development cycles (prototype, test, learn, refine) to mature technologies.
- Partner with Engineering to define requirements, manage trade studies, and ensure traceability.
- Collect and report Engineering status and metrics, including Earned Value, to Project / Program Management and Senior Management.
- Serve as primary engineering interface to Program Management, customers, and partners.
- Conduct Engineering status meetings and technical reviews, and ensure all issues and actions are tracked to closure.
- Drive technical reviews tailored to R&D maturity (e.g., concept reviews, prototype readiness reviews, demonstration readiness).
- Support and contribute to proposal efforts (RFIs, ROMs, RFPs, IRAD, CRAD) by evaluating opportunities, coordinating engineering schedule and cost inputs (including NRE estimates), and reviewing technical proposals for R&D programs.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks, including feasibility, integration, and manufacturability.
- Oversee integration and test activities, including lab experimentation, environmental testing, and field demonstrations.
- Ensure specialized engineering support, such as reliability, maintainability, thermal design, structural analysis and electromagnetic compatibility, are included in designs and reviews where appropriate.
- Partner with research scientists, advanced engineering teams, and external collaborators (e.g., government labs, universities, industry partners).
- Document technical baselines, experiments, and results to support knowledge transfer to future development phases or transition to production programs.
- Support transition of successful technologies from R&D into formal product development or programs of record.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401k
- flexible spending and health savings accounts
- accident benefits
- life insurance
- disability benefits
- paid vacation & holidays
- An annual or quarterly company bonus may apply based on position assignment.
- Positions hired for alternative shift may be eligible for a shift premium based on the assigned shift and location.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
