Senior Manager, Product Development

HRL Laboratories•Calabasas, CA

1d•$193,700 - $248,250

About The Position

HRL Laboratories, an IBM company, advances physical and information science and develops radiofrequency, millimeter-wave, and electro-optical sensors using advanced materials and device fabrication processes. Its integrated systems are designed for mission readiness and efficiency in size, weight, and power. HRL is seeking a self-motivated engineer with strong communication and leadership skills to serve as Senior Manager of the Product Development team. The team transforms laboratory prototypes into deliverable hardware, firmware, and software products. The role is approximately 40% management and 60% technical contribution. The Senior Manager leads the team, including front-line managers, sets technical direction and staffing across programs, and provides technical leadership from product concept through delivery. The role also establishes development processes and shares responsibility for program execution with program managers.

Requirements

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
10 or more years of experience developing electronic, RF, or sensor systems, including 5 or more years leading engineering teams.
Demonstrated record of transitioning hardware, firmware, or software from an R&D prototype to a fielded or production product.
Working knowledge of embedded systems and firmware, mixed-signal hardware, and system-level integration and test.
Experience with systems engineering practices, including system analysis, system architecture, requirements flow-down, trade studies, modeling and simulation, interface control, design reviews, and verification and validation.
Familiarity with regulations and standards for military systems (MIL-STD).
Experience managing cost, schedule, and technical risk on government or commercial programs.
Ability to communicate clearly with staff, program managers, executives, and customers.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
Proficiency with computers, engineering workstations, and complex electronic equipment; strong oral and written communication.
Ability to work independently and in teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

M.S. or Ph.D.
Experience coaching front-line managers.
Strong background in RF and millimeter-wave system architecture for radar, electronic warfare, and communication systems.
Experience with DoD programs and their delivery and documentation standards.
Active security clearance.

Responsibilities

Lead the Product Development team, including front-line managers, and set technical direction, priorities, and staffing across programs.
Allocate personnel to projects; recruit; manage performance through formal and informal feedback; coach managers; and lead lab-wide assignments such as business development and capital investment planning.
Serve as technical lead for product architecture, system integration and test, and design reviews from concept through delivery.
Establish and maintain product development processes for requirements management, configuration management, verification and validation, and customer-delivery documentation.
Own program execution for cost, schedule, and technical performance in partnership with program managers.
Brief customers, lead and contribute to proposals, write invention disclosures, and represent HRL product capabilities to government and commercial customers.