Sr. Manager, Mechanical Engineering.

AeroVironment • Simi Valley, CA

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About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Mechanical & Systems Engineering is an experienced individual within the aerospace, technology, or related industry with extensive knowledge performing one's function, focused on the development of the next generation UAV systems and their subsystems. As a member of the Engineering management team, this position is responsible for executing the strategic technology roadmap that will drive the business growth in a very competitive market space. This will include all levels and facets of design from requirements generation, conceptual design, and detailed design and will include building and testing of these systems. This position is responsible for building a functional organization that has the capabilities and capacities to meet the business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Minimum of 12+ years' experience in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems field, of which a minimum of 5 years designing, analyzing, and maintaining complex mechanical systems with demonstrated transition to deployment of hardware
• Minimum of 5 years in a managerial/supervisory role
• Experienced and knowledgeable of aerospace mechanical systems specially aerostructures, flight control systems, propulsion systems, and composite materials
• Experienced with CAD software for 3D models and 2D drawings (SolidWorks preferred)
• Experienced with configuration management in a PLM-based system (Agile preferred)
• Experienced with requirements development and management (JAMA preferred)
• Has developed systems test plans, procedures, and reports against internal and customer requirements and specifications in an Aerospace and Defense environment
• Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and success to deliver products that meet requirements on time and on budget.
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) required, per ITAR definition

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering is preferred
• Demonstrated success with DoD acquisition or development programs
• Demonstrates competency in converting a developed concept into a high-quality, manufacturable design
• Demonstrates competency in implementing Agile methods and tools (JIRA) to plan, track progress and remain on schedule and proposes strategies for further efficiency
• Skilled at anticipating problems and develops sound solutions through implementation of action plans to ensure success
• Drives for results, action oriented.
• Displays organizational and leadership skills
• Uses vision to think beyond the immediate situation, explore multiple potential paths, and adapt decision-making style based on the situational circumstances
• Inspires, motivates, and empowers people to deliver organizational goals, while also delivering value back to employees
• Champions the process of change and promotes a culture of quick adaptation while helping others deal with the effects of change
• Assesses the degree of risk and opportunity in plans or actions and takes appropriate action to mitigate them or makes plans to build on the opportunity
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and maintain internal and external trusting, professional relationships
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills
• Willingness and Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance/US citizenship preferred

Responsibilities

• Manages a group of mechanical, aerospace, and systems engineering professionals, including budget planning, staffing, training, performance evaluation, and career development.
• Provides support and mentorship to engineers across a wide portfolio of development projects.
• Manages the design and development of new Unmanned Aircraft System products as well as product changes and enhancements
• Directly supports the development of active projects as well as generation of concepts and material for emerging opportunities including proposals for new projects.
• Responsible for managing resources to meet project demands by planning workload for aeromechanical design activities
• Provides technical expertise and guidance to team to meet guidelines for DfX (manufacturing, cost, reliability, maintenance, etc.)
• Maintains a high level of customer satisfaction with both internal and external customers
• Utilizes modeling-based systems engineering and design practices
• Serves as connection point between design, manufacturing, and quality engineering team
• Frequently interacts with customers and/or functional peer group managers, normally involving matters between functional areas
• Assists with communicating business priorities as it relates to team’s area of responsibilities in order to help facilitate a clear vision of priorities and risks.
• Establishes and assures adherence to budgets, schedules, and work plans

Benefits

• AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.

What This Job Offers

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