Specialist​/Lead, AG Electronics Product Engineering

Job Title
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Specialist/Lead, AG Electronics Product Engineering

Reporting To
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Manager Sr., Product Support Eng

Work Schedule
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Onsite – East Aurora, NY (first shift)

The Military Electronics Product Engineering Group is seeking an Electronics Product Engineering Lead to support Military Aircraft Group programs across New Product Introduction (NPI) and production phases. This role is responsible for supporting production assembly and test operations by resolving technical issues, maintaining product integrity, and influencing product cost throughout the product life cycle.

The position includes direct leadership responsibility for a small team of Product Engineers, providing day‑to‑day supervision, technical guidance, mentoring, and development. The Electronics Product Engineering Lead works collaboratively across engineering, manufacturing, and test functions while ensuring consistent execution, technical quality, and team performance.

• Organize, allocate resources, and give technical direction to an engineering group to provide engineering support for production and selected development programs.
• Select, appraise, train, develop, and motivate subordinate personnel toward greater individual competence and to achieve optimal department effectiveness.
• Translate a broad definition of department goals and objectives into well‑defined tasks, simultaneously supporting and completing a large and varied list of tasks.
• Handle non‑technical matters (e.g., performance appraisals, salaries, hiring, employee counseling) as the sole responsibility of the incumbent.
• Train, coordinate, and evaluate the efforts of Product Engineers, Associate Product Engineers, and Co‑ops to support department goals.
• Perform direct product engineering functions in support of selected programs, such as:
  • Initiate clear production assembly/test instructions to operations personnel to maintain efficient production. These include formal Work Instructions, Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP/PAT), engineering memos, and Electronic Historical Record (EHR) entries.
  • Assure and maintain product integrity and quality in production products, assisting in Material Review Board (MRB) analysis and evaluating potential notices of escape (NOE) to customers.
  • Provide product engineering support to improve product quality through non‑conformance reductions, first pass yield (FPY), etc.
  • Understand all design principles associated with all products and facilitate design changes by redlining drawings, attending Change Review Board (CRB), and starting the EO process.
  • Identify areas for producibility and quality improvements in production assembly/test and product design; initiate these changes and plan for schedule impacts.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) preferred, OR a Bachelor’s degree in one of the following related engineering disciplines plus 7+ years of relevant technical experience:
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Biomedical / Bioengineering
  • Robotics Engineering
  • Mechatronics / Electromechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years of relevant technical experience
• Technical expertise in electronics, top‑level assemblies to component level with strong foundation in circuit theory analysis, and the ability to stay current with latest developments.
• Detailed working knowledge of electronics (or related technologies) assembly and test areas, including extensive interfacing with technicians.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate a balance of strong engineering leadership and business acumen.
• Proven capabilities in managing and collaborating with cross‑functional teams.
• Track record of sponsoring and leading change initiatives.
• Experience coordinating and interfacing with customers and/or suppliers on complex projects or issues.
• Strong mentoring skills.
• General capabilities in Root Cause / Corrective Action, LEAN, Project Planning, Product line transfer, and Data Acquisition and Analysis.
• Ability to travel 10–15% of the year to…