ECAD Advanced Technologies Group Leader

## ECAD Advanced Technologies Group Leader Apply remote type:
Onsite Required locations:
Cambridge, MAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR002696
** Overview:
** Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation.

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** Job Description

Summary:

** Group Leaders are the first layer of Line Management in Engineering ir main responsibility is the care and development of their direct reports to ensure Draper has the workforce it needs to meet its customer needs both now and in the future. Group Leaders are responsible for administrative duties (e.g. staffing, hiring, performance reviews), workforce development (e.g. training, mentoring), and developing/furthering the group's charter/capabilities (e.g. developing technology/capability roadmaps, improving processes/ procedures/ best practices).
The ECAD Technology Group Leader manages, mentors and trains a multi-disciplinary technical operations team including manufacturing engineers, ECAD librarians, ECAD documentation specialists, and Siemens Xpedition EDM tool administrators. The team’s primary mission is to bridge the gap between hardware design, IT infrastructure, and manufacturing execution. The ideal candidate thrives on optimizing complex workflows, ensuring data integrity, and fostering collaboration across distinct technical disciplines.

You will oversee the overall operations, tools and equipment, design and data workflows, library governance, compliance with quality and security requirements, and technology roadmap and forward planning.
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* Job Description:

**** Duties/Responsibilities
*** Manage administrative details and career development for group members.
* Convey relevant information from management to group members.
* Lead, mentor, build depth in their area of expertise, and conduct performance evaluations of group members.
* Maintain awareness of staffing requirements, write job requisitions (responsibilities and qualifications) for hiring as required, review and disposition incoming resumes, conduct interviews.
* Serve as Lead Subject Matter Expert for area of specialty.
* Shape Draper’s technology offerings and open new business areas based on program and technical experience.
* Analyze Draper strategy and work with management to build capability in key areas that align Draper's capabilities with customers' strategic priorities.
* Maintain cognizance of group member activity and address issues.
* Conduct performance evaluations of group members.
* Supervise, mentor, and train a multi-disciplinary technical team of ECAD librarians, tool administrators, documentation specialists and manufacturing engineers.

Serve as primary Subject Matter Expert for ECAD operations including:
* Workflow and processes
* Requirements for security and documentation marking
* Interfacing with upstream and downstream systems
* Support for unclassified and classified environments
* Tools, hardware, software, & license allocations
* Work in close collaboration with the ECAD Layout Group.
* Software releases and updates
* Lead ECAD technology roadmap development
* Plan, coordinate and lead execution of data integration with internal and external organizations
* Manage ECAD process maps, forms and compliance. Support audits.
* Ensure processes, documentation, equipment and software are compliant with Draper’s Security and Quality policies
** Skills/Abilities
*** Excellent communication and written skills.
* Excellent ability with presenting technical material to various levels of the engineering organization and customers.
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
* Strong ability to supervise a team of 10-20.
** Education
* * Requires a degree in Engineering or…