Senior Manager, Engineering

Senior Engineering Manager, Armtec Defense Technologies

Armtec Defense Technologies (Armtec) is an operating unit of the Transdigm Group (NYSE: TDG), an industry leader in aerospace and defense products and services. Armtec is comprised of three business units producing subcomponents for ordnance in Coachella, CA; decoy countermeasure flares in Camden AR; and radar countermeasure chaff in Lillington NC. At Armtec, we welcome skilled and enthusiastic people who share our determination and high standards to join us in our mission-critical work supporting the US and allied war-fighters who serve us all by defending democracy and protecting freedom.

This position is staffed in Coachella, at Armtec's world-class, sole-source production facility for felted fiber nitrocellulose combustible cartridge cases for medium and large caliber military ammunition; and pyrophoric payloads for training grenades.

Company Profile

Company:
Armtec Defense Technologies is an operating unit of the Trans Digm Group (NYSE: TDG).

Industry: Manufacturing Combustible Ordnance and Countermeasures

Job Overview

Title:

Senior Engineering Manager

Job Family:
Engineering Managers

Reports to:

Vice President of Engineering

Works with: mid-level managers and supervisors, employees

Location:

Camden, AR

Type:
Full-Time

Job Summary

The Senior Engineering Manager is responsible for translating company strategy into effective engineering execution. This role ensures strong technical rigor, predictable delivery, disciplined resource management, and a healthy engineering culture while developing mid-level managers and technical leaders.

Key Characteristics

Engineering Execution and Delivery

* Ability to ensure engineering projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality requirements.

* Translates strategic objectives into clear priorities, milestones, and execution plans.

* Identifies risks early and drives mitigation before they impact cost, schedule, or performance.

Technical Leadership and Rigor

* Demonstrates deep technical judgment and the ability to set standards for sound engineering practice.

* Ensures designs, processes, and changes meet internal, customer, and regulatory requirements.

* Promotes data-driven decision making and continuous technical improvement.

People & Team Leadership

* Effectively leads and develops engineering managers and technical staff.

* Creates clarify around roles, expectations, and accountability.

* Builds trust, psychological safety, and professional respect across the engineering organization.

Communication & Stakeholder Alignment

* Clearly communicates tatus, risks, and priorities to executive leadership and cross-functional partners.

* Ensures leadership has timely, accurate visibility into engineering performance and issues.

* Represents engineering effectively in cross-functional and customer-facing discussions.

Resource and Capacity Management

* Manages engineering staffing, workload balance, and prioritization to maximize impact.

* Makes tradeoff decisions when resources are constrained and escalates appropriately.

* Ensures effective use of budget, tools, and engineering assets.

Process, Metrics & Continuous Improvement

* Establishes and uses KPIs to monitor productivity, quality, and delivery performance.

* Improves engineering workflows, review, and governance to increase predictability and efficiency.

* Ensures lessons learned are captured and applied across teams.

Talent Development & Succession

* Attracts, retains, and develops high-performing engineering talent.

* Conducts performance reviews and creates meaningful development plans.

* Builds bench strength for future technical and leadership roles.

Qualifications

* Bachelor's Degree in the field of Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, or other relevant field is required. Advanced technical or business degree is highly desirable.

* 12+ years of engineering experience in production or defense industries.

* Strong foundation in engineering theory and practice, with the ability to apply first principles, data-driven analysis, and sound technical judgment to guide design decisions, troubleshoot complex problems, and challenge assumptions across multiple engineering disciplines.

* Proven people and execution leadership, including experience managing managers, setting clear priorities and accountability, communicating status and risks effectively to leadership, and consistently delivering results through delegation and team development.

* Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

* To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorization from the U.S. Government

Armtec Competencies

* Demonstrate ability in the Armtec competencies as a senior leader: timely/quality decisions, delegation, develops direct reports, process management, innovation management, business acumen, intellectual horsepower, learning on the fly, hiring and staffing.

Work Hours

4/10 workweek

To Apply

Please apply on-line on the Armtec Career Website,

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