Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Electronics Packaging

Position: Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Electronics Packaging

Location: Parsippany, NJ

Job : -I-NB

# of Openings: 2

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The Engineering Manager leads day-to-day execution of mechanical design activities supporting ruggedized electronics packaging within the PAS business unit.

This role is responsible for team management, program-level execution, and adherence to established Marotta-internal structural, thermal, vibration, EMI/EMC, and IPC Class 3 design standards. Additionally, this role participates in the development and maintenance of mechanical engineering procedures, reference manuals, and design standards.

Reports to:

Director, Mechanical Engineering, PAS.

• Direct management of 5–10 mechanical engineers.
• Enforcement of established design standards and margin policies.
• Support of design, integration, and qualification activities under Senior Manager/Director oversight.
• Engineering & Technical Leadership
• Assign and manage packaging-engineering design tasks and resources.
• Ensure design compliance with customer/ contractual performance requirements.
• Oversee execution of thermal, structural, and vibration/shock analysis.
• Ensure IPC Class 3 mechanical integration practices.
• Ensure EMI shielding and grounding implementation as appropriate.
• Ensure application of environmental sealing techniques as appropriate.
• Drive disciplined execution through gated reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA/PCA).
• Participate and drive closure in failure investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action (FRACAS) activities.
• Support proposal efforts with credible technical, labor, and schedule inputs and risk assessments.
• Maintain AS9100 compliance and audit readiness within the mechanical discipline.
• Spearhead electronic packaging-related issue resolution.
• Escalate systemic risks appropriately.
• Enforce mechanical engineering procedures and documentation controls.
• Ensure AS9100 compliance at team level.
• Institutionalize lessons learned into formal design guidance.
• Improve repeatability, documentation quality, and configuration control discipline.
• Ensure analysis assumptions and modeling practices are standardized and traceable.
  • Additionally, Participate in development, maintenance, and enforcement of:
    • Mechanical engineering procedures and work instructions
    • Electronics packaging design standards
    • Engineering design reference manuals
    • Design review checklists and documentation controls
• Team Development
  • Conduct performance reviews and development planning.
  • Mentor and develop mechanical engineers in technical rigor and execution discipline.
  • Provide clear performance expectations and structured feedback.
  • Foster cross-functional collaboration.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related discipline.
• 8+ years aerospace/defense experience.
• 2–3 years leadership experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience designing electronics packaging for harsh environments (vibration, shock, thermal cycling).
  • Experience with structural, vibration, and shock design.
  • Experience with thermal management design (conduction, convection, radiation cooling methods).
  • Working knowledge of IPC Class 3 requirements for CCA/PCB design and manufacturability.
  • Familiarity with EMI shielding, grounding, and environmental sealing techniques.
  • Familiarity with connector selection for aerospace applications.
• Working knowledge of thermal, structural, and vibration analysis principles; familiarity with FEA tools.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD systems (PTC Creo preferred).
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