Electrical Engineering Manager, RF​/Digital NPD

Role:
Electrical Engineering Manager - New Product Development (RF/Digital)

Location:
Rochester, New York

Type: FTE/Permanent

Job Schedule: 9/80:
Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off



Job Description

• The company's Communication Systems segment Tactical Communications sector is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented Engineering Manager for New Product Development & legacy sustainment experienced with managing people and large multi-dimensional projects, to join an engineering organization that designs and delivers leading edge communications products.
• The candidate will be responsible for electrical hardware management of one or more products in the multi-channel radio portfolio as well as the engineers who support them. As a lead member of the multi-channel radio management team, the candidate will have hands on responsibility for leading the engineering team in many aspects of electrical design, integration, testing, operations, and customer support.
• The candidate will work collaboratively across the engineering organization to focus on project cost estimation, requirements management, technical baseline creation, review and approval, process artifact review and approval, and risk management/analysis in addition to overseeing project execution.

• People management responsibility for 7 or more electrical engineers and interns
• Electrical rough order of magnitude (ROM) and basis of estimate (BOE) creation
• Laison to the Chief Engineering (CE) for respective products
• Resource and planning management responsibility
• Financial reporting and responsibility for respective project budgets
• Create and maintain project schedules
• Tracking and estimating project requirements and budgets
• Making design decisions and assessing technical risks based on schedule and budget constraints
• Familiar with the principles and techniques of electrical engineering
• Coordinate project integration with other radio subsystems / Disciplines including Mechanical, Digital, RF, FPGA, DSP, embedded firmware, etc.
• Support operations with the goal of improved product cost, quality, yield, and throughput.
• Support the introduction of new products into operations
• Participate in product and process cost reduction and product improvement efforts.
• 10% or less travel may be required
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• 2 years of experience in Engineering Project Management, Project Engineering, management of engineering teams.
• Experience with new product development in an electrical engineering capacity (RF, Digital, PWBA)

• Familiarity with complex schedules and Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Experience with Configuration Management software and tools (E.g. Agile)
• Experience in DFX analysis and implementation for volume manufacturing
• Experience requirements management Software and tools (e.g. DOORS)
• Familiarity with the INCOSE V product development model
• Familiarity with common test equipment such as Spectrum Analyzers, Logic Analyzers, and Signal Analyzers

• Must have experience with new product development across electrical and other disciplines (electrical, software, systems, printed wiring boards, testing, etc.).