Project Engineering Manager

Job Summary General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and produces a variety of high-technology systems. GA-EMS’ expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missiles, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide.

Job Summary General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and produces a variety of high-technology systems. GA-EMS’ expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missiles, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineering Manager to join our team in Rancho Bernardo, CA.

This position leads a team of Project Engineers who serve as engineering leads responsible for driving multi-disciplinary engineering teams through the product development lifecycle with particular emphasis on systems engineering. This position reports to the leadership of our ALRE Program Engineering Super-directorate and is responsible for the lifecycle engineering management predominantly supporting the U.S. Navy Ford-class Aircraft Launch and Recovery (ALRE) carrier programs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversees a department of project engineers and engineering control account managers who in turn manage activities for engineering project(s) including planning and managing technical performance to ensure technical, quality, business, and financial objectives are attained.
• Manage and implement current, annual and long-term technical, schedule, quality, business, and financial objectives for the engineering unit(s) and may also participate in the development of Group/Company objectives.
• As necessary participate in and coordinate the establishment of design concepts, criteria, and engineering approaches for product research, development, testing, and integration.
• Interact with internal and external representatives at various levels concerning resolution of technical and scheduling issues. Act as primary contact for engineering activities.
• Oversees project engineers who participate in the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract(s). May perform the same role directly.
• Ensure technical leadership and excellence is maintained by participating in the planning, attraction, selection, retention, and development of the required management, professional, and technical talent.
• Oversees project engineers who hold progress review sessions to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance. Routinely holds review sessions to discuss performance of project engineering team with functional management colleagues
• Identify engineering issues (technical, staffing, execution, or schedule related) and provide leadership in developing solutions, such as re-allocation of staff or alternate plans.
• Works with other engineering managers and project managers to aide in resolution of conflicts relating to plans, resources, infrastructure and approach for engineering efforts.
• May participate in the development of new business opportunities and expansion of existing business opportunities.
• Manage the development of and ensure the security of the unit’s proprietary technology, and maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Responsible for ensuring all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations are observed wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company. Responsible for ensuring work is…