Associate Manager Mechanical Engineering 20824

Job Title: Associate Manager Mechanical Engineering

Job Code: 20824

Location: Mason OH

Schedule: 9/80

Job Descripion: As aFirst Line Mechanical Engineering Manager you are in a dualrole manager position involving both frontline management of a team of engineers and performance of individual productive work on a program. L3Harris First Line Engineering Managers possess the skills of a topnotch influencer motivator and leader who can grow a team of engineers while advancing their own career in a management role and in engineering leadership.

Essential Functions:

The First Line Engineering Manager has responsibilities that align with four 4 key functions.

1. Direct application of domain expertise on programs.

• Maintain domain competency and apply it through technical guidance collaboration or individual task on program activities.
• Define maintain and improve the functions lowest level development processes and best practices.
• Ensure staff are properly using best practices and the development processes on their assigned programs.
• Ensure quality of proposal materials / inputs and Estimates To Complete (ETCs).

1. Resource management and planning.

• Provide regular labor and resource planning to support programs and activities.
• Actively support all phases of hiring activities for the team.
• Support management of morale and work to proactively mitigate attrition.
• Support succession planning and identification/development of key talent.

1. Administration and management of employees.

• Carry out performance management and goal setting of all direct reports both formal and informal. Provide meaningful constructive feedback to ensure the development of each staff member.
• Lead performance improvement plan formulation and as needed.
• Proactively support reward and recognition activities for the staff members. Develop and submit merit recommendations during the yearly merit review cycle.
• Perform conflict resolution between teammates as required.

1. Career development of employees.

• Take an active role in the professional development of each staff member. May include identification guidance and support of formal training onthejob training mentoring and/or new program assignments.
• Proactively mentor coach assist and/or provide additional help to engineers in the analysis design build integration test validation verification documentation and/or maintenance of products.
• Foster an individual and team culture of Continuous Improvement (CI).

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline with minimum of 6years combined experience in engineering and leadership. Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline with minimum of 4 years combined experience in engineering and leadership. In lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior Mechanical Engineering and leadership experience.
• Experience with CAD modeling and analysis software.
• Working knowledge of mechanical design best practices GD&T high precision manufacturing processes and common aerospace alloys.
• Prior experience conducting reviews of mechanical designs analysis and change notices.
• Experience with creating engineering estimates plans and BoEs.
• Experience of manpower planning milestone scheduling and related financial management.
• Proven experience of managing and working in an environment that is fast paced demanding with a focus on problem resolution and process improvement.
• Experience with total lifecycle of programs including proposals bids planning assessing/managing risk and .
• Prior experiencecollaboratingeffectively with other leadership functions across the organization including Operations Quality Program Management and Business Development.
• Ability to obtain a US Security clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills/Experience:

• Prior experience in engineering management
• Prior experience in aerospace and defense
• Experience with avionics packaging high vacuum systems IR sensor systems packaging or cryocoolers
• Experience with Solidworks preferred
• Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action tools and processes
• Outstanding communication (both verbal and written) collaboration time management presentation and organization skills.