Systems Engineer Manager

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense factory automation air and water quality environmental monitoring electronics design and development oceanographic research deepwater oil and gas exploration and production medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense where were dedicated to safeguarding lives with cutting-edge sensing and threat detection technologies. Our arsenal includes advanced surveillance sensors handheld devices unmanned vehicles lasers and more solutions that increase operational effectiveness for warfighters first responders and search-and-rescue teams.

Were looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense industry. If youre mission-driven to globally collaborate on life-saving solutions we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

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Job Summary:

The Senior Systems Engineer works with a strong cross-functional team focused on developing and delivering high performance/high reliability integrated systems for the U.S. Department of Defense and other customers. This position will be an authority in Systems Engineering determining sensor mechanical electrical and software/firmware system specifications input/output processes and working parameters for system compatibility. S/He drives and coordinates the design of subsystems and their integration into the total system. The position identifies analyzes and resolves program support deficiencies and develops and recommends corrective actions. The role will also lead the development implementation and improvement of company engineering processes with a concentration on new and existing product development project management intellectual property development and expansion of overall system engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate should have a demonstrated competency in decision-making flexibility planning and organizing initiative and interpersonal skills and be a champion of cross-team collaboration while driving the well-being of the overall organization. The roles responsibilities includes the management of a cross-functional team of engineers.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coordinate cross functional activities with all design/engineering functions; mechanical electrical firmware and software
• Manage a cross-functional engineering team
• Transform a customer/business operational need into a description of system specifications and performance parameters and system configuration using definition analysis synthesis design test and evaluation
• Support Business Development and Sales & Product Management in the areas of customer requirement analysis proposal writing and technical support
• Develop flow down specifications for systems and subsystems
• Provide interdisciplinary design and product support to ensure engineering implementation will meet system specifications
• Interface with other operational teams; Supply Chain Customer Service & Support Quality & Compliance and Mission Systems
• Perform analyses for cost reliability maintainability testability survivability and other quality factors
• Perform risk assessments and generate mitigation plans
• Develop verification and validation methods processes logic and plans in support of program milestones
• Oversee technical progress and direction of program
• Provide a logical methodical system design approach to optimize the completeness of the system design including hardware software facilities personnel and support equipment
• Manage engineering and business practices that improve design cycles cost of manufacture and related support initiatives
• Conceptualize oversee and implement engineering changes
• Provide technical interface with customers

Required Job Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree preferred with 10 years of experience; or Masters Degree/PhD preferred with 5 years of experience (electro-mechanical and/or software and related systems experience)
• Ability to define and conduct experiments to identify the root cause of difficult interdisciplinary technical problems capable of analyzing alternate approaches and developing practical solutions to solve complex problems
• Strong written communication skills to support the dissemination of timely information to collaborative teams
• Influential oral communication and presentation skills; when making oral and graphical presentations able to secure the interest and involvement of the team while developing/delivering a clear and concise message
• Strong collaboration and teamwork is necessary to establish successful working relationships with product team and when working with other parts of the company
• Ability to quickly learn new or unfamiliar technology and products
• Continuous learner; able to learn new approaches tools and methodologies to stay ahead of technology changes as they relate to systems engineering
• Personal initiative and motivation is vital to achieve desired performance results with projects that support the organization
• Able and willing to travel domestically up to 25% at times.
• US DoD Secret Security Clearance/ability to obtain

Desired Job Qualifications:

• Knowledge in program management/scheduling EAC / ETC (Estimate to Complete / Estimate at Completion) and earned value analysis
• Experience with various engineering design tools (e.g. SolidWorks EPDM) greatly desired
• Understanding of chemical biological radiological or nuclear (CBRN) sensors and devices and related operational mission requirements desired
• Familiarity Electro-Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) camera systems radar systems and experience with electro-mechanical systems and controls desired
• Proven record in project management product development (phase-gate) and New Product Introductions (NPI)

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws regulations rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status age or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal state or local laws.