Product Engineering Team Leader

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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

Job Summary:

As our Product Engineering Team Leader reporting to the Head of Product Management you will lead a team that is fundamental in ensuring our cuttingedge detectors are delivered on time to specification and to the highest levels of quality demanded by spaceflight and scientific exploration.

Youll be directly involved in the engineering delivery of sensors used in Earth observation satellites planetary science missions astronomy instruments and nextgeneration space telescopesthe kinds of missions that image distant galaxies monitor climate change study other planets and expand scientific understanding.

Alongside these spacefocused products you will also support the delivery of highperformance scientific sensors used in applications such as spectroscopy microscopy and advanced research instrumentation.

You will work closely with operations design manufacturing and product management to ensure each product meets rigorous spaceflight requirements and delivers dependable performance across its entire mission.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and grow a team at the heart of our transition from a projectled organisation to a truly productdriven business. With this transformation comes significant scope for career progression personal development and the chance to influence how future spacegrade and highperformance scientific products are built and supported.

If you are a proven engineering leader with strong manufacturing insight a passion for continuous improvement and an interest in the space industry this role offers a chance to lead impactful work that will be delivered through our products for years to come.

Detailed Descrption:

• Lead the Product Engineering team responsible for technical support to manufacturing and operations for products.

• Ensure products continue to meet specification quality standards and operational performance expectations.

• Drive yield improvement efficiency gains and costreduction activities across product lines.

• Own and maintain deliverable product documentation including test results sheets and end item data packs.

• Act as the technical authority for released products supporting investigations dispositions and engineering changes.

• Collaborate closely with manufacturing test design and supply chain teams to resolve issues and improve product performance.

• Develop mentor and grow engineering talent within the team.

• Provide insight to Product Management to support accurate costing pricing and future product development decisions.

• Support the organisations transformation from projectcentric to productcentric operations

Key duties and responsibilities:

Product Engineering

• Ensure all products are delivered on time to specification and to quality targets.

• Maintain ownership of product documentation (test sheets manufacturing procedures configuration documents).

• Conduct yield analysis and data-driven investigations to identify improvement opportunities and areas of highest return.

• Drive continuous improvement efficiency activities and cost reduction initiatives to improve product profitability.

• Serve as the technical lead for released products providing engineering authority across operations.

• Sign off updates to engineering documents and manufacturing processes.

• Lead and support non-conformance investigations ensuring timely and effective dispositions.

• Interface effectively with manufacturing test design supply chain and other operational teams.

• Support handover from Engineering Design into Operations ensuring accurate and complete transfer of knowledge.

• Provide technical insight to Product Management to contribute to pricing costing and product lifecycle decisions.

• Track and report KPIs including:

• • Product yield

  • On-time delivery

  • Returns turnaround time

• Non-conformance disposition turnaround time

Leadership and development

• Lead mentor and develop the Product Engineering team setting clear expectations and providing coaching and technical guidance.

• Manage performance and be actively involved in the annual review and objectivesetting process.

• Build shape and grow the team to support the organisations move toward a productdriven business model.

• Foster a culture of accountability problemsolving and continuous improvement.

• Represent the team within the Space Imaging management community.

• Participate in resource planning operational planning and competency development.

• Lead by example encouraging collaboration positive mindset and resilience under time pressure.

Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering Manufacturing or related technical discipline.

• Strong experience within electronics preferably involving semiconductor or imaging sensor products.

• Proven track record in engineering delivery including meeting performance quality and schedule commitments.

• Demonstrated experience leading or managing engineering teams.

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes key performance drivers and efficiency improvement techniques.

• Proficiency in data manipulation and analysis for yield and performance investigations.

• Excellent problemsolving skills with a high attention to detail.

• Ability to operate effectively under time constraints and manage multiple priorities.

• Experience working within or with the space industry is preferred.

• Clear communication skills and ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.

• Positive attitude with a lead-by-example leadership style.

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.

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