Mechanical Engineering Manager

Mechanical Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Management of Mechanical Engineering for the engineered design development & simulation analysis of marine aeronautical ground vehicle platforms support equipment and payloads including the structural design electromechanical systems control law & vehicle dynamics and environmental safety & human factors.
• Design reviews of project teams designs of mechanical electro-mechanical vehicle control laws and vehicle dynamics as per the internal & external stakeholder requirements safety regulations environmental and lifecycle requirements.
• Assurance of documentation for design validation qualification safety and interoperability of systems.
• Review and approval of drawings test plans training materials and other technical works including the work of junior engineers and other technical staff.
• Development of reports safety information manuals training material and other technical documents.
• Drive the integration and maturation of environmental considerations within design and project execution.
• Lead and develop team members uphold accountability coordinate support for other business functions identify training and skillset gaps manage subcontractors within the discipline ensure milestone delivery and proactively improve design processes and methodologies in collaboration with all engineering discipline managers.
• Resource allocation mentorship coaching performance reviews training discipline hiring and professional development plans for direct staff.
• Working in conjunction with other technical disciplines & departments to achieve overall system requirements.
• Working in conjunction with other departments and sites to meet operational and business requirements.
• Work in conjunction with internal & external parties for operational support and enhancement of technical capabilities.
• Project management of small multi-disciplined design projects.
• Create and endorse cost time and technical estimates and project baselines for both internal and external projects covering sustaining product support new product development and engineering service.
• Collaborating to develop and maintain engineering development processes product roadmaps engineering strategy and value engineering initiatives.
• Reliable and committed to adopting upholding and complying with QinetiQ values ethics policies and procedures including health and safety work in line with the ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015 general data protection regulations and use of IT HR policies and procedures equality and diversity security and confidentiality and code of conduct etc.
• To meet changing business needs it may be necessary to make some amendments to the role purpose and accountabilities and to take on additional responsibilities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Professional Membership in APEGA (or eligibility).
• Proficient knowledge of various mechanical design software suites and analysis tools.
• 10 years of Mechanical Engineering experience.
• 3 years of Management or leadership experience.
• Project management experience.
• Project management certification.
• Experience working with government and/or defense authorities for UAVs or Munitions.
• Proficient in mechanical problemsolving and design decisionmaking.
• Mechanical design and analysis proficiency.
• Strong communication and technical writing.
• Critical thinking and innovative problem solving.
• High attention to detail.
• Coaching mentorship and team collaboration.
• Strong organization and prioritization.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• High accountability.
• Preferable a Canadian citizen or a Permanent Resident of Canada.
• Able to obtain a Canadian Class 2 Security clearance.
• Must have a clean background history and obtain criminal record check.