Description
We are seeking a Head of Avionics Engineering to inspire, coordinate, and lead our hardware engineering team. As a key member of our technical leadership team, you will develop and sustain a vision for continued growth and improved efficiency for the hardware engineering team.
Responsibilities:
- Engineering Communication & Strategic Alignment:
- Communicate organisational initiatives and corrective actions to meet performance targets
- Provide context for company happenings and explain situations in relation to employees, teams, and the company
- Set technical direction and standards for the engineering team
- Establish and maintain standardisation of project management tools
- Develop Objectives and KPIs that align with company goals
- Program Execution & Technical Oversight:
- Coordinate risk management across teams and escalate critical risks
- Oversee program-level schedules and approve staffing plans
- Review and approve proposal labour estimates and technical baselines
- Manage communication with program directors and PMs
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Collaborate with teams to enforce commonality of tools, analysis, processes, and standards
- Partner with Quality and Safety teams to ensure risk posture is understood
- Work with Manufacturing leadership teams to provide support in designing for manufacturability
- Process Improvement & Operational Efficiency:
- Look for cross-team relationships and set priorities for process improvements
- Approve tools/software for efficient use across engineering teams
- Manage OH budget across engineering teams
- Talent Development & Leadership:
- Mentor and review front-line managers and direct reports
- Identify talent for Technical Fellow positions and career growth paths
- Sponsor cross-team initiatives to drive innovation
Requirements:
- Minimum 14 years of experience as an engineering professional in the aerospace defence industry
- 4 years' experience as a functional manager
- Experience in spacecraft development and hardware engineering design and analysis
- Knowledge of satellite systems and components
- Experience in electrical ground support equipment, electrical power systems, avionics design and analysis, RF products design and analysis, command and data handling, radiation and reliability design
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
- Experience with iterative and/or agile development processes
- Experience with serial data protocols, Verilog, FPGAs, git, JIRA, Confluence
- Aerospace industry experience
- National Security experience
- Active TC/SCI
Salary Range: $179,000 - $268,000