Technical Manager

Summary

The Technical Manager role is responsible for organizing, coordinating, and managing the overall activities of a technical work unit or team consisting of engineers and/or other qualified individuals.  We have an opportunity for an engineering leader to manage a team in our Telemetry Engineering Organization. This highly visible role will provide you with an opportunity to leverage your technical background and experience while developing, coaching and managing a team to produce, procure and deliver technical defense related products.

Duties and Responsibilities

• In partnership with technical leads and principals, develops a vision and strategy to assign work required to support mission objectives (e.g., improving quality, reducing flowtime, improving productivity, enhance operational surety. 
• Assures individual project accomplishments and overall work unit effectiveness are achieved relative to committed objectives.  Provides leadership for staff development and holds them accountable to meet personal and business objectives. 
• Develops and implements staffing plans, budget proposals, and equipment requirements consistent with anticipated workloads. Validates and drives correction of resource forecasts. 
• Assures adequate support services are provided through facilitating internal and external teamwork to promote business and/or team objectives. 
• Implements business practices, metrics, and procedures to assure total quality of the products and services provided by the department. 
• Directly supervises employees and performs other managerial responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; evaluating performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. 
• Drives and supports people strategy initiatives to improve employee development, engagement, and retention. 
• Flows information from Sr. Leadership to staff and escalates issues when needed.  

You Must Have

• Bachelors degree in engineering discipline from an ABET accredited institution or a Bachelors degree in physical science from an accredited institution.
• 7 or more years of experience in engineering or other related technical activities.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
• United States Citizenship.
• Ability to work o-site as directed by management and as determined by the needs of the business
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this job.
•  Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance (some positions require additional DOE designations).

We Value

• Prefer experience with production of complex electrical components
• Graduate degree in Engineering or appropriate technical field. 
• Demonstrates ability to lead and mentor subordinates. 
• Possesses Lean Six Sigma certification