What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Mgr position at HDT?
Join the team that is a leader in engineering, designing and manufacturing of leading-edge military expeditionary products and rugged industrial/commercial products since 1937.
What We Offer:
- Health benefits, including telehealth medical services, Dental & Vision
- Life, AD&D & Disability (paid for by the company)
- 401K with a company match
This position is responsible for the safety, quality, and oversight of the ECU, Heat, Flight Line, SDHD, and Production Support Engineering teams. This is a hands-on position and will be responsible for overseeing all technical activities of assigned projects and programs including planning, scheduling, and managing personnel and engineering work to ensure effective coordination and execution. The Engineering Manager – ECU/Heat must possess sufficient technical knowledge of their programs to identify problems, provide guidance to staff, and ensure the work product is completed on time and fulfills requirements. Required to proactively lead improvement initiatives.
Essential Duties:
- Supervise a team of 8-12 engineers, designers, and technicians
- Sets and achieves goals and assists direct reports in doing likewise
- Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner, makes and keeps commitments and expects same of direct reports
- Manages budgets, costs, and schedule inputs for design assignments, participate in technical reviews
- Manage new product development, production support changes (ECR/ECO’s), and team priorities
- Support proposal, technical write ups, and provide quotes to Sales and BD
- Hands-on building, fitting, and testing prototypes
- Check drawings and designs to ensure compliance to HDT and design specifications
- Adhere and train to company revision control practices and ISO processes
- Interpret specific system and product design requirements which ensure conformance to functional, customer, and operations/manufacturing criteria
- Interface internally with all facility associates, management, and staff
- Interface externally with customers and/or vendors for the purpose of furnishing, obtaining, and/or clarifying information
- Provide engineering program/project technical support to both internal and external customers
- Supports, communicates, reinforces and defends the mission, values and culture of the organization
- Adheres to all quality and safety standards
Education/Experience/Other Skills & Abilities:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited school required
- Minimum of five years System Engineering experience, or equal experience; previous management experience is a plus
- SolidWorks/SolidWorks Electrical, or Auto CAD experience preferred
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously, prioritize work assignments, and multi-task to meet deadlines
- Ability to lead, coach and mentor others
- Possesses quality orientation and high attention to detail; possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with customers, vendors, employees and manager at all levels with the company
- Possesses strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in standard business software; Excel, Word and PowerPoint is essential; SAP experience preferred
- Competent technical expertise including application of technical principles/techniques from established practices, as well as a functional knowledge/understanding of engineering processes, techniques, and practices to perceive the fit, form, function and manufacturability of design quickly/accurately
- HVAC/ECU/Heater background including Heating/Cooling load calculation, refrigeration system design, component selection, etc.
- Demonstrate knowledge of pending changes in refrigerants and impact to HDT legacy equipment (military and commercial) and new equipment designs
- Understanding of applicable MIL and commercial standards essential for equipment design and compliance preferred
Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this role.
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