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Manager, Systems Engineering: Sign-on bonus ($50k max))

Fort Wayne, INOnsiteFull TimeManager / HeadPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • federal security clearance

Nice to have

  • radiation modeling
  • space environments
  • space-system survivability analysis
  • components engineering
  • materials selection
  • reliability

Role summary

Lead a high-impact Specialty Engineering organization delivering resilient space-based systems for commercial weather sensing and defense missions. As a hands-on working manager, you will support delivery of solutions that can withstand the harsh environments of space. This position is in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The role involves leading, coaching, and developing 20-25 engineering professionals, providing technical direction for radiation modeling and space-environment analyses, and guiding components engineering, materials selection, failure analysis, logistics, and planning across the product lifecycle. You will also lead complex trade studies and root-cause investigations, improve specialty engineering standards and tools, and bid work scope.

Job Title: Specialty Engineering Manager: Sign on bonus ($50k max)
Job Code: 44438
Job Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every Other Friday Off!)
Sign-On Bonus: A sign-on bonus of up to $50K may be included as part of an offer package for this level

Job Description:

Lead a high-impact Specialty Engineering organization delivering resilient space-based systems for commercial weather sensing and defense missions. As a hands-on working manager, you will support delivery of solutions that can withstand the harsh environments of space. 
This position in in Fort Wayne: https://careers.l3harris.com/en/Fort-Wayne


Essential Functions:

• Lead, coach, and develop 20-25 engineering professionals; set clear priorities, performance expectations, and growth plans.
• Serve as a working manager, providing technical direction for radiation modeling and space-environment analyses.
• Guide components engineering, materials selection, failure analysis, logistics, and planning across the product lifecycle.
• Lead complex trade studies and root-cause investigations; convert mission constraints into executable engineering plans.
• Improve specialty engineering standards and tools and communicate technical direction across engineering and program teams.
• Bid work scope and ensure we are meeting objectives across programs

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain a federal security clearance

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with radiation modeling, space environments, or space-system survivability analysis.
• Experience in components engineering, materials selection, reliability, or failure analysis.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering work across concept, design, test, operations, and sustainment.

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