Mechanical Engineering Manager

San Diego, CA
Full Time
Mechanical
Manager/Supervisor

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Company And Culture

Innoflight is one of San Diego's fastest growing Aerospace and Defense companies. Innoflight offers state-of-the-art software-defined compact/ground radios, cryptographic and cyber secure systems and processing, networking and data storage avionics. Become part of this small, agile, innovative and unparalleled company. You will have unlimited potential for learning and growth as we target the latest technology to provide products to enable New Space. Everything you do will have an impact!

Employee Perks

  • We offer a competitive salary, annual profit share bonus, and 3% employer-contributed 401K plan.
  • In addition, we pay 80% of your medical benefits, dental and vision packages, Employee Assistance Program and a 9/80 work schedule.

Position Summary

This position manages the Mechanical Engineering group that is responsible for designing chassis, parts, tools, or other mechanical equipment and industrial processes. This role designs, scopes, and develops new mechanical engineering initiatives and projects, and manages them through their life cycles. The Mechanical Engineering Manager helps establish programs to support training, process improvements, and the creation and maintenance of best practices and protocols.

Supervisory Responsibilities

  • Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new engineering staff for Mechanical Engineering group.
  • Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
  • Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
  • Prepares and executes departmental budget.

Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
  • Leads and coordinates the designs for company products.
  • Ensures team works with a design team to create design sketches, layouts, and plans.
  • Facilitates communication among clients/customers and engineers, ensuring specifications, budgets, and deadlines are clearly communicated and understood.
  • Serves as project manager for multiple projects, creating timelines and cost projections, organizing collaborative meetings, and ensuring projects comply with specifications, timelines, and budgets.
  • Establishes, implements, and maintains administrative policies, procedures, and standards.
  • Prepares and executes departmental budget.
  • Reviews models and prototypes of the product and tests the design.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
  • 10 or more years’ of mechanical engineering experience.
  • Experience managing and/or leading a group of engineers.
  • Experience using SolidWorks.
  • Experience with Environmental design parameters (shock, vibration, thermal)
  • Exceptional technical and problem-solving skills and reasoning ability.
  • Understanding of engineering workflows for ECO’s, ECR’s and effectivity of changes.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and clearly.
  • Have exceptional technical writing skills.
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is constantly required to communicate. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. Frequently required prolonged periods in stationary position at a desk entering text or data into a computer or other machine by means of a traditional keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to move, position self, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally transport up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., working with small objects or reading small print), including use of computers, far visual acuity, and peripheral vision. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Salary Range

$145,000-$165,000 per year

However, Innoflight considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills. Employees may be eligible for profit sharing and discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. In addition, Innoflight provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, 401K, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Innoflight is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, dedicated to maintaining a safe, workplace environment free of discrimination and harassment, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.

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