Engineering Manager – Mechanical

Crane Aerospace & Electronics is seeking an Engineering Manager to drive team performance and critical programs in our Modular Power Group in Lynnwood, WA.

The Engineering Manager position holds leadership responsibility for a team tasked to provide Mechanical Design and Process Development support to new product development, including mechanical analysis / mechanical drawings / DOE / environmental qualification testing to support product development.

Ensures standard designs, methodologies, and tools & processes are used throughout.

Ensure experienced and trained mechanical engineers, mechanical designers, and process engineers are available to support Electronics Custom Power.

Duties & Responsibilities: * Manage and lead Mechanical and Process Engineering team(s) to support product development needs.* Ensure that staff development and evaluation plans are implemented to maximize employee potential including accountability and appropriate training and counseling plans.* Identify and manage contract personnel as needed during periods of high need/short-term resource loading requirements.* Responsible for identification of required resource levels and skill mix and for maintaining resource levels at budgeted levels.* Ensure teams deliver designs per group process standards and per program cost and schedule requirements.* Maintain library of standard design lessons learned and enhance as new standard solutions are developed and applied.* Perform design verification and validation activities in accordance with industry and company standards, including all necessary design and verification documentation as required by Solutions teams.* Identify hardware equipment design and fabrication outsourcing opportunities to reduce cost and improve quality and delivery for engineering efforts.* Work with cross functional teams to provide best available estimates for development and recurring costs for design aspects of new product development programs.* Provide necessary support for preparation of business proposals and/or capture plans.

Minimum Qualifications: Experience: * Requires seven (7) or more years of related industry experience and three (3) or more years of people managerial experience.* Aerospace/Space experience and project management experience highly desired.

Knowledge: * Familiar with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and processes.* Strong new product development process knowledge and implementation.* Understanding of power conversion technologies, analog circuit design, switching waveforms, magnetic theory and application, and modeling/simulation preferred.

Skills: * Planning, Organizing, Analysis, Leadership, Interpersonal, Decision Making, Oral and Written Presentation Skills in English, Multi-Tasking, Project Management, Active Listening, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Active Learning, Systems Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, and Enthusiasm.

Education: * Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.

Employment Eligibility Requirement: * This position requires access to controlled data or information and therefore only US persons will be considered.

As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

About Crane Aerospace & Electronics: Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets.

You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

We are committed to operational excellence and world class processes.

We employ Lean manufacturing techniques to optimize manufacturing efficiency and accuracy on all product lines.

Our products are known for their technical strength, proven reliability and overall value.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics offers competitive salaries and outstanding opportunities for career growth and development.

In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Crane Aerospace & Electronics requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check prior to employment.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification.

It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Crane Co.

is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

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