Engineering Manager

Position Summary

Job Summary: Responsible to lead, manage, and provide technical direction to a product development engineering team for a major product, system, or program. Defines plans, monitors and controls scope, costs, schedule and technical performance; coordinates the technical effort and establishes operational plans to accomplish program objectives.

Scope/Supervision And Interaction

• X_ Has Direct Reports
• Does Not Have Direct Reports
• Reports to engineering management or may be the engineering functional manager for a business unit or a small division.
• Captures internal and external interaction with program management or customers on technical projects assigned to the team.
• May coordinate cross-discipline engineering teams.
• May have cross-business unit or division interface on common technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Define plans and monitor costs (non-recurring and recurring), schedule and technical performance for a major product development and/or core engineering project or multiple projects.
• Implement ongoing project status reviews using project management tools and engineering systems, maintaining effort within defined scope, cost and schedule constraints.
• May act as a Control Account Manager (CAM) for projects applying Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Makes decisions on technical priorities or design alternatives for projects within the team’s scope.
• Acts as the primary technical contact on team or project performance and as an advisor to engineering or business unit leadership.
• Represents the organization as the technical liaison in providing solutions to customer problems.
• Builds and maintains collaborative relationships with internal and external customers and assures customer needs are identified and addressed.
• Implements and maintains consistent engineering practices, standards, and documentation procedures and reporting systems (e.g. implement Winovation; structured product development processes and gate reviews; engineering change flow down; knowledge databases).
• Takes appropriate steps to protect and safeguard Parker intellectual property.
• Develops and analyzes the operating budget; projects and plans for future needs (e.g. workforce planning; introduction of new technologies).
• Maintains technical project execution within budget and schedule constraints using project management processes and tools.
• Compiles engineering cost and schedule data and identifies opportunities for process improvements to reduce cost and/or schedule to improve engineering productivity.
• Provides feedback to the team on performance to engineering cost targets.
• Makes recommendations and decisions on human resources actions (e.g. staffing, training, compensation, etc.); discusses exceptional cases with the next level manager.
• Communicates and implements actions to ensure Parker values and company policies are well understood and maintained (e.g. business ethics; integrity; inclusion).
• Works with business development and program management to identify new business opportunities, present Parker product capabilities, and clarify customers' technical requirements.
• Identifies and creates technical training and development plans. Mentors or serves as a resource to share specialized knowledge with others.
• Maintains leadership and technical capabilities through continued education or training.
• Reviews and approves engineering outputs for accuracy and correctness. Outputs include engineering change requests, product configuration changes, drawings, specifications, and technical reports.
• Performs technical work including preparation of design layouts, specifications, engineering investigations, calculations, failure analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) (or Professional Engineer (PE) certificate) in engineering or a science technical discipline.
• Master’s degree (MS or MBA) preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through 7-9 years of related experience.
• Prior management/supervisory or project engineering responsibility of 2-3 years preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of the technical engineering discipline or domain, and products or systems.
• Understands and is fully proficient with project management, engineering documentation requirements, and engineering analysis tools.
• Ability to apply knowledge of program management, the product development cycle, and understanding of cost accounting principles and methods (e.g. earned value management).
• Experience with program and design reviews and/or other customer requirements and industry practices.
• Ability to foster teamwork and inclusion with diverse groups of employees.
• Ability to guide and develop the team by providing challenging assignments and through effective coaching, feedback, recognition, and skill assessment and training.
• Thorough knowledge of industry and regulatory standards, policies, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present status, actions, recommendations, and other technical information with clarity and precision. Maintains open communication within the team and other business areas.
• Ability to respond to significant inquiries from customers, regulatory agencies, or marketing/sales teams.

Compensation

Competitive Compensation Pay, Benefits, Work Schedule Participation in Annual Incentive Program Benefit & Retirement Plans Parker Offers Competitive Benefit Programs, Including Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost. 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay.Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.Career development and tuition reimbursement.Other benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.

EEO

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations. (“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”) If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission