Radio Frequency Engineering Mgr - L5

About the role

The First Line Manager (FLM) will lead an RF Engineering team as part of the RF Front End and Power Design center within the SEMS REAS organization. This position reports directly to the Senior Manager of RF Front End and Power Design.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, programmatic, and administrative leadership to a group of approximately 16-20 engineers of varying experience levels
• Ensure successful implementation of requirements into designs for multiple programs
• Coordinate with programs, manufacturing and subject matter experts for the development of designs and manufacturing efforts
• Make recommendations, plan and execute IRAD efforts
• Support business pursuits and proposals
• Develop key expertise needed to grow the business in this area
• Oversee the design, development, documentation, and testing of RF equipment and related hardware
• Lead and ensure that appropriate standards, processes, and procedures are followed throughout the hardware development life cycle
• Direct the architecting and designing of Radio Frequency systems and circuitry
• Coordinate subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions
• Manage the design and development of RF circuitry used in high frequency and microwave applications, including receivers, transmitters, antennas, and frequency synthesizers
• Lead the staff responsible for hardware layout, component evaluation, prototype construction, and test
• Oversee the preparation of test methods and specifications; analysis and testing of RF hardware to verify performance characteristics
• Provide inputs to Product Development for formal documentation and support manufacturing during the deliverable assembly and test phase
• Manage the development of RF System/Subsystem Architectures consisting of antennas, transmitters, receivers, low noise amplifiers, high power amplifiers, RF conversion elements and transmission line equipment
• Coordinate link analysis and optimization, including effects of propagation medium and possible interference sources
• Manage the development and allocation of RF system and subsystem functional and performance requirements
• Oversee the identification and tracking of RF technical performance measurements (TPMs)
• Monitor RF system/subsystem/component trade studies and CAIV analysis
• Support Life Cycle Costs, reliability, availability, and maintainability analysis

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
• Minimum 10 years relevant professional engineering experience
• Demonstrated competence in managing cross-disciplinary teams with a strong understanding of hardware engineering processes and the hardware engineering product life cycle
• Experience in strategic development and the development of strategic relations
• Experience in earned value, schedule, cost, and risk management techniques
• Experience managing complex technical systems, programs and IRAD projects
• Experience driving strategic activities pertaining to RF engineering
• Experience executing on IRAD/CRAD contracts
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD security Clearance

Desired Skills

• Prior people management experience including leading, motivating and coaching a team
• Experience communicating at both programmatic and technical levels with subordinates, senior management levels and the customer
• Technical graduate degree is highly desirable
• Experience working with subcontractors and vendors
• Occasional travel is required, must be willing to travel

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $166,900.00 - $309,900.00

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• EAP
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability