Manager Test Engineering - Largo, United States - Leonardo DRS

Leonardo DRS Largo, United States

5 hours ago

Description

Job ID:109412

The Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics business provides leading naval computing infrastructure, network and data distribution and middleware enterprise services, as well as world-class manufacturing and support capabilities.

Job Summary

Responsible for independently supervising a team of engineers and/or other technical group, ensuring activities and projects are completed on time and budget.

Job Responsibilities

Focal-point for a cross-functional group of program managers, production, and technicians to remedy production test issues, including leading/organizing rapid deep-dive technical troubleshooting, analyzing collective results, and delegation of multiple parallel tasks for efficient issue resolution.
Develop and implement test processes, procedures, and test engineering standards. Ensure adherence to those processes through reviews. Evaluate, improve, and implement new test processes as appropriate.
Directly responsible for employee day to day tasking as well as future growth and development, including setting and evaluating individual and group goals and driving industry wide engineering best practices.
Manage the test engineering demand among the overall business unit, including estimating engineering effort of emerging tasks, assigning priorities, and recognizing and leading product test flow and efficiency projects.
Interact with technical management, other professionals, technicians, and support personnel to coordinate, recommend, and consult regarding technical activities and progress.
Manage budget, cost, and schedule input for design assignments.
Drive the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
Participate in preparation of proposals

Secondary Accountabilities

Attend appropriate engineering, customer, or business meetings
Practical application of common RF test equipment, such as Network Analyzers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, and Multimeters
Conduct RF cascade analyses, using RF components such as mixers, amplifiers, and filters to determine system parameters such as Noise Figure, Spurious, and Harmonics, Intermodulation, and Compression.
Working knowledge of pulsed and CW RF systems, including common architectures and design principles
Design and develop RF test campaigns, including full ownership of test programs betweej bench test, system test, anechoic chamber tests, and radiated field testing

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 5 years of experience
Mastery of technologies and domain knowledge
Expected to have knowledge and significant experience in multiple engineering disciplines
Ability to lead major problem resolution efforts and support regaining or attaining customer partner status
Desired experience with qualification testing of aerospace and defense products
Desired competencies:
- Demonstrated experience with all aspects of test program planning and execution, and reporting
- Ability to solve complex technical projects independently and through the coordination and teamwork of engineers and technicians
- Ability to deliver test program results within challenging cost and schedule constraints
- Demonstrated creativity and lean development skills applied in support of complex test programs
- Continuous improvement mindset for test engineertng and supporting analysis tools
- Demonstrated problem solving and root cause and corrective action (RCCA) experience in the design qualification and production acceptance test environments
- Strong electrical and mechanical environmental test skillset
- Ability to create and maintain a strong action oriented and results driven culture
- Effective internal and external customer communication skills

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U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.
*Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only