Engineer Manager

Title: Engineering Manger

Department: Engineering

Location: OSS Headquarters in Escondido, CA

SUMMARY

An engineering manager oversees engineering projects and teams within an organization. Their role encompasses a combination of technical expertise, leadership, and management skills.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage a team of engineers to deliver high quality products that include all facets of software, systems, electrical, and mechanical engineering.

• Guide teams in resolving technical problems and encouraging best practices.

• Help solve hard problems and find ways to mitigate them.

• Buy supplies to progress R&D or other customer needs.

• Be both a technical and managerial leader, establish team objectives and ensure high quality deliverables.

• Coordinate efforts from various engineering specialties like hardware, software, and manufacturing, to collectively work towards identifying and resolving issues in the best way.

• A deep understanding in working with high-speed designs involving design, fabrication, and assembly of electrical designs.

• Manage vendor relationships.

• Develop good partner relationships or have some already.

• Understanding of the environmental, safety and EMI certifications needed in new products and derivative products.

• Coordinate cross functional development with product and manufacturing teams.

• Establish team objectives for business units with virtual desktop requirements and determine how to use resources to meet schedules and goals.

• Drive schedule execution to help the program and project managers.

• Help create realistic schedules and expectations with engineers and program members for customers.

• Act as a mentor/advisor to subordinates to deliver on schedules and/or resolve technical problems.

• Recommend changes to policies and establish procedures that affect immediate organization.

• Connect with senior management for team vision and development progress.

• Groom future engineering leaders and mentor junior engineers/interns.

• Continuously review and identify improvement opportunities in established processes, infrastructure, and practices to ensure the teams are executing in the most efficient and transparent manner.

REQUIREMENTS

• Must have bachelor’s in computer science and engineering or electrical engineering degree.
• Strong knowledge of a multi-functional engineering design organization with the ability to accurately create, assess, and communicate a work breakdown structure for projects and implement a complex staffing plan.
• Experience with assessing risks and opportunities in the entire design and test process and quantify these risks to the products and program team.
• Proven track record of owning the staffing plan and schedule while driving funded projects and programs to completion on time and on budget.

COMPETENCIES

• High level of accuracy, attention to detail and ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Assumes responsibility for successfully meeting targets, completing assignments or tasks and alerting management if goals are in jeopardy.
• Continually strives to increase own efficiency and productivity, self-imposing excellence standards rather than waiting for others to impose or enforce them.
• Strives to improve job function at any level with innovation and learning.
• Follows company guidelines, employment laws and stays current with certifications and trainings.
• Strong organizational, delegation and follow-through skills.
• Protects the brand, image and trademarks of the Company while projecting a positive and innovative organizations to customers.
• Owns quality in everything they do.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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

• Able to frequently sit, stand, walk, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, reach within hands and arm’s length, stoop, kneel, and crouch, talk and hear.
• Regularly required to sit for extended periods of time; frequently required to use office equipment such as PC, printer, telephone, etc.
• Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Location: Escondido, CA

Salary Range: $150,000 to $160,000

The range is specifically for those potential hires who will work in the CA location. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, performance, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications and market considerations. In addition, we are proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best decisions for you and your family. Our Total Rewards package includes multiple medical and a dental plan, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, Stock Options and an Employee Assistance Program for personal well-being benefits to support you. The company provides 11 Paid Holidays as well as 3 weeks of Paid Time Off!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.