Product Engineering Manager

Description Join the team that is a leader in engineering, designing and manufacturing of leading-edge military expeditionary products and rugged industrial/commercial products since 1937. What We Offer: Health benefits, including telehealth medical services, Dental & Vision Life, AD&D & Disability (paid for by the company) 401K with a company match Essential Duties: Responsible for coordinating all technical activities of assigned programs including planning, scheduling, and managing personnel and engineering work to ensure effective coordination of projects. The engineering manager must possess sufficient technical knowledge of their programs to identify problems, provide guidance to staff, and be sure the work product fulfills requirements. Proactively lead improvement initiatives. Responsible for supervising a team of engineers on an activity and completion of activity on time & budget while meeting applicable technical requirements Completes annual performance review process for themselves and their direct reports Supervises a technical group independently Complies with the engineering playbook and works to optimize its Drives best practices and lessons learned Proactively drives leadership sponsored initiatives Manages budgets, costs and schedule inputs for design assignments Sets and achieves goals and assists direct reports in doing likewise Makes commitments and keeps them. Expects reports to do Drives the compliance with design to cost, weight and manufacture Participates in preparation of proposals Participates in technical reviews Supports, communicates, reinforces and defends the mission, values and culture of the organization Adheres to all quality and safety standards Supports other projects and performs duties as assigned Available for travel as required Education/Experience/Other Skills & Abilities: Minimum six (6) plus years of experience Bachelor of Science in Engineering from accredited school required; MS Engineering, PE License and/or MBA preferred Able to work independently on a weekly basis Competent technical expertise Possesses effective oral and written communication skills Comfortable with the shop/laboratory and equipment Possesses quality orientation and high attention to detail Possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with customers, vendors, employees and managers at all levels within the company Possesses strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in standard business software packages (e.g., Microsoft Office) Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this role. This position requires access to or use of export-controlled technical data or technology controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Accordingly, applicants must be U.S. Persons or must be eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce. A U.S. Person is defined as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, or a person who is a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(b)(a)(3). Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a