Engineering Manager, LDLS

Engineering Manager, LDLSThe Engineering Manager for Energetiq’s Laser-Driven Light Source (LDLS) business unit is responsible for all engineering activities during new product introduction for the LDLS product line. The Engineering Manager leads and develops a team of multidisciplinary design engineers to achieve project objectives and maintain the entrepreneurial atmosphere necessary to capitalize on customer and market opportunities.Key ResponsibilitiesManage all engineering activities of the engineering team in a matrix management environment within the LDLS Engineering department including risk management, design, development, testing, transition to production, and production support,Develop and assess the performance of the engineering team,Ensure compliance to company policies, including the NPDI stage gate process,Work closely with product managers to gather customer requirements and develop project initiation documents,Partner with R&D Scientist to reduce new technology to practice,Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Quality, Procurement, and Manufacturing organizations to ensure that the needs of all stakeholders are satisfied in the development process,Support Project Management by activities such as work breakdown, cost estimation, resource planning, risk management, progress monitoring, and team motivation,Articulate goals, roles and responsibilities, assumptions, and expectations to cross-functional extended project teams, internal resources, and consultants,Work to proactively remove project obstacles, identify and manage issue escalations, and provide support to teams balancing competing priorities,Communicate technical and project information effectively to stakeholders (including communication with customers for new business or support activity),Act as an individual contributor when appropriate based on area of technical expertise,Develop and maintain relationships with consultants as needed to fill capability gaps or expand resource capacity as needed.Qualifications & SkillsMinimum Bachelor’s degree in applicable field such as Mechanical, Electrical, or Optical Engineering (Masters preferred),5+ years of hands-on design engineering experience (individual contributor),1+ years experience managing product development,Technical proficiency in one or more of the following areas: Laser, Plasma, Optical, Electrical, Mechanical (including thermal), and/or Software/Firmware Engineering,Skilled in several of the following competencies: Requirements Engineering/Analysis, Engineering Analysis (including Risk), Effort and Material Cost Estimation, Design Tolerancing and Optimization, Mathematical Analysis, Modeling (CAD and/or other), Product Design, Prototyping, Project Management (Stage-Gate), Design Reviews, Engineering Management (including matrix management), Performance Reviews, Supplier Selection/Management, Project Prioritization, Communication (including presenting technical information to internal and external stakeholders), Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Quality Assurance Processes, Design for Reliability, Design for Manufacturability, Standard Office SW/tools.

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