Associate M.E. Manager, Phased-Array Communications

Airbus Ventures; Westminster, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, vision benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro in Westminster, Colorado seeks an Associate Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead a team of Mechanical Engineers in developing airborne, maritime, and ground-based phased array communication systems.

You will mentor engineers, drive staffing, and partner with program leaders to ensure on-time, cost-effective delivery while advancing engineering processes and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Mechanical Engineers, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing engineering culture.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, performance feedback, and career development for team members.
• Staffing, hiring, onboarding, and resource allocation across programs and IRAD efforts.
• Partner with program leadership to ensure mechanical engineering activities are executed successfully while meeting technical, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve mechanical engineering processes, standards, tools, and best practices.
• Promote technical excellence through design reviews, engineering guidance, and mentorship.
• Serve as a senior technical contributor for ruggedized electronics packaging, phased array antenna systems, and communication hardware.
• Lead or support concept development, mechanical architecture, detailed design, structural and thermal analysis, manufacturing, integration, environmental qualification, and production transition activities.
• Support proposal development, customer technical discussions, and design reviews.
• Foster collaboration across Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, RF, Manufacturing, Quality, Test, and Supply Chain organizations.
• Promote CesiumAstro’s culture, values, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Staffing & resource planning

Project leadership

Mechanical design leadership

Engineering process improvement

Technical contribution

Ruggedized packaging

Phased array systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS Mechanical

SolidWorks Simulation

SolidWorks

SolidWorks PDM

Job description

CesiumAstro in Westminster, Colorado seeks an Associate Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead a team of Mechanical Engineers in developing airborne, maritime, and ground-based phased array communication systems.

You will mentor engineers, drive staffing, and partner with program leaders to ensure on-time, cost-effective delivery while advancing engineering processes and technical excellence.