Design Engineering Manager – Lead NPD & Innovation

CHEMRING ENERGETIC DEVICES INC; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 149,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Chemring Energetic Devices (CED) in Downers Grove, IL is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead New Product Development and Production projects on time and within budget.

The role collaborates across engineering, R&D and manufacturing to advance capabilities, develop junior engineers and ensure producibility via up-to-date technical data. Requires a strong aerospace/military background and AS-9100 familiarity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or chemistry is required.
• Advanced degree in a related discipline is a plus.
• Minimum of 5 years aerospace/military/ordnance industry experience.
• Experience with prime defense contractor specifications and/or military regulations.

Responsibilities

• Direct New Product Development (NPD) efforts within established CED processes ensuring cost and schedule targets are achieved.
• Lead product improvement/redesign teams to overcome product performance issues and drive toward innovative and improved designs.
• Support legacy production jobs maintaining up-to-date Technical Data Packages (TDP) guaranteeing products are readily producible.
• Lead efforts to determine feasibility, risk and effort associated with product development.
• Provide expert judgment and analysis for the design, development and implementation of technical products and systems.
• Interface with Business Development and Manufacturing to ensure that support is forthcoming for ongoing proposal activities.
• Provide leadership to junior engineers and develop growth opportunities and channels.
• Support internal recurring status meetings with manufacturing.
• Define engineering development strategies in support of project and product goals and requirements.
• Lead the mechanical engineering staff and other IPDT team members regarding technical evaluations and programmatic and design tradeoff decisions.
• Support and/or coordinate design reviews for the functional group and any project for which the Pyrophoric Mechanisms group plays a key role.
• Direct Pyrophoric Mechanisms staff in the definition and development of verification and validation test plans.
• Define and track key product metrics with the intent of identifying product and process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Team player

Communication skills

Financial risk mgmt

Adaptability

AS-9100 familiarity

ITAR compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or chemistry

Advanced degree in related discipline is a plus

Job description

Chemring Energetic Devices (CED) in Downers Grove, IL is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead New Product Development and Production projects on time and within budget.

The role collaborates across engineering, R&D and manufacturing to advance capabilities, develop junior engineers and ensure producibility via up-to-date technical data. Requires a strong aerospace/military background and AS-9100 familiarity.