Electrical Engineering Manager

Mercury Systems; Torrance (CA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Health, life and disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development resources

Job summary

Mercury Systems is seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager to lead a matrixed electrical design team across multiple avionics programs. You will oversee architecture development, ensure EMCE/Safety compliance, and work with program management to align schedules and resources.

You’ll mentor engineers, drive cross-functional collaboration, and influence design practices while delivering on time and within scope. This role may involve hybrid work in CA and related locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience preferred.
• Experience leading teams in a matrix-managed environment.
• Strong knowledge of electrical design principles and systems engineering.
• Proficiency with DOORS, Jama, MS Project, PLM systems (Teamcenter/Windchill).
• Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance (DoD).
• Certifications such as PMP/CAPM or Six Sigma are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence a matrix-managed electrical design team across avionics programs.
• Coordinate electrical design activities with cross-functional teams per schedules and resources.
• Provide technical oversight of architecture, requirements, risk, and design reviews.
• Support program managers with schedules, risk management, and trade studies.
• Forecast workload, align skills, and allocate resources across projects.
• Mentor engineers and promote consistent design practices and documentation.
• Communicate complex technical info to non-electrical stakeholders and leadership.
• Support manufacturability, reliability, compliance, and process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Security awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Jama

MS Project

Smartsheet

Teamcenter

Windchill

Jira

Confluence

Miro

Job description

The Electrical Engineering Manager leads a matrix-managed electrical design team supporting the IPS Avionics business unit. This role oversees technical execution, ensures high-quality electrical architectures and designs, and drives alignment across program management, systems, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineering. The manager provides technical guidance, facilitates cross-functional collaboration, and ensures teams deliver on schedule and within scope across multiple programs. This position plays a critical role in advancing avionics product development through strong influence-based leadership, resource coordination, and technical oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence a matrix-managed electrical design engineering team supporting multiple avionics programs.
• Coordinate electrical design activities across cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with program goals, schedules, and resource plans.
• Provide technical oversight of electrical architecture development, requirements flowdown, risk assessments, design reviews, and compliance with EMI/EMC and safety standards.
• Partner with Program Managers to establish realistic schedules, manage technical risks, and support cross-functional trade studies.
• Forecast and manage engineering workload, skill requirements, and resource allocation across concurrent projects.
• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering consistency in design practices, documentation, and engineering processes.
• Communicate complex technical information clearly to non-electrical stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Support design-for-manufacturability, reliability improvements, regulatory compliance, and continuous process improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Ideally requires 5+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading or influencing engineering teams in a matrix-managed environment.
• Strong understanding of electrical design principles, requirements management, and system-level engineering.
• Proficiency with tools such as DOORS or Jama, MS Project or Smartsheet, and PLM systems (Teamcenter, Windchill).
• Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.
• An active Dod Secret Clearance or the ability to obtain. US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• PMP, CAPM, Agile/Scrum certification, or Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Experience supporting avionics or aerospace product development.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Miro, or similar collaboration tools.
• Experience conducting technical reviews and supporting EMI/EMC, safety, and regulatory compliance efforts.
• Training or coursework in influence-based leadership or emotional intelligence.

Fulltime Equivalent Job Grade Salary Range for this position

• $87,100.00 - $182,900.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in FL, GA, IN, AZ, AL, MD or TX, and all remote employees
• $97,600.00 - $204,800.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in VA, CA, NH or MA
• $102,800.00 - $215,800.00 annual salary for in-office or hybrid employees in NJ

Additional Information

Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:

• The role and related responsibilities;
• Education, training, skills and certifications;
• Internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;
• Geographic location; and
• Alignment with market data.

In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:

• Bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions);
• Health, life and disability insurance;
• Company-paid holidays and time off;
• Discounted employee stock purchase plan;
• Tuition reimbursement; and
• Access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse.

Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/ life balance (available based off location)

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

To find out more about Why Mercury?, or visit the Mercury Community or find answers to general questions at Mercury FAQs

Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.