Engineering IPT Lead

Marotta Controls; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 133,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Competitive benefits package

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Marotta Controls in Minnesota seeks an Integrated Product Team Lead to direct engineering teams on new product development for power and actuation systems. You will guide technical tasks, review designs, manage budgets, and coordinate with customers and senior engineers.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s/Master’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering, 6+ years of technical lead experience, and U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain security clearance.

Job description

Elevate your career at Marotta Controls, a New Jersey Top Workplace three years running! Dedicated to innovation, quality and excellence, we deliver cutting edge control systems for the Aerospace & Defense industry. At Marotta, we value bold thinking and teamwork, and we empower our employees to push boundaries while delivering top-tier solutions to our customers. Our team fosters a fun, collaborative culture where creativity and technical excellence thrive! Your next big opportunity starts here. Be part of a company where your work supports a mission that makes a difference—

Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead

Position Summary:

The Engineering IPT Lead is responsible for leading technical teams on new product development projects in our Power and Actuation Systems (PAS) Department. This individual will be part of a development team creating creating embedded systems for electrical power systems, and manipulation and control of flight actuation systems and. Activities for this role include requirements definition and management, planning of technical tasks for the team, review designs, integration and testing, release documentation and system validation.

The qualified candidate will have either Mechanical, Electrical, or Software Engineering training and experience. This individual will play a key role on high priority programs and have significant interactions with senior engineers, system engineers, test engineers, program managers, and customers. In addition, this individual will directly manage a team of project engineers. The functional leadership portion of this position is estimated to be 25% of indirect support to project team, with the remaining 75% being utilized as direct support to specific project related tasks.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Direct Engineering IPT Lead Responsibilities:
• Perform the duties of an Engineering IPT Lead.
• Manage the technical team performance to project schedule and cost and support the program manager.
• Lead the new product development processes of electromechanical systems for commercial and military platforms.
• Demonstrate initiative, resourcefulness, judgment, cooperation, and ability to communicate technical information.
• Support new business pursuits that address program technical requirements and associated schedule and costs.
• Lead a technical team from the beginning to the end of a new development project.
• Communicate, plan, organize, supervise, and control work in one or more projects concurrently.
• Interface with both commercial and military customers in technical program definition and execution.
• Identify technical tasks and resources for projects and create engineering development plans, WBS, etc. needed to execute projects.
• Manage and control within 10% of approved engineering budget.
• Manage system requirements and define lower level requirements.
• Oversee/review technical reports to satisfy internal and external deliverables.
• Functional Leadership Responsibilities:
• Coordinate subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions as it relates to the Engineering IPT Lead role.
• Ensure compliance tasks are completed in a timely manner, and teaching and enforcing processes and procedures.
• Develop and maintain the communications processes, tools, templates and training for cross-project coordination and execution.
• Develop and maintain Monthly Resource Demand plans
• Responsible for development and implementation of talent and capability roadmaps for the organization.
• Communications, including internal Staff Meetings and dissemination of information, both down and up.

Qualification/Knowledge/Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
• 6+ years of experience as a technical lead.
• New Product Development experience in aerospace/military industry.
• Ability to effectively communicate, plan, organize, supervise, and control work in one or more projects concurrently.
• Experience in executing a project from the beginning to the end.
• Proficiency in utilizing Microsoft Project and Project
• Proficiency in Earned Value Management and Control Account Management.
• Strong documentation and writing skills
• Must be a US Citizen
• Ability to work closely with a team of engineers and technicians and comfortable in laboratory environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

• Position entails exposure to typical manufacturing (i.e. Machine Shop, Assembly, Testing, etc.) environments inclusive of the appropriate eye, hearing and foot protection (as required).
• Business office environment requiring use of telephone and personal computer.
• Work under pressure and overtime when required, in order to meet deadlines

Pay Range: $133,000 to $165,000 Annually

This position is at our Chaska, MN office location.

Many of our contracts require proof that you are a U.S. citizen and/or that an export license has been obtained for employees who are citizens of certain countries. Your employment, both initially and continually thereafter, is conditioned on production of such proof of citizenship and/or any export license that may be required to comply with any and all applicable laws, regulations, or executive orders, or required by Federal, State, or local government contracts.

We offer a highly competitive compensation package for this outstanding position plus a quarterly bonus along with a full range of top quality benefits and employee services including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability income insurance programs, 401k retirement plans with company match, generous tuition aid program, paid vacation, sick and personal days, paid holidays and flexible work hours with compressed work week options. We recognize and reward our employee's accomplishments and host several employee engagement events per quarter.

We are an affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity employer M/F/IWD/Veterans