Engineering Manager

Astrocom Electronics; Colliersville (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer Sponsored Healthcare

401K

Profit Sharing

Paid Vacation & Sick Time

Job summary

Responsibilities include directing lab and engineering activities, interviewing and hiring staff, planning projects and forecasting budgets while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree; 5+ years related experience or training.
• Mathematical skills: basic to advanced math concepts for analysis and forecasting.
• Computer skills: proficiency with multiple software systems including CRM/ERP and MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates engineering department activities to design, manufacture, and test components, products, and systems.
• Supervises employees in Engineering & Lab, including interviewing, hiring, and training.
• Utilizes ERP system to streamline engineering functions and manage budgets.
• Confer with management, production, and marketing to determine feasibility, cost, and customer demand for products.
• Forecasts operating costs and directs preparation of budget requests.
• Maintain knowledge of safety policies and ensure compliance.

Skills

Contract review

ERP systems

Engineering supervision

Interviewing and hiring

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

5 years related experience

Tools

Contact Management systems

Database software

Design software

Development software

Internet software

Inventory software

Manufacturing software

Order processing systems

Project Management software

Spreadsheet software

Word Processing software

Job description

FULL-TIME ENGINEERING MANAGER

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Contract review, supervision of employees in Engineering & lab, including interviewing, hiring, training, planning, customer service, assigning and directing work projects. Maintain timely control.

Summary Directs and coordinates activities of engineering department to design, manufacture, and test components, products, and systems by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for contract review.
• Utilizes ERP system to streamline engineering functions.
• Directs department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.
• Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.
• Analyzes technology trends, human resource needs, and market demand in our communications field to plan projects.
• Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.
• Analyzes technology trends, human resource needs, and market demand in our communications field to plan projects.
• Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests. Advises management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations.
• Provides direction and example for interpretation and application of company policies and procedures to the engineering activities.
• Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations, and develops recommendations accordingly.
• Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.

• All Employee Responsibilities
• Be familiar with Astrocom Employee Handbook, Emergency Action Plan, OSHA and Astrocom safety Requirements.
• Be aware of the Astrocom organizational chart. Aid in the processes of continuous improvement with company goals and objectives.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervises employees in the Engineering & Lab.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,
skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or five years related experience
and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Contact Management systems; Database software; Design software; Development software; Internet software; Inventory software; Manufacturing software; Order processing systems; Project Management software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision.

Work Environment While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; risk of electrical shock and explosives. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Benefits Including:

• Employer Sponsored Healthcare
• 401K
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Vacation & Sick Time