Engineering Manager I

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 143,487 - 197,294; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with match up to 6%

Life insurance

3 weeks PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation in Englewood, Colorado, is seeking an Engineering Manager I to guide a multidisciplinary team through complex engineering challenges, ensuring high standards of technical problem-solving and process improvement. You will lead a capable, cross-functional engineering group, manage budgets, and drive timely delivery.

You will mentor engineers, foster collaboration, and apply your risk assessment and planning skills to align initiatives with organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related field).
• 6+ years of engineering.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Proficiency in project management software and tools.
• Understanding of engineering principles and practices.
• Experience with Computer Aided Engineering tools, analysis and simulation.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of engineers and coordinate their activities to meet project goals and timelines.
• Manage project budgets, including forecasting and tracking expenses.
• Oversee the design, documentation, and approval processes for engineering projects.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in management meetings, representing the engineering department.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance team efficiency.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to team members.
• Coordinate training programs to develop the technical skills of the engineering team.
• Present project updates and technical data to senior management and stakeholders.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project management

Team mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace)

Tools

CAE tools

CAD software

Project management software

Job description

Are you dreaming about a position where you can deliver quality, meaningful results? Come be a part of our diverse, multi-disciplined team of engineers, operating in an agile environment, using the latest tools and methodologies. Develop your technical acumen as well as your leadership skills at a company with huge potential for long-term career growth. As an Engineering Manager I, you will be able to leverage your technical leadership skills to guide a functional team through complex engineering challenges, ensuring that we maintain a high standard of technical problem-solving and process improvement. You will build and lead high-performing teams by fostering a collaborative environment and cross-functional collaboration, which will drive innovation and efficiency in our projects. Your project management and risk assessment capabilities will enable me to effectively manage resources, mitigate potential risks, and ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget. By focusing on quality assurance and compliance, you will ensure that our engineering solutions meet all relevant standards and regulations. Additionally, your experience in technical planning and execution, coupled with analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities, will allow you to strategically align our initiatives with organizational goals and industry advancements.

As SNC's corporate team, we provide the company and its business areas with strategic direction and business support spanning executive management, finance and accounting, operations, human resources, legal, IT, information security, facilities, marketing, and communications.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise a team of engineers and coordinate their activities to meet project goals and timelines.
• Manage project budgets, including forecasting and tracking expenses.
• Oversee the design, documentation, and approval processes for engineering projects.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in management meetings, representing the engineering department.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance team efficiency.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to team members.
• Coordinate training programs to develop the technical skills of the engineering team.
• Present project updates and technical data to senior management and stakeholders.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related field).
• 6+ years of engineering.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Proficiency in project management software and tools.
• Understanding of engineering principles and practices.
• Experience with Computer Aided Engineering tools, analysis and simulation.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Master's degree in Engineering or Business Administration (MBA).
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or Agile methodologies.
• Previous management experience; exposure to recruiting employees; assigning, directing, and evaluating their work; and overseeing the development and maintenance of staff competence.
• Experience with identifying and coordinating resources to ensure the required tools, processes, and training are available/effective and programs are staffed and supported to achieve success.
• Understanding of how to prepare project schedules, budgets, bids, and estimates for proposed program work packages.
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, the US Department of Defense or US Military.
• Ability to motivate/work with others.
• Prior exposure to working successfully in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment emphasizing rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities, with minimal supervision.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to travel as required (up to 10% of the time).
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds occasionally.
• Clearly convey technical information, design specifications, and project updates to team members, stakeholders, and management.
• Ability to understand technical documents, schematics, and electronic instrument measurements.
• Ability to work with and collaboratively lead teams of engineers.

Estimated Starting Salary Range:

$143,487.14 - $197,294.82.

Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, such as candidates' key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

Benefits:

• medical
• dental
• vision plans
• 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%
• life insurance
• 3 weeks paid time off
• tuition reimbursement
• and more

IMPORTANT NOTICE: To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs.

If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security. Our innovative solutions enable connected protection through command, control and communications systems, as well as ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and other high capabilities for systems across all domains – sea, land, air, space and cyber. As a longstanding leader in defense technology, SNC is the optimum intersection of commercial, defense and non-traditional contractors. We are one of the only privately owned mid-tier AD contractors and we pride ourselves on our ability to invest early and often to ensure mission success on or ahead of schedule.

It’s part of our mission to always stay one step ahead; working on solutions today to solve the problems of tomorrow.

Founded in 1963, SNC is owned by Chairwoman Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen.

This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.