Mechanical Engineering Manager

Frontdoor Defense; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mission-critical tech

Global engineering leader

R&D investment

Competitive compensation

Collaborative culture

Opportunity to shape strategy

Job summary

Teledyne Microwave Solutions in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead design and transition of mission-critical RF hardware from concept to production.

You will guide teams, set technical direction, and drive improvements in cost, performance, and manufacturability while mentoring engineers and supporting hiring and development efforts.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills (required).
• Deep mechanical design expertise for high-reliability hardware (required).
• Experience leading products from design into production (required).
• Background in RF, microwave, or electronics packaging (advantage).
• Experience with mechanical analysis and CAD tools (required).
• 15+ years of relevant engineering experience (required).
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (required; Master’s an advantage).

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team responsible for mechanical design, CAD, and document control.
• Guide the mechanical design of complex microwave assemblies from concept through production.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to transition new products into manufacturing.
• Set clear technical direction, standards, and best practices.
• Review designs, risks, and tradeoffs with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Drive improvements in cost, performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Support proposal development and early-stage concept design.
• Mentor engineers and support hiring and development efforts.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision-making

Mechanical design

Product from design to production

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree (advantage)

Tools

CAD tools

Job description

Mechanical Engineering Manager

Lead mechanical design and production transition for mission-critical microwave and RF hardware

Location: Mountain View, California

Compensation: $177,500 - 236,600 USD / year

About The Role

Lead Mechanical Design for Mission-Critical RF Hardware

Build the hardware that makes aerospace and defense systems work—at scale.

Teledyne Microwave Solutions designs and builds the microwave and RF technologies behind some of the world's most demanding aerospace, defense, and space applications. As part of Teledyne Technologies, a global leader in high-reliability sensing, imaging, and electronics, you’ll join a company that invests deeply in engineering excellence and long-term innovation. With more than 50 years of microwave heritage, this team turns complex ideas into rugged, production-ready hardware. If you're motivated by impact, scale, and solving hard engineering problems, this is the place.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and grow a team responsible for mechanical design, CAD, and document control
• Guide the mechanical design of complex microwave assemblies from concept through production
• Partner with cross-functional teams to transition new products into manufacturing
• Set clear technical direction, standards, and best practices
• Review designs, risks, and tradeoffs with customers and internal stakeholders
• Drive improvements in cost, performance, reliability, and manufacturability
• Support proposal development and early-stage concept design
• Mentor engineers and support hiring and development efforts

What You Need

• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills (required)
• Deep mechanical design expertise for high-reliability hardware (required)
• Experience leading products from design into production (required)
• Background in RF, microwave, or electronics packaging (advantage)
• Experience with mechanical analysis and CAD tools (required)
• 15+ years of relevant engineering experience (required)
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field (required; Master’s an advantage)

What We Offer

• Work on mission-critical technologies with real-world impact
• Long-term stability within a global technology leader
• Strong investment in engineering and R&D
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• A collaborative, technically driven culture
• Opportunities to shape strategy and future products

U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance are required.

Salary Range:

$177,500.00-$236,600.000

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.