Technical PM

Civic Minds; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Civic Minds is seeking a hands-on supervisory engineer to lead the design, test, integration, and production of airborne electronics LRUs for mission equipment. You will manage a multidisciplinary team and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while meeting harsh military specifications.

The role requires a strong background in electrical engineering, at least five years with airborne equipment, and proven leadership and communication skills to drive complex projects and customer-facing design

Qualifications

• BSEE or equivalent with solid engineering proficiency in electrical engineering and the design of electronic products.
• Minimum 5 years design and development experience on airborne equipment, preferably in military contexts.
• Knowledge of military electronics requirements and standards.
• Ability to create and manage product specifications and test plans.
• Proficiency with standard test instruments and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, test, integration, and production of airborne electronics LRUs.
• Direct a team of electrical, firmware, software, and mechanical engineers to meet schedule and budget.
• Plan and conduct internal and customer meetings, design reviews and acceptance gates.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance across multiple concurrent projects.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Electrical engineering design

Technical reporting

Verbal/written communication

Time management

Education

BSEE or equivalent

Tools

Altium

Orcad

Job description

his is a technical hands-on supervisory position responsible for on-time/on-budget design, test, integration, and production of airborne electronics products used on Mission Equipment and Stores Management Systems. You will be responsible for the management and design of multiple electronic Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) used on fighters, helicopters, and UASs. You and your team of electrical, firmware, software, and mechanical engineers will design, develop, integrate, test, and validate, state-of-the-art products, while maintaining on-time and on-budget performance.

You will propose solutions based on customer requirements analysis and help develop the Statement of Work, specifications, program schedule and test plans. This is a hands-on position: while managing the projects, you will also participate in the design, test, integration, and validation, and provide your team with both management/leadership and technical guidance.

You will plan and conduct both internal and customer meetings including design reviews, SRR, PDR, and CDR to gain customer acceptance and ensure the project flows according to the plan.

What qualifies you?

• BSEE or equivalent (i.e. must have solid engineering proficiency in Electrical Engineering and the design of electronic products) with at least 5 years design/development experience
• Minimum 5 years of direct airborne equipment experience (preferably in the military arena) with proven design, debug, integration, supervision, resource and project management skills.
• Knowledge of military electronics requirements and military standards.
• Ability to create and manage product specifications and test plan to ensure product meets all specifications and environmental requirements.
• Proficient Microsoft Office, design tools such as Altium or Orcad and with standard test instruments.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with ability to prepare and present technical data and engineering reports.
• Good time management skills and demonstrated efficiency in providing engineering support on multiple concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated people skills, both inside and outside the project team.
• Ability to motivate and develop professionals to achieve their highest proficiency.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with ability to prepare and present technical data and engineering reports.
• Good time management skills and demonstrated efficiency in providing engineering support on multiple concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated people skills, both inside and outside the project team.
• Ability to motivate and develop professionals to achieve their highest proficiency.

Considered a plus

• Experience with MIL-STD-1553/MIL-STD-1760 applications.
• Familiarity with SoC implementation.
• Familiarity with Mechanical design of enclosures.