Manager Digital Engineering 2

Description

The company builds mission-enabling solutions for global security, with work spanning land, sea, air, space and cyberspace.

This is a Digital Engineering Manager role in San Diego, CA. You would lead a sub-group of about 12 to 15 digital and VHDL engineers and managers within the San Diego engineering and sciences software and digital technologies department (SWDT).

Half the job is people leadership, and the rest is hands-on technical work on communications systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead your direct reports in line with organizational goals, program activity and company policy.
• Work with programs on staffing, recruiting and training.
• Write and deliver performance reviews, and recommend employees for promotion.
• Review salaries and work with Human Resources on any adjustments.
• Help employees set performance goals, give career guidance and coach them on performance where needed.
• Improve the system development process and the tools used to deliver program excellence and design assurance.
• Spend about 80% of your time as a technical contributor on communications systems programs in the Fighter Networked Systems (FNS) and Advanced Comms & Networks (ACN) operating units.
• Manage managers: keep staffing adequate for program plans and strategic growth, and assign work that also develops each person.
• Check in with staff regularly on growth areas, gaps and training, and run the Enterprise review cycle.
• Manage compensation and career progression.
• Build an inclusive workplace and keep work-life balance appropriate for employees.
• Create, update and maintain digital engineering processes.

Requirements

• A BS with 8 years of experience in a related STEM field, or an MS with 6 years of experience.
• Significant direct experience in digital and VHDL engineering.
• An active Secret clearance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to work alone and in groups.
• Experience resolving conflicts through facilitation or mediation.
• Prior experience as a functional manager or technical team leader.
• Knowledge of the engineering process, process development and how functional organizations work.
• Working knowledge of the engineering development process, VHDL design and verification.
• Familiarity with other engineering disciplines.
• Ability to work on site at the Rancho Carmel facility.
• Preferred: an MS in electrical engineering or a related STEM field, plus 10 or more years of technical experience and direct management of engineers.
• Preferred: previous experience managing managers.
• Preferred: experience with VHDL design or advanced FPGA verification.
• Preferred: experience with AMD/Xilinx Zynq, Kintex, Ultrascale or Versal devices.
• Preferred: experience with Vivado, Quartus or QuestaSim.
• Preferred: knowledge of FPGA physical constraints and timing closure.
• Preferred: experience writing test benches and supporting formal VHDL verification.
• Preferred: board-level system debug with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Preferred: experience turning system requirements into programmable logic requirements, design documents and test specifications.
• Preferred: hands-on experience with DoD communications systems.
• Preferred: direct supervisory experience and/or significant team leadership, such as leading an IPT.
• Preferred: current direct program work in the FNS or ACN operating units.
• Preferred: familiarity with EVMS reporting and CAM duties.
• Preferred: familiarity with supply chain, procurement, logistics and mission assurance.
• Highly preferred: DoD Top Secret and SAR clearance.
• Preferred: knowledge of F-35 and F-22 communications systems and their waveforms.

Conditions

Based in San Diego, CA, with on-site work at the Rancho Carmel facility.

Travel is about 10% of the time.

No relocation assistance is offered.

You must hold an active Secret clearance before you start.

Base salary range for the primary level is $161,100.00 to $241,700.00. Final pay depends on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the role, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary annual bonus. Vice President and Director roles may also be eligible for long-term incentives.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may close earlier or later depending on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• A savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off for vacation and personal business.
• Annual bonuses that reward individual contributions and share company results.
• Competitive pay.