Job DescriptionEBAD's continued growth requires an accomplished engineer for the position of Product Development Lead, reporting to the Energetics Product Development Manager. The position is located in Simsbury, CT.
Responsibilities:
The Product Development Lead, will be responsible for leading a team of 3 to 5 Development Engineers for the Warfighter & Warhead Product Development Team. The Product Development Lead has the following main areas of responsibility:
- Oversee the design, development, and qualification of multiple projects within the development engineering team. Hold the team accountable for designing high quality products, which meet schedule and budget constraints.
- Accountable for team completion and quality of development milestone gates in accordance with company procedures.
- Drive engineering success by ensuring use of consistent, rigorous engineering processes, tools, methods, standards and techniques. Build a culture of rigorous engineering practices, RCCA, problem solving and knowledge management.
- Develop and maintain a high performing, diverse, and flexible team that meets our customer project performance needs now and into the future.
- Leverage experience and expertise to mentor, train, and develop individual and overall team capabilities. Provides appropriate training and development opportunities that stretch team members in valuable directions and close gaps.
- Gathers and analyzes data to identify and then resolve systemic issues faced by their team.
- Establishes, measures, and drives improvements in standard work, processes, and procedures required for their team to be successful in a changing environment. Drive and support execution your team's projects in all areas: technical requirements review and verification, design creation and evaluation, risk assessments and mitigation plans, drawing and test procedure review, design review content, proposal technical and cost reviews, and problem solving
- Support customer interface activities, problem resolution, and employee relations/morale as a member of the EBAD management team.
Requirements:
- BS/MS in engineering discipline. Mechanical is the preferred engineering discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years of product design & development experience.
- Required experience includes problem solving/root cause analysis, leadership of multi-function technical teams, project management, technical writing and cost estimating experience.
- Candidates should have the ability to interpret and analyze mechanical, specifications and data.
- Knowledge of explosive material ordnance devices and/or missile/launch vehicle systems as well as experience with manufacturing processes.
- Must have or be able to obtain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance and be capable of working on U.S. DoD and ITAR restricted products
