JOB SUMMARY
Plan, organize, and direct multi-functional engineering department to meet company objectives. Develop and maintain the processes and methods for architecture development & documentation, system design & documentation, and requirements engineering.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Communication:
·          Provide communication forum for the exchange of ideas and information with the department.
·          Assess communication style of individual team members and adapt own communication style accordingly.

FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Strategy and Direction:
·          Know and understand the campus strategic directions.
·          Develop an understanding of the Work cell business strategy as it pertains to Engineering Services.

Cost Management:
·          Identify creative ways to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems (i.e. modification of responsibilities or consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value-added processes, or complete re-engineering of processes and systems).
·          Provide feedback to peers, BUMs and Director Engineering Services on cost and cost trends.


·          Manage creation and submission of project proposals and quotations.

Forecast Development and Accuracy:
·          Prepare timely forecasts for the department.
·          Compare forward forecast results to historical actual results for trend assessment and analysis.

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
·          Guide and oversee the development of systems/products to maintain the consistency and integrity of the architecture.
·          Lead the development and implementation of platform and product architectures in collaboration with senior technical staff.
·          Guide and oversee the development of system component requirements, interfaces, and specifications necessary to maintain the consistency and integrity of the architectures.
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·          Analyze new components and development tools and provide guidance on their use.
·          Analyze technology trends, HR needs and market demand to plan projects.
·          Confer with management and production staff to determine engineering feasibility and cost effectiveness.
·          Adhere to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position and as directed by supervisor.
·          Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy.
·         May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

·         Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
·         Strong knowledge of global and regional logistics operations and industry.
·         Strong proficiency in determining logistics requirements to enable company’s business goals and objectives with ability to devise and implement strategy to achieve targets.
·         Strong financial and analytical ability. Proficiency in managing business analytics to determine optimum company footprint.
·         Strong knowledge of international direct and indirect taxes as well as global customs regimes.
·         Proven track record of successful change management accomplishments, implementing and management continuous productivity and cost reduction programs.
·         Strong and convincing communication skills.
·         Proficiency in use of personal computers, Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and e-mail skills required.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

·         Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
·         Eight years experience in manufacturing experience, including previous management and/or supervisory experience, ten years experience in a research and development and/or manufacturing environment and five years of laboratory experience.
·         Master's preferred. MSEE, MBA preferred.
·         Or a combination of education, experience and/or training.