Engineering Director

The Engineering Director, as part of the Spokane Leadership team, is responsible for the safety, quality, and oversight of the Spokane Engineering Team. This is a hands-on position and will be responsible for overseeing all technical activities of assigned projects and programs including planning, scheduling, and managing personnel and engineering work to ensure effective coordination and execution. The Engineering Director must possess sufficient technical knowledge of their programs to identify problems, provide guidance to staff, and ensure the work product is completed on time and budget and fulfills requirements. Required to proactively lead improvement initiatives.

The Engineering Director position offers a variety of engineering opportunities including testing, design, analysis, management, and prototyping. Position is 100% on-site.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise, develop and mentor a diverse engineering team of 8-12 engineers and designers through cross training, helping develop new skills, mitigating single point of failures, and lead from the front. Must have recent or current experience managing Engineers.
• Complete annual performance review process for themselves and their direct reports and execute performance improvement plans as required.
• Set and achieve goals based on cost and schedule matrix managed by senior leadership, and assist direct reports in doing likewise.
• Contribute to team efforts by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner, makes and keeps commitments and expects same of direct reports.
• Needs to be process driven to achieve quality, costs and scheduling.
• Must have the ability to estimate engineering statement of work and level of effort for complex products.
• Must have Government contracting, bid and proposal, and execution experience.
• Previous experience presenting gated artifacts to customers and senior officials.
• Comply with Engineering Playbook and works to optimize its content.
• Manage budgets, costs, and schedule inputs for design assignments, participate in technical reviews.
• Manage new product development, production support changes (ECR/ECO's), and team priorities.
• Support proposal, technical write ups, and provide quotes to Sales and BD.
• Demonstrate understanding of applicable MIL and commercial standards essential for equipment design and compliance.
• Hands-on building, fitting, and testing prototypes.
• Check drawings and designs to ensure compliance to HDT and design specifications.
• Adhere and train to company revision control practices and ISO processes.
• Adhere to all quality and safety standards.
• Supports other projects and performs duties as assigned.
• Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values, and culture of the organization.
• Available for travel as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility listed above satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/WORK EXPERIENCE/OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must be able to speak, read, and understand English
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

• As a Federal Contractor, Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background check and a pre-employment drug test, including marijuana.

• Will consider non-degreed or Associate Degreed with extensive experience to role
• Minimum 5 years System Engineering experience, or equal experience; previous management experience required
• SolidWorks/SolidWorks Electrical/FEA experience preferred
• Prior experience with MIL-PRF-32675 and MIL-810 Environmental Testing preferred
• Container Safety Certification (CSC) testing and/or background preferred
• Comfortable with shop/laboratory and equipment
• Possesses effective oral and written communication skills
• Possesses strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with customers, vendors, employees, and managers at all levels within the company
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize work assignments, and multi-task to meet deadlines
• Ability to offer their own opinions and commentaries while being flexible and responsive to constructive feedback by managers and peers
• Competent technical expertise including application of technical principles/techniques from established practices, as well as a functional knowledge/understanding of engineering processes, techniques, and practices to perceive the fit, form, function, and manufacturability of design quickly/accurately
• Thorough, functional knowledge and understanding of Computer Aided Design application principles
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Possesses strong PC-based computer experience including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is essential; SAP experience preferred

What We Offer:

• Employees (and their families) are covered by Medical, Dental and Vision
• Employees are covered by Short Term and Long Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Paid 100% by the company
• 401(k) plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 120 Hours Accrued PTO first year

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this role.

This position requires access to or use of export-controlled technical data or technology controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Accordingly, applicants must be U.S. Persons or must be eligible to obtain the required export authorization from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce. A U.S. Person is defined as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, or a person who is a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(b)(a)(3).