Program Engineering Manager
Battelle delivers when others can't. We conduct research and development, manage national laboratories, design and manufacture products and deliver critical services for our clientswhether they are a multi-national corporation, a small start-up or a government agency.
The Program Engineering Manager will be responsible for program technical leadership; they will plan, execute, and manage all engineering efforts within their programs. They will monitor and drive engineering cost and schedule performance, while ensuring program technical objectives are met. This role will support multiple programs including proposal activities, research projects, development programs, and / or production programs. The successful applicant will bring a strong RF design, production, and systems engineering background.
This position manages the on-site engineers' technical tasks, identifies appropriate staffing needs, and is a key member of the Division leadership team. Other program stakeholders for which this technical leader interfaces are the program managers, contracts, finance, quality, operations, suppliers, and our customers. This engineering leadership position is involved in the complete engineering (ISO certified) lifecycle of products and programs from concept definition, through the proposal phase, requirements analysis, development and test, verification, and sustainment. This includes performing reviews of the various engineering work-products produced by the engineers during the lifecycle.
Responsibilities include :
- Lead the development and production of custom digital and RF systems designs
- Work with Principal Investigators to advance overall technical skills and develop R&D expertise in the forefront of compact phased array and digital signal processing systems
- Be the engineering focal point for all activity within their programs including strategic planning, bid and proposal support for engineering content, engineering strategy and integrated plans on programs, engineering staffing, issue reporting, and risk and opportunity management
- Provide overall project technical execution leadership; plan, execute, and manage all engineering efforts within the project. This includes tailoring company processes and procedures to execute programs ranging from research to volume production
- Partner and collaborate with program managers, Team Leads, subcontractors, customers, and factories to ensure program goals, requirements, and needs are understood and achieved
- Develop and monitor project plans and execution to ensure technical and work scope requirements, schedule, and budget are well defined and maintained
- Effectively communicate with clear, concise messaging to teams and leadership
Because this role involves close collaboration with a diversity of staff operating in physical laboratories and production environments, the role is onsite at our Columbus Ohio Facility.
Key qualifications include :
Active DoD Secret clearance, ability to obtain TS / SCI and SAP clearances. Must be a sole US citizen.Bachelor's Degree in engineering or a similar field10 years' engineering experience encompassing all or most of the following skills :Microwave / RF system, subsystem and component analysis, design, prototyping and integrationHands-on design experience with electromagnetic simulation and modeling tools such as HFSS, CST, ADS, Genesys and / or AWRDesigning, testing and integrating Electronically Steered Antennas (ESAs) or other multi-channel integrated RF systems for beam steering or direction-finding systemsImplementing highly integrated systems with high-speed data converters (GHz+), RF Systems on Chip, or Direct Sampling techniquesTechnical writing for proposals, white papers, test plans and reportsPrior experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) working in an Earned Value Management System (EVMS)Experience supporting new design bring-upExperience bringing new technologies to production with demonstrated ability to systematically determine root cause for problemsExperience interfacing with manufacturers and suppliers across the field to produce an RF SystemAbility to coordinate technical project performance with program leadershipPreferred qualifications include :
Master's or PhD. in engineering or a similar field.Prior experience in a product development environment; able to look beyond the immediate need to produce the right product for a larger customer set5 years' experience as a Program Engineering Manager (PEM), Technical Project Manager, or as a Program Manager (PM)Prior experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) working in an Earned Value Management System (EVMS)Designing RF / microwave Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and Card Carrier Assemblies (CCA)Designing RF / microwave features including frequency conversion, automatic gain control, custom amplification circuits, matching networks and filtersExperience integrating high frequency electronics into packages using CCAs and / or chip and wire technologyExperience using MATLAB for modeling, analysis, and design of free space RF links, EBS patterns, DSP or related subject matterCreating and / or working with RF / microwave link budgets to drive system requirementsWorking with Software Defined Radios (SDR), including utilizing them in RF system cascades and writing software for themECAD design experience using software suites such as Mentor Xpedition and PADS, Cadance Virtuoso and Allegro, and Altium DesignerTesting using standard EE and RF / microwave equipment such as vector network analyzers, power meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, noise sources, multimeter, and signal sourcesFamiliarity with the setup and operation of military communication and EW equipmentPrior experience developing RF products or RF ASICsExperience leading teams (including subcontractors) across multiple remote sitesStrong written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting technical research to large audiences