Engineering Manager

SUMMARY:

The IPT Lead (Engineering Manager) leads an engineering team in pursuit of excellence in project performance (cost, schedule and technical). The IPT Lead cultivates a healthy work environment for team personnel, sustains team workload, and is supported by the Chief Engineer and/or Chief Designer. Reports to the Program Director of Space & Missiles or the Program Director of Defense Systems.

ABOUT US:
Karman is the market leading supplier of metallic and composite flight hardware and sub-assemblies for the space, missile, and hypersonic markets. Karman offers an unprecedented capability set to customers, creating a supply chain solution in a historically fragmented supply base. The Karman team draws on in-house expertise in engineering & design, precision machining, large part forming, welding, heat age, finishing, assembly, ablative & insulative composites, and other capabilities to serve as a strategic partner to customers. Karman is headquartered in greater Los Angeles and currently has 5 locations in Southern California and 1 location in Mukilteo, Washington.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Leads engineering team in pursuit of excellence in project performance (cost, schedule and technical):
  1. Provides business, technical and/or strategic leadership on team projects
  2. Staffs projects with personnel that have the essential skills and experience
  3. Regularly monitors cost, schedule and technical status of all team projects
  4. Ultimately responsible for financial, schedule and technical performance of all team projects
• Cultivates a healthy work environment for team personnel:
  1. Makes the best use of personnel skills and experience
  2. Oversees personnel professional development (mentoring, training, career growth)
  3. Balances personnel workloads
  4. Accountable for hiring and termination of team members
  5. Ultimately responsible for all team staff
• Sustains team workload:
  1. Fosters the maintenance and development of customer relationships
  2. Makes certain that team proposals are complete and financially rigorous
  3. Oversees team business development
  4. Accountable for the content of all team proposals
• Effectively collaborates with other teams for our customers, personnel and/or company
• Seeks company growth through leadership of company strategic initiatives
• Accountable for team budgets

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Required education: B.S. in Engineering or Related Science or Field
• Preferred education: M.S. in Engineering or Related Science or Field
• Typically possesses 7+ years of experience in space and defense industry
• Required experience:
  1. Ability to develop, plan and execute projects
  2. Demonstrated team leader
  3. Experience with customer relations with space and defense industry prime contractors and government agencies

COMPANY BENEFITS:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• 401k
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Referral Program

KARMAN SPACE & DEFENSE:

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Karman is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis ("protected class") including, but not limited to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability; citizenship status; uniform servicemember status; or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law. Our management is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment advertising, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

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