Dodmg Senior Manager, Product Development at HRL Laboratories leads the Product Development team and serves as technical lead for product architecture and system integration. The role includes management and technical contributions.
Responsibilities
Lead the Product Development team, including front-line managers, and set technical direction, priorities and staffing across programs
Line management duties include allocating personnel to projects, recruiting, performance management through formal and informal feedback, coaching managers, and lab-wide assignments such as business development and capital investment planning
Serve as technical lead for product architecture, system integration and test, and design reviews from concept through delivery
Establish and maintain product development processes: requirements management, configuration management, verification and validation, and documentation suitable for customer delivery
Own program execution for cost, schedule and technical performance in partnership with program managers
Brief customers, lead and contribute to proposals, write invention disclosures, and represent HRL product capabilities to government and commercial customers
Qualification
Experience managing costExperience coaching front-line managersPhysical RequirementsProficiency with computersAbility to work in a fast-pacedSpecial Requirements
Required
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field; M.S. or Ph.D. preferred
10+ years of experience developing electronic, RF or sensor systems, including 5+ years leading engineering teams
Demonstrated record of transitioning hardware, firmware or software from R&D prototype to fielded or production product
Working knowledge of embedded systems and firmware, mixed-signal hardware, and system-level integration and test
Experience with systems engineering practices: system analysis, system architecture, requirements flow-down, trade studies, modeling and simulation interface control, design reviews and V&V
Familiarity with regulations and standards for military (MIL-STD)
Experience managing cost, schedule and technical risk on government or commercial programs
Ability to communicate clearly with staff, program managers, executives, and customers
Preferred
Experience coaching front-line managers
Strong background in RF and millimeter-wave system architecture for radar, EW and communication systems
Experience with DoD programs and their delivery and documentation standards
Physical Requirements:
Proficiency with computers, engineering workstations and complex electronic equipment; strong oral and written communication
Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, both independently and in teams
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time
