Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering

AeroVironment
Any Location, CA
Category Engineering
Job Description
Role Overview

The Sr. Manager, Mechanical Engineering coordinates with other program managers, engineering managers, and functional groups to meet project requirements and milestones. As a member of the Engineering leadership team, this position participates in executing the overall engineering product development strategy, team development, and evaluation.

What You Will Do

Leads a group of Mechanical, Aeromechanical, Aerospace, and/or Manufacturing Engineers, including staffing, training, performance evaluation and career development; plans, coordinates, and directs engineering development projects, including product changes and enhancements.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeromechanical or related Engineering, 12+ years of relevant engineering experience, and 2+ years of team leadership experience.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeromechanical or related Engineering
  • 12+ years of relevant engineering experience
  • 2+ years of team leadership experience
  • SolidWorks for mechanical modeling
  • ANSYS for structural and fatigue analysis
  • Extensive experience with thermal management tradeoffs and solutions and materials properties
  • Ability to obtain at minimum a Secret level DoD security clearance

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • 401K with company matching
  • 9/80 work schedule
  • paid holiday shutdown
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