Senior Director, Engineering (Business Unit)

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Us:  Teledyne Marine’s technology is used to monitor and explore almost everything below the sea’s surface.  From addressing environmental needs and preserving safety and peace, to solving challenges with infrastructure and energy source development, the work we do today is making a difference for tomorrow. 

For more information, visit our website at: teledynemarine.com

You:  If you’re the best at what you do and are looking for an exciting opportunity to share your unique talents in a fast-paced environment, please apply now!  By joining Teledyne Marine, you will be part of an innovative team of scientists, engineers and operators designing and manufacturing best-in-class marine sensors, instruments and vehicles.  You will have access to state-of-the-art labs and equipment to take cutting edge design from concept through development and integration to its final application in the real world.

General Overview

The Senior Director, Engineering, for Teledyne RD Instruments plans and directs the product development and sustaining engineering activities.  As a key member of senior management, champions a proactive approach and recommends technology solutions to enhance performance to achieve both short-term and long-term objectives.  Leads a team of approximately 24 engineers in our Poway location in the development and manufacturing of state-of-the-art piezoelectric hydroacoustic transducers.  The priorities of this position include strategic planning, product design and development, quality assurance, staff development and problem resolution.  Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.  A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for product development, including catalog product/software, custom solutions, externally funded NRE program deliverables and sustaining engineering.

• Develop and deliver new products and support existing production per business unit plan to meet established key results for New Product Introduction (NPI) revenue, profitability and customer satisfaction metrics.

• Proactively collaborate with business unit executive team to formulate long-term business strategy, road map and detailed plans for products and technology.

• Provide periodic corporate level reports on new product development/ introduction, R&D expense allocation, R&D tax credit assessment.

• Establish, refine and continuously improve formal engineering development processes, procedures and metrics to meet business unit objectives.  Demonstrate continuous quality and development execution improvement on a year over year basis.

• Provide direction, support and engineering department personnel in cross-functional support of/collaboration with sales, operations and customer support to ensure current production products meet delivery commitments, performance, and measured quality objectives.

• Establish and manage detailed department and project budgets in collaboration with the engineering management team. Manage budget to plan while delivering on established annual business unit key results objectives for NPI Revenue, Profitability and Customer Satisfaction.

• Builds, develops and manages an engineering team capable of carrying out the needed engineering initiatives.  Build team capabilities through resource analysis, hiring, mentoring and training.

• Develops and implements methods and procedures for monitoring projects, such as preparation of records of expenditures and findings, progress reports and staff conferences, to inform senior management of status of each project.

• Establishes operational objectives and directs subordinates to achieve assignments by providing leadership, assigning tasks and checking work at appropriate intervals to determine status of assigned projects and ensure goals are met within organization goals of budget, time requirements and high level of quality.

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