Mechanical Engineering Senior Manager

Mechanical Engineering Senior Manager

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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The Opportunity:

CACI is looking for a Mechanical Engineering Manager to join our Optical and Photonic Solutions division and lead our mechanical engineering team in research, development, new product introduction, and product sustainment.   The mechanical engineering team:

• Designs the packaging for complex subsystems with photonic, optoelectronic, electrical, and mechanical elements for R&D and production programs for U.S. government customers using software tools.
• Performs thermal and structural analyses to ensure that the subsystem design meets requirements in its intended environment.
• Produces build-to drawings and data packages and collaborating with 3rd party vendors to resolve specification, performance, and reliability issues and realize the commercial and custom-machined parts necessary to build the subsystem.
• Leads the effort to transition the design into limited-volume production, including development of assembly processes and writing of build procedures.
• Collaborates with hardware designers to jointly optimize circuit card layout.

It is anticipated that this role is 75% management and 25% individual contributor.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a group of mechanical engineers and mechanical engineering managers in a highly technical environment supporting optical communications and optical sensing missions by:
  • Managing group member assignments to ensure workloads are evenly distributed and contract work is efficiently executed.
  • Support group members’ career maturation by providing performance feedback and mentoring
• Lead the mechanical engineering function by:
  • Recommending, implementing, sustaining, and improving mechanical development processes with the goal of establishing industry-best process that enable quality solutions and products.
  • Providing leadership in hiring and collaborating with the Recruiting Manager to seek out new avenues for recruiting technical staff
• Support the design of photonic hardware by group members
• Contribute to program technical management by:
  • Coordinating with program managers on a development approach and cost and schedule commitments that align with customer requirements
  • Managing staff member assignments within program budgets
  • Leading project team meetings and facilitating the tracking/completion of action items
  • Managing technical issues identified by team members and customers, defining resolution plans and managing the team to provide solutions in a timely manner
• Other job expectations include:
  • Leading by example with respect to all matters related to ethics, compliance, and security
  • Traveling to other LGS Locations or Customer Sites as necessary
  • Proactively ensuring a safe work environment and adhere to EH&S policies and procedures
  • Performing other duties as required
  • If required, obtaining/retaining a government security clearance at the level to perform the job

Qualifications:

Required: 

• Proficient use of computer-aided design and analysis software, with SolidWorks strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of finite element modeling.
• Experience in the design of complex subsystems with photonic, optoelectronic, electrical, and mechanical elements.
• Experience in electronic subassembly layout including board physical design, chassis or enclosure design, optical fiber routing, and electrical and optical connector selection.
• Experience leading or making strong technical contributions to highly multidisciplinary projects
• Demonstrated success with internal and external customer oral and written communications
• Experience testing to MIL-STD or equivalent industrial test levels, including shock, vibration, thermal, and EMI/EMC.
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 7 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience.

Desired: 

• Master’s degree preferred 

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What You Can Expect:

 

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