Mechanical Engineering Manager - REF2798G

Company Description

Elbit Systems of America is a leading provider of high-performance products, system solutions, and support services focusing on the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities throughout the United States, Elbit Systems of America is dedicated to supporting those who contribute daily to the safety and security of the United States. Elbit Systems of America, LLC is wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT), a global high technology company engaged in a wide range of programs for innovative defense and commercial applications. For additional information, visit: www.elbitsystems-us.com.

Elbit Systems of America – Warfighters, Night Vision

Elbit Systems of America – Night Vision is a world leader in night vision technology, with more than two million Generation 3 image intensifier tubes produced and providing integrated solutions that meet customers' evolving challenges. During its 60-year production legacy, the company has secured more than 90-night vision related patents and supplies nearly 100 allied countries with their products. The company has more than 500 talented employees and operates in Roanoke, Virginia.

Job Description

This Mechanical Engineering Manager will provide direct and indirect leadership to Engineers within the business unit, so that products or services are delivered in response to customer needs. The Manager will carry out the strategic plan by meeting the goals and objectives within projects/tasks for the design, improvement, analysis, and documentation of products or services. The Manager will have responsibility for assessing current/future project staffing, filling gaps as needed, as well as managing un-planned requests for support. The Manager will provide guidance and mentorship to the team, to foster increased skill development. The Manager will reinforce compliance to company policies, and support company initiatives for process improvements and standards.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Identifies resources needed (e.g. staffing, training, equipment, facilities, and budget), both internal and external, that are needed to accomplish the planned objective. Responsible for working with peers across the organization to leverage other resources when needed.
• Effectively engages in staff planning that helps to ensure the department is appropriately staffed to accomplish its goals and objectives.
• Clearly explains job duties, responsibilities and priorities to team members. Checks to ensure that employees understand duties and responsibilities, which are used to establish performance goals that are clear, specific, and attainable.
• Assesses and verifies candidate qualifications thoroughly and accurately, recognizing and hiring/promoting those who possess the skills needed to fulfill vacant positions.
• Explains relationship between individual work tasks and overall organizational objectives. Continually rethinks job duties and responsibilities as organizational objectives shift, and communicates new roles and responsibilities to employees as appropriate.
• Encourages departmental staff to attend relevant training and workshops to broaden skills, explaining why training is relevant to employee’s career and improves the performance of the company.
• Efficiently delegates tasks so that organizational goals are met within established timelines. Delegates tasks that are not central to the leader’s role and which allow the leader to use worktime more effectively.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members by seizing opportunities and utilizing creative methods to build team cooperation and cohesion.
• Directs the preparation of highly accurate and precise estimates of costs, obtaining recent cost estimates from internal allocations or external vendors.
• Directs the preparation of budget justifications and proposals that reflect the needs of the department, submitting proposals that are thorough & accurate, and that receive management acceptance and approval with little or no additional questions.
• Consistently seeks to perform tasks in a cost-efficient manner, identifying ways to produce high quality results while utilizing the right resources, by creating an organizational climate in which cost effectiveness is valued and rewarded.
• Makes healthy use of discussion to promote learning and expand team perspectives, encouraging the parties to work together towards problem resolution by working with the parties to identify a range of acceptable solutions and when appropriate, proposes effective compromises that satisfy some of each party’s needs. Ensures mutual commitment to a solution.
• Solicits feedback from multiple sources during and following task completion, to ensure employee tas