Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering - Space Technologies

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Electrical Engineering Manager
• Scope: Electrical engineering execution across full product lifecycle for space electronics and related aerospace/defense systems
• Team leadership: Manage and lead 20+ electrical engineering professionals and subordinate managers
• Tools: Oversees electrical design software and simulation tools
• Salary range: $128,000 - $195,250

Description

The Senior Electrical Engineering Manager is an engineering leader responsible for driving electrical engineering execution across the full product lifecycle for space electronics, laser communications, sensors, and related aerospace/defense systems. The role builds and leads a high-performing organization, develops departmental plans, and drives strategy in the electrical engineering team to support development, qualification, production, and sustainment.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of 20+ electrical engineering professionals and subordinate managers (staffing, workload planning, performance management, mentoring, career development)
• Lead development of a growing electrical engineering team; ensure staffing through hiring and continuous training programs
• Support planning and execution with program management, including schedule, resource, and technical performance considerations
• Own electrical engineering performance on technical programs
• Lead ongoing development of internal electrical engineering design standards and practices
• Provide strategic direction for custom electronics solutions for space-qualified applications
• Oversee electrical design software and simulation tool usage (Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, HyperLynx, etc.)
• Ensure adherence to space qualification standards, IPC standards, and relevant aerospace/defense requirements for electrical design and fabrication
• Ensure adherence to company processes, engineering discipline, and operational policies while driving practical, executable solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or space systems, with at least 3 years of leadership or management experience
• Demonstrated ability to organize, lead, and develop a high-performing electrical engineering department
• Experience managing subordinate managers
• Experience leading electrical engineering activities across the product lifecycle: requirements management, design, analysis, integration, test, and production transition for complex systems
• Demonstrated experience in design, analysis, integration, and test of custom electronics
• Experience conducting circuit analysis and simulation to optimize performance and reliability, including electrical stress analysis and worst-case circuit analysis
• Proficiency in electrical design software and simulation tools (e.g., Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, Simulink, HyperLynx) and MS Office
• Ability to manage departmental budget and resource allocation

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Understanding of space qualification standards and requirements (NASA, MIL-STD, etc.)
• Experience designing custom electronics for space products
• Experience producing or overseeing PCB layouts and understanding PCB manufacturing and assembly processes
• Understanding relevant IPC standards for electrical design and fabrication of printed circuit boards
• Experience deriving sub-assembly requirements from higher-level flowed-down system requirements and defining test methodologies
• Experience with laser communications systems, space sensors, or imaging/sensing electronics
• Experience with EVMS or similar program execution frameworks, including technical status integration with cost and schedule performance
• Strong customer-facing skills and ability to lead technical discussions and resolve issues across organizational boundaries
• Experience providing clear technical status, risk, and progress reporting to internal and external stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build trust, influence decisions, persuade others, and lead through change in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance

Physical Demands

• Ability to work in an office and production environment
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• 401K with company matching
• 9/80 work schedule
• Paid holiday shutdown