Hours: 9/80 work week
Who We Are
We are a small business in the Greater San Diego area, providing ruggedized computing and embedded control solutions for both the UAV and Satcom markets. We employ 20-30 people, some locally in Poway and others across the country. We are proud of our products and the customers we serve. We appreciate diversity, recognizing that it provides both organizational resilience and innovation. We engage each other and regularly hold extra-curricular events such as softball, paintball, and game nights. We are proud to be a Forbes Small Giants company and have over 90% employee happiness score.
We Are Driven by These Core Values
● Integrity
● Community
● Continuous Learning
Does the Following Describe You?
You are passionate about leading a group of developers, engineers, and contractors to ever higher
performance levels. You are a continuous learner and desire to grow in technical knowledge and
expertise. From this flows your willingness to share that knowledge and support the growth of team
members in your area of expertise. You can identify waste in processes and have a strong desire to
improve these processes. You actively challenge engineers and developers to achieve more, hone
their craft, and produce more meaningful results. You have deep knowledge in control theory, signal
processing, software development or satellite dynamics, complete with an enthusiasm and ability to
guide others interested in this knowledge. You enjoy coaching and mentoring people and encourage
professional development.
Who We Want
We want someone who has proven experience in:
● Creating and simplifying development processes
Improving disciplined adherence to engineering processes
● Managing teams to complete tasks and developments on time
● Ability to identify team strengths/weaknesses and build the team’s bench strength to match
technical needs
● Ability to manage the engineering budget
● Clear written and verbal communication skills
● Presenting technical ideas and products in customer settings with sales team members
● Empathy
What You Will Do
You will lead technical staff with varying levels of training and experience to improve the
performance of a technical design team. Personnel responsibilities include training, coaching, and
supervising staff to achieve project goals and professional staff growth.
You will oversee various hardware and software development projects, processes, budgets, and
schedules, making necessary adjustments to ensure successful completion. You will develop and
implement methods and procedures to support these.
You will monitor department progress against company goals, determine steps for improvement and
execute on any determined action plans. From time to time you may be called upon to make
customer site visits in support of the sales team, domestic and internationally.
Qualifications
Required
● Bachelor’s degree in engineering
● Minimum of 3 years in engineering management
● Organizational competencies and project management skills
● Strong communication skills
● 5+ years in a related, front line engineering discipline
● A valid passport and the ability to meet international travel requirements
Preferred
● Master’s degree in engineering or business administration or equivalent experience
● Expertise in one of the following technical areas:
● Control theory
● Signal processing
● Radio frequency design
● Electronic hardware or software development
● Experience in creating and improving engineering design and development
processes
● Experience in hiring engineering talent
● Engineering budget controls
What You Can Expect
Once you apply we will review your documents within 1-week and will either contact you to set up a
phone call or online meeting. After a successful screening, there will be an on-site interview with the
CEO and the current engineering manager. If that goes well, the next step will be to interview with the
engineering staff.
We avoid bureaucracy and waste, so when we find a person that is a fit with our needs, we will offer
that individual the job. Offered compensation will reflect the experience and include benefits such as
various insurances, vacation accrual, and the opportunity to participate in our simplified employee
pension plan (SEP).
