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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

Teledyne Energetics designs, develops and manufactures Air Crew Safety rugged electronics for ejection seats and various initiation devices that range from detonators (EBW/LEEFI) to Electronic Safe and Arm products.  The group consists of two businesses: Teledyne Electronic Safety Products (ESP) located in Chatsworth, CA and Teledyne RISI located in Tracy, CA.

We are looking for a highly enthusiastic engineering professional that possess exceptional technical, communication and presentation abilities.  This position is pivotal to maintaining and growing technical capabilities in the area of Aircrew Safety and Energetic devices.

The opportunity will offer exciting journey of modernizing and growing engineering team and facilitate expansion into more complex development activities in the defense and rugged commercial electronics markets.

Candidate will plan, direct and manage all engineering activities for the business unit with budget and schedule responsibility for engineering functions managed.  Candidate will provide strategic vision and leadership to the engineering team and will be setting, implementing, and maintaining process/standards for the engineering department.

This position part of the leadership team and will report directly to a General Manager Teledyne Energetics.  Position is located in Chatsworth, CA and will require hands-on involvement with all engineering efforts (design, development, process, estimating).  The role will have engineering/technical responsibility that covers products that span across both ESP and RISI locations. 

Objectives:

Provide engineering leadership to ensure effective utilization of technical resources, equipment and tools to meet schedule, budget and sales/profitability objectives.

Bolster, grow and expand engineering capabilities to match business growth demands and market changes.

Lead and drive technical discussions with the customer (TIMs, etc) and all design review events (SRR, PDR, IDR, CDR, TRR).

Influence and establish engineering best practices through solid design decisions, process and tools in the area of rugged electronics design.

Drive technical product strategy and innovation that aligns with strategic growth objectives of the business.

Direct investigation of equipment/product issues, drive root cause analysis and make technical recommendations.

Estimate engineering costs to support bids/internal development efforts.

Encourage and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Improve engineering process and tools.

Responsibilities:

Leadership:

Promote and demonstrate effective communication, innovation, sense of urgency, engagement, and proactive culture in the engineering team.

Proactively communicate with other departments and business units, such as financial department to establish budgets, HR department to hire new workers, manufacturing team for delivery support, and program management team.

Strives to maximize customer satisfaction and employee engagement.

Act, live and behave by Teledyne core values.

Performance:

Establish goals for engineering and coordinate a plan to meet those goals (monthly, quarterly, annually).

Remove constraints; allocate human, equipment and other resources to attain all established goals and objectives (on-time/on-schedule).

Develop and manage department budgets and development schedules.

Achieve adequate engineering capability coverage to meet business growth objectives.

Analyze and manage workforce requirements.

Skills:

Ability to think broadly and systematically resolve highly technical problems and multiple priorities.

Strong understanding of system engineering concepts, requirements management and systematic problem solving skills.

Strong debug/integration/troubleshooting experience – acting as a leader and a sounding board for the engineering team.

Highly enthusiastic, motivated and engaging technical leader.

Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills with ability to manage cross-functional team members.

Ability to organize and manage multiple development programs and priorities.

Strong analytical and decision-making skills.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline (Electrical/Systems/Aerospace)

Master’s Degree in a technical field and/or MBA is a plus

10+ years of progressive experience in a key leadership/engineering management roles

Technical competency and experience with rugged electronics design (analog and digital)

DO-178/254 development experience or equivalent critical safety process rigor

Technical proposal development leadership experience (technical volume development)

Previous experience/best practices implementing and using continuous improvement/lean tools such as; Six Sigma, 5-S, etc. to drive improvement

Hands-on experience with rugged electronics design and validation

Experience with energetic systems/architectures is highly desired

Able to lead with minimal guidance

In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Teledyne ESP requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check and pass a drug screen prior to employment.

Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a "US Person" (US Citizens, US Nationals, lawful permanent residents, asylees or refugees).

Please note the salary range posted is a general guideline for this job level and location. When extending an offer, a variety of factors are considered such as responsibilities of the position, relevant education and experience, certifications, knowledge and skills.

Salary Range:

Pay Transparency

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne conducts background checks on qualified applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, education verification, employment history and verification, criminal convictions, Motor Vehicle Report (MVR & driving history), reference check, credit checks/credit history and drug testing. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​