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Battelle · 3 weeks ago

Program Engineering Manager

Columbus, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Battelle delivers critical services and conducts research and development across various sectors. The Program Engineering Manager will oversee technical leadership for engineering efforts, ensuring program objectives are met while managing costs and schedules across multiple projects.

Biotechnology

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the development and production of custom digital and RF systems designs

Work with Principal Investigators to advance overall technical skills and develop R&D expertise in the forefront of compact phased array and digital signal processing systems

Be the engineering focal point for all activity within their programs including strategic planning, bid and proposal support for engineering content, engineering strategy and integrated plans on programs, engineering staffing, issue reporting, and risk and opportunity management

Provide overall project technical execution leadership; plan, execute, and manage all engineering efforts within the project. This includes tailoring company processes and procedures to execute programs ranging from research to volume production

Partner and collaborate with program managers, Team Leads, subcontractors, customers, and factories to ensure program goals, requirements, and needs are understood and achieved

Develop and monitor project plans and execution to ensure technical and work scope requirements, schedule, and budget are well defined and maintained

Effectively communicate with clear, concise messaging to teams and leadership

Actively contributes to business unit strategic planning. Assists in the development of the business unit marketing plan, financial plan and human resources plan. Provides input to the required skill set mix required to execute major programs and/or project portfolio

Guides project and task managers in using configuration management and control processes to manage project/program change. Establishes strategies for using EVM analysis in making project/program decisions to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of specified services and products. Monitors the use of EVM analysis by managers to make responsible decisions about performance of subcontractors, partners and others. Ensures change management policies and processes to evaluate changes, examine options, and make responsible decisions regarding scope, schedule and performance change are followed. Ensures that control is exercised over budgets, acquisitions, schedules, configuration, risk, and technical performance throughout the program implementation process

Recruits and selects program, project and task managers. Oversees and advises project and task managers as they structure and schedule interrelated program work activities to efficiently meet program goals

Serves as an influential coach/mentor to project/program managers. Provides leadership to project/program managers on how to build coaching and mentoring relationships within their teams. Creates opportunities for professional networking and collegial interaction within the program and between business lines

Has significant responsibilities in contract negotiation activities and has a thorough knowledge of contractual issues relative to the program being managed relevant to scope of the work, scheduling and subcontracts. Advises contract managers on program execution and delivery issues

Represents Battelle to senior leadership in client organizations. Prepares and presents presentations to internal and customer senior leadership to provide reviews and updates on technical aspects, cost, and schedule

Integrates safety policies and regulations into the program plan. Ensures that programs and projects conduct safety assessments. Establishes guidelines for ensuring that adequate safety assessments are performed

Knows, understands and applies Battelle processes and procedures. Implements Project Management best practices and management policies. Understands, embraces and executes relevant Quality Systems and applicable industry regulations. Maintains a thorough understanding of and ensures compliance with applicable government and industry regulations

Qualification

RF designMicrowave system analysisElectromagnetic simulation toolsEarned Value Management SystemTechnical writingProject managementTeam leadershipCommunication skillsProblem-solving

Required

Active DoD Secret clearance, ability to obtain TS/SCI and SAP clearances. Must be a sole US citizen

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or a similar field

10 years' engineering experience encompassing all or most of the following skills:

Microwave/RF system, subsystem and component analysis, design, prototyping and integration

Hands-on design experience with electromagnetic simulation and modeling tools such as HFSS, CST, ADS, Genesys and/or AWR

Designing, testing and integrating Electronically Steered Antennas (ESAs) or other multi-channel integrated RF systems for beam steering or direction-finding systems

Implementing highly integrated systems with high-speed data converters (GHz+), RF Systems on Chip, or Direct Sampling techniques

Technical writing for proposals, white papers, test plans and reports

Prior experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) working in an Earned Value Management System (EVMS)

Experience supporting new design bring-up

Experience bringing new technologies to production with demonstrated ability to systematically determine root cause for problems

Experience interfacing with manufacturers and suppliers across the field to produce an RF System

Ability to coordinate technical project performance with program leadership

Preferred

Master's or PhD. in engineering or a similar field

Prior experience in a product development environment; able to look beyond the immediate need to produce the right product for a larger customer set

5 years' experience as a Program Engineering Manager (PEM), Technical Project Manager, or as a Program Manager (PM)

Prior experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) working in an Earned Value Management System (EVMS)

Designing RF/microwave Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and Card Carrier Assemblies (CCA)

Designing RF/microwave features including frequency conversion, automatic gain control, custom amplification circuits, matching networks and filters

Experience integrating high frequency electronics into packages using CCAs and/or chip and wire technology

Experience using MATLAB for modeling, analysis, and design of free space RF links, EBS patterns, DSP or related subject matter

Creating and/or working with RF/microwave link budgets to drive system requirements

Working with Software Defined Radios (SDR), including utilizing them in RF system cascades and writing software for them

ECAD design experience using software suites such as Mentor Xpedition and PADS, Cadance Virtuoso and Allegro, and Altium Designer

Testing using standard EE and RF/microwave equipment such as vector network analyzers, power meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, noise sources, multimeter, and signal sources

Familiarity with the setup and operation of military communication and EW equipment

Prior experience developing RF products or RF ASICs

Experience leading teams (including subcontractors) across multiple remote sites

Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting technical research to large audiences

Benefits

Balance life through a compressed work schedule: Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off—giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.

Enjoy enhanced work flexibility, including a hybrid arrangement: You have options for where and when you work. Our Together with Flexibility model allows you to work 60% in-office and 40% remote, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, dependent on team and position needs.

Take time to recharge: You get paid time off to support work-life balance and keep motivated.

Prioritize wellness: Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.

Better together: Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.

Build your financial future: Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan. For most employees, we put in 5 percent whether you contribute or not, and match your contributions on top of that.

Advance your education: Tuition assistance is available to pursue higher education.