Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) · 21 hours ago
Electronics Design Manager
Simsbury, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expEnsign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) is a leader in innovative technology solutions for aerospace and defense. The Electronics Design Manager will lead a team focused on electrical design for product and test equipment, ensuring compliance with safety and performance standards while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
AerospaceEnergyIndustrialManufacturingSpace Travel
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Providing clear direction, performance feedback, and career development guidance to direct reports
Setting clear goals and expectations aligned with business core values and priorities
Conducting regular one-on-ones, tag-ups, and team meetings to foster communication and alignment
Fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
Supporting hiring, onboarding, and retention of talent
Allocating resources effectively across projects to balance workload and priorities
Identify skill gaps and implement training, mentoring, or development plans to strengthen team capability
Driving cost-effective (DFC) and manufacturable (DFM) designs throughout the development lifecycle
Partnering closely with operations, quality, engineering, and supply chain to optimize designs
Ensuring compliance with applicable standards (MIL-STD, NASA-STD, AS9100, DoD, IPC, IEEE, customer)
Participating in technical, manufacturing, and readiness reviews (PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR)
Leading problem-solving efforts for product and test equipment electrical designs
Interfacing with program managers and customers on technical, producibility, and affordability objectives
Partnering with Systems, Mechanical Design, Development Engineering and Test Engineering to ensure product and packaging designs satisfy safety, performance, reliability and regulatory requirements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree (Electrical Engineering Preferred)
7+ years of electrical design experience in space, defense, or other high-reliability industries
3+ years of experience leading engineering teams
Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design, including power regulation, signal conditioning, and mixed-signal systems
Experience designing high-reliability electronic hardware from concept through production
Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools (Altium Designer, OrCAD, Mentor Graphics, etc.)
Working knowledge of PCB layout constraints for high-density, high-speed, and high-power designs
Understanding of power distribution, grounding, and shielding best practices
Experience with EMI/EMC mitigation techniques and compliance testing
Familiarity with electrical analysis including worst-case analysis, tolerance analysis, and derating
Familiarity with component selection for high-reliability environments, including lifecycle management and obsolescence considerations
Experience generating and maintaining technical documentation, including schematics, BOMs, ICDs, and test procedures
Familiarity with electrical systems troubleshooting and debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers
Leading teams through problem solving and root cause analysis
Working knowledge of export and document control requirements (ITAR/EAR, CUI)
Must have or be able to obtain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance
Must be a U.S or naturalized Citizen capable of working on U.S. DoD and ITAR restricted products
Company
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD)
Right For Your Mission Headquartered in Simsbury, Connecticut, with additional locations in Graham, Kentucky, and Moorpark, California, EBAD is a global leader in mission-critical hardware and systems, delivering precision energetics and innovative explosive solutions that empower success in the most demanding environments.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Brendan Walsh
President & CEO
Stacey Payne
INSPECTOR
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