Radiation, Reliability, and Specialty Engineering Manager

Job Summary

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

We are looking for a Radiation, Reliability, and Specialty Engineering Manager to join our team that will be based in Rancho Bernardo.

With limited direction, this position exercises considerable latitude for initiating and developing designs, procedures, techniques and solutions to advanced technical engineering problems. Assignments are normally outlined in terms of broad specifications, objectives, possible results anticipated and critical reference points requiring special attention. Guides the successful resolution of engineering problems, serves as a consulting resource of engineering knowledge, applies the latest technological advancements to the problem, and may function in a project leadership role or direct contributor role in addition to their managerial role. Documents findings, communicates results to engineering staff, makes technical presentations, and may represent the organization as the prime technical contact on small identifiable projects. Provides direction to design or technical staff and coordinates with colleagues and management across the enterprise.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads a team of technical staff and engineers responsible for executing radiation analysis, as well as reliability, availability, and maintainability engineering.
• Manage professional and technical performance of staff to ensure quality, business and financial objectives are achieved.
• Provide mentorship to team members including performing performance reviews and salary management for staff.
• Collaborates with other functional groups to appropriately staff projects and ensure timely completion of deliverables and analyses.
• Ensures technical leadership and excellence is maintained by directing and participating in the planning, attraction, selection, retention and development of the required professional and technical talent.
• Develops innovative but practical solutions to advanced technical problems in engineering.
• Provides focal point for technical communication within the Company management and may represent the Company as the prime technical contact to customers and/or government regulatory agencies.
• Presents report(s) at engineering meetings, participates in program reviews and consults on problems.
• Provides expert guidance and consulting to other staff members working on difficult engineering problems.
• Anticipates future engineering needs and the modifications required to accomplish a technical goal.
• Addresses complex and difficult technical issues requiring novel and highly creative approaches drawing on advanced engineering concepts.
• May assume technical and engineering responsibility of the success of an identifiable project.
• Directs activities of design or technical staff and may lead a team of moderately experienced professional staff.
• Maintains the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.
• Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
  
  
  

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in engineering or a related technical field as well as eleven or more years of progressively complex engineering experience with at least five of those years having management responsibilities. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team environment is required.
• Must possess the ability to develop and communicate new concepts; apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
• Previous experience with optical systems, flight systems, space systems and military systems is desired.
• Must have general knowledge in:
• Space (LEO, MEO and GEO) Radiation Environments, and how they impact electronics and circuits
• Radiation effects, such as TID (HDR), ELDRS, DDD, Proton and/or Heavy-Ion particles induced SEE and Flash X-Ray Dose
• Knowledge of radiation effects Microcircuits, Hybrids, Semiconductors and Passive Components fabrication (process technologies)
• Knowledge of standards; EEE-INST-002, and MIL standard MIL-STD-883, TM1019, Cond A or D, and other related standards for space missions.
• Radiation Transport analysis
• Software and analytical; FASTRAD, Creme96, Omere, Spenvis, Matlab
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance
  
  

Job Type: Full-Time Salary

Salary range: 125,810 - 229,670