Technical Manager - Quality Engineering

Summary

Duties and Responsibilities

• In partnership with technical leads and principals, develops a vision and strategy to assign work required to support mission objectives (e.g., improving quality, reducing flowtime, improving productivity, enhance operational surety.
• Assures individual project accomplishments and overall work unit effectiveness are achieved relative to committed objectives. Provides leadership for staff development and holds them accountable to meet personal and business objectives.
• Develops and implements staffing plans, budget proposals, and equipment requirements consistent with anticipated workloads. Validates and drives correction of resource forecasts.
• Assures adequate support services are provided through facilitating internal and external teamwork to promote business and/or team objectives.
• Implements business practices, metrics, and procedures to assure total quality of the products and services provided by the department.
• Directly supervises employees and performs other managerial responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; evaluating performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Drives and supports people strategy initiatives to improve employee development, engagement, and retention.
• Flows information from Sr. Leadership to staff and escalates issues when needed.

You Must Have

• 7 years of experience in engineering or other related technical activities.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline from an ABET accredited institution or a bachelor’s degree in physical science from an accredited institution.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
• Ability to work remote, hybrid, or on-site as directed by management and is determined by the needs of the business.
• United States Citizenship
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this job
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance (some positions require additional DOE designations).

We Value

• Graduate degree in Engineering or appropriate technical field.
• Demonstrated management, leadership, coaching, and teaming skills
• Experience managing a staff of technical personnel a plus
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification (Black Belt or Lean certification a plus)
• Knowledge of quality system requirements
• Knowledge of the National Security Campus' (NSC) make and purchased product Quality/Integrated Supply Chain and
  associated Nuclear Security Enterprise quality and engineering support systems a plus
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience supporting customers that demand high levels of quality
• Ability to partner with customers for mutual benefit
• Ability to positively influence others, create a passion for excellence, and execute multiple projects while meeting high customer expectations