Responsibilities • Managing staffing, development, and performance management programs for engineering teams; motivating and developing project and team leaders. • Providing specialized engineering technical support and consulting services to various areas of the organization. • Managing high-impact, short and long duration engineering initiatives and projects; ensuring achievement of engineering plan and product quality. • Maintaining product release plans and material plans; driving programs to completion on time and within budget. • Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum. Skill Descriptors Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan. Level Working Knowledge: • Contributes to short-term operational plans. • Anticipates and adapts to plan changes. • Monitors progress of work against plan as required to meet objectives. • Reports variances and makes agreed-upon corrections. Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Level Working Knowledge: • Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient. • Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness. • Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work. • Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate. • Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups. Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations. Level Working Knowledge: • Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives. • Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder. • Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems. Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges. Level Extensive Experience: • Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions. • Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues. • Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions. • Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems. Managing People: Knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams, and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace. Level Working Knowledge: • Assesses the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task; delegates work accordingly. • Explains how the team's work contributes to the success of the organization; creates a shared vision. • Reviews progress and performance of employees; addresses bottlenecks or concerns impending employee growth. • Uses multiple channels such as meetings, e-mails, newsletters to communicate important messages with the team regularly. • Works with employees to set and define performance standards and career development goals; supports in achieving them. Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives. Level Extensive Experience: • Utilizes preferred tools, techniques and methods for estimating project cost and time. • Plans, estimates, staffs, organizes and monitors significant projects. • Identifies risks and vulnerabilities; creates contingency plans. • Conducts regular and ad-hoc project reviews with project team, sponsors, and clients.