Hardware Engineering Director jobs in Tucson, AZ

Job Purpose:

Lead and direct the product engineering team responsible for manufacturing laser diodes and associated assemblies.

Duties:

• Lead and direct the product engineering team consisting of Product Engineering Managers and Product Development Engineers
• Responsibility of product engineering team:
• Product performance, specifications, and capability
• Monitor product performance against specifications and process capabilities
• Determine feasibility of new product requests
• Define product configurations to meet requirements
• Product yield reporting – Manage and generate yield reports to inform organization. Lead teams to resolve yield issues in manufacturing
• Product qualification – Generate qualification test plans, execute plan and generate qualification reports
• Product manufacturability and cost – Lead Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Cost processes. Act as liaison between design team and process engineers and influence design decision to meet product needs.
• Risks – Complete product level risk assessments and lead mitigation actions
• Product configuration – Manage product configuration for all parts in manufacturing, manage revision changes as needed.
• Product cost reporting – Manage and generate cost reports to inform the organization. Lead teams in cost reduction exercises.
• Product test and inspection definition – Responsible for defining test and inspection requirements for completed products.
• Failure analysis – Review non-conforming product root cause analysis. Lead teams to add controls to mitigate failures.
• Interface with current and potential customers on product capabilities.
• Lead coordination of product release from pilot production phase to production.
• Prepare, coordinate, and deliver product presentations
• Travel to customers, vendors, and conferences for support of activities related to products.

Skills/Qualifications:

Must have a degree in Engineering, Physics or related field with a minimum of ten years of industry experience. Must have a proven history of strong leadership skills. Cross-functional team leader experience is a plus. Must be detail oriented with good organization skills. Must use computer methods for technical problem solving and project planning. Must have experience in successfully moving a project/process/product to manufacturing.

Leonardo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

[NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.]

Here are the hiring process steps and what you can expect from us:

Step 1: Application Review:

Upon submitting your application, it is made available to the recruitment team to review and ensure you meet the basic qualifications.

Step 2: Interview:

If you have been identified to move forward in the process, you may be invited to participate in a one-on-one or panel interview. The interview format can be a phone call, in-person, or virtual meeting.

Step 3: Offer:

If you reach this stage of the interview process, congratulations! You will be provided an offer to join the Leonardo Electronics US Inc. team. The offer will include details about your salary, benefits package and start date.