Job Description

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Engineering Manager in our Defense Power Group at our Fort Walton Beach, FL location.

About Crane:

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Located minutes away from picturesque white-sand beaches and emerald green water, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Fort Walton Beach location is home to our Defense Power business – a leading supplier of high-power solutions for aerospace & defense applications. You’ll join a trusted, dynamic organization that supplies prime defense manufacturers with custom radar, directed energy and electric warfare solutions for placement on innovative, next-gen military platforms. Join us and our growing business as we supply solutions that enable the latest defense technology! 

Job Summary:

The Engineering Manager for the Power Electronics electrical design group manages engineering design and sustaining activities and implements and maintains engineering objectives and initiatives. This role manages resources involved power electronics hardware, software, and systems engineering for the creation and improvement of products. Products are required to provide high efficiency, high power density conversion of AC and DC power sources to power required by loads for a variety of defense applications with power requirements from < 100W to > 1 MW.  The position relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Will perform a variety of tasks, and lead and direct the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. The power electronics design engineering manager will contribute at the highest level to technology development, new product development, new product introduction, and to customer interface on new business, development programs, and R&T initiatives.

Essential Functions:

• Provide leadership and management for power electronics product development and sustaining programs and activities.
• Provide technical review, guidance, and oversight of new product development, R&T projects, and production sustaining issues for power electronics products.
• Evaluate and develop improved techniques for the control of design activities.
• Plan and manage the deployment of resources for multiple projects.
• Establish and monitor department budgets.
• Encourage and provide opportunity for continued relevant technical training.
• Review and set up optimized workflow.
• Establish and maintain design guidelines and design processes.
• Provide the appropriate skill mix to sustain and grow the business and to meet customer requirements.
• Provide interface and direct/indirect support to outside suppliers, 3rd party development activities, and customer product integration.
• Develop, enhance and maintain a core team as well as an external network of consultants, contractors and suppliers to support product development.
• Any other tasks as assigned by supervisor or management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 8+ years’ related power electronics experience. 3+ years’ supervisory experience; Demonstrated experience with relevant standards and practices; Demonstrated strong customer orientation.
• Knowledge: Expert knowledge of power electronics design, ideally for multi-kilowatt military / harsh environment power conversion applications and or automotive vehicle electrification, demonstrated through peer review, publications, patents, and/or a track record of successful new products or technology applied to products.
• Education/Certification: Bachelor's degree required. Preferred in Electrical Engineering or related field. Master's or PhD preferred.
• Skills / Abilities:
  • Understanding of power electronics topologies, circuit design, and modelling sufficient to guide and/or assist in those efforts for new product design and R&T
  • Understanding of SW design process for requirements management and verification
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to interface with customers and external technology leaders at a senior level.
  • Demonstrated ability to plan and accomplish goals based on extensive experience and judgment.
  • Demonstrated ADVANCED skills in all of the following responsibilities: employee development, team building, business acumen, continuous improvement, systems and tools, project management.
• Eligibility Requirement: This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government. Additionally, as a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Applicants selected could be subject to a Government security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Top Benefits:

As a team member at Crane Aerospace and Electronics, you’ll enjoy:

• Benefits: Health care, dental or life insurance starting the first day of the month
• Time Off: 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane and 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401k Retirement Plan: 401k plan with company match
• Education Reimbursement: eligible after 90 days of employment

You can see a list of our benefits at https://www.craneae.com/company/careers or visit our website at www.CraneAE.com for more information on our company and great opportunities.

We are committed to operational excellence and world class processes.  We employ Lean manufacturing techniques to optimize manufacturing efficiency and accuracy on all product lines. Our products are known for their technical strength, proven reliability and overall value.

In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Crane Aerospace & Electronics requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check.  FAA sensitive positions require employees to participate in a random drug test pool.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Crane Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

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