Manager, Integration & Test

Job Description

Saab’s Surveillance U.S. Division is seeking an Integration and Test (I&T) Engineering Manager to lead a team of I&T Engineers and report to the Director of Functional Engineering. The individual that fills this role will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of functional managers, as well as program management counterparts, to ensure the execution and delivery of a quality end product within cost and schedule targets.

This position is located in Syracuse, NY.

• Lead and develop the Integration and Test team focused on meeting technical, program and business objectives
• Program resource planning
• Develop on‑going staffing capacity and long‑term staffing plans
• Recruit staff as necessary to meet business demand
• Assign appropriate personnel to projects and programs
• Ensure all personnel have established relevant goals and objectives that link directly to the objectives of the business
• Provide technical oversight, guidance, mentorship and coaching to assigned personnel in the performance of their assigned tasks
• Manage the annual performance review process, compensation reviews, and career development process
• Maintain department competencies by creating a training strategy and providing training opportunities for employees to continue their professional development
• Ensure accountability for creation of accurate cost and schedule targets, and execution of technical effort in accordance with those targets
• Understand and manage resources to Program Manager’s budget and schedule
• Determine the department or team’s strategy for completing a task
• Responsible for cost estimating activities related to contract proposals, IR&D, Capital, and assigned overhead budgets
• Ensure the BOE’s and schedules are accurate, appropriate, documented and consistent with overall program objectives
• Establish cost and schedule targets for team members
• Monitor and control execution consistent with established technical, cost and schedule objectives
• Support contract negotiations and fact finding as requested by program management
• Provide credible technical insight and leadership within Integration and Test Engineering
• Develop innovative technical solutions, assess technical risk and identify risk mitigation strategies within assigned discipline(s)
• Work directly with the Systems Engineering Functional Manager to ensure that there is a consistent requirement‑to‑test strategy for each program
• Responsible for budgeting including OH and capital requests for programs under your responsibility
• Be a champion for the quality and continuous improvement of technical processes
• Ensure updates for QMS processes, forms, templates, work instructions and job aids are completed
• Establish processes and benchmarks for measuring team and process performance
• Ensure team is accountable for adherence to established processes and continuous improvement objectives

Compensation Range: $150,500 - $195,600

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline. Master’s degree is a plus
• 12+ years of experience in a technical/engineering environment
• Subject matter expert in the Integration and Test Engineering field
• Ability to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways
• Ability to provide strategic direction for projects and programs in area of expertise
• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to collaborate across disciplines effectively
• Previous defense experience is a plus

• Set and articulate goals and build a team around those goals
• Anticipate organizational challenges likely to occur due to the dynamics of the business environment and formulate contingency plans and coping strategies
• Forecast resource requirements (people, money & assets) in order to meet business objectives
• Measure team and process performance through the definition and use of appropriate metrics
• Grow management and technical talent by identifying, crafting and implementing an appropriate development plan
• Establish goals, guidelines and methods to be used within team
• Plan and manage an operating budget for own organization
• Eff…