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Armtec Defense Technologies · 1 day ago

Engineering Manager

Coachella, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $153K/yr

12+ years exp

Armtec Defense Technologies is an operating unit of the Transdigm Group, an industry leader in aerospace and defense products and services. The Engineering Manager is responsible for translating company strategy into effective engineering execution, ensuring strong technical rigor, predictable delivery, and disciplined resource management while developing mid-level managers and technical leaders.

ManufacturingPublic SafetySecurity

Responsibilities

Ability to ensure engineering projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality requirements

Translates strategic objectives into clear priorities, milestones, and execution plans

Identifies risks early and drives mitigation before they impact cost, schedule, or performance

Demonstrates deep technical judgment and the ability to set standards for sound engineering practice

Ensures designs, processes, and changes meet internal, customer, and regulatory requirements

Promotes data-driven decision making and continuous technical improvement

Effectively leads and develops engineering managers and technical staff

Creates clarify around roles, expectations, and accountability

Builds trust, psychological safety, and professional respect across the engineering organization

Clearly communicates status, risks, and priorities to executive leadership and cross-functional partners

Ensures leadership has timely, accurate visibility into engineering performance and issues

Represents engineering effectively in cross-functional and customer-facing discussions

Manages engineering staffing, workload balance, and prioritization to maximize impact

Makes tradeoff decisions when resources are constrained and escalates appropriately

Ensures effective use of budget, tools, and engineering assets

Establishes and uses KPIs to monitor productivity, quality, and delivery performance

Improves engineering workflows, review, and governance to increase predictability and efficiency

Ensures lessons learned are captured and applied across teams

Attracts, retains, and develops high-performing engineering talent

Conducts performance reviews and creates meaningful development plans

Builds bench strength for future technical and leadership roles

Qualification

Engineering ManagementProject DeliveryTechnical LeadershipData-Driven Decision MakingPeople DevelopmentProcess ImprovementRisk ManagementBudget ManagementCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in the field of Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, or other relevant field is required

12+ years of engineering experience in production or defense industries

Strong foundation in engineering theory and practice, with the ability to apply first principles, data-driven analysis, and sound technical judgment to guide design decisions, troubleshoot complex problems, and challenge assumptions across multiple engineering disciplines

Proven people and execution leadership, including experience managing managers, setting clear priorities and accountability, communicating status and risks effectively to leadership, and consistently delivering results through delegation and team development

Must be authorized to work in the U.S

To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorization from the U.S. Government