Engineering Manager-IOTA

Company Information

Imagine being part of a team dedicated to designing, engineering, and producing emergency lighting for life safety. If you become part of the IOTA team you will have the opportunity to work for a US based manufacturing company that is in the middle of the dynamic changes taking place in the lighting and energy industries. The lighting industry is in the midst of a dynamic shift from traditional fluorescent technology to the sophisticated, energy saving LED technology. Our Emergency Lighting Equipment Division is focused on expanding our innovative solutions for LED lighting.

Our Power Products Division is focused on creating innovative solutions that are used throughout many diverse industries. Our customers include some of the innovative leaders in the solar, electrical vehicle and telecommunications markets.

With over 45 years’ experience in manufacturing innovative solutions and serving our customers in 50 states and 5 countries, we pride ourselves in the superior quality of our products and customer service. IOTA recognizes that its employees are at the core of its ability to meet its customers’ needs. We are dedicated to the success of our employees and offer a collaborative work environment where each employee can thrive. We offer a work atmosphere that is both pleasant and challenging, where opportunities for improvement abound and a generous benefits package is included.

The company is located in sunny Tucson, where we shovel sunshine instead of snow. Our weather is extremely mild in the winter and offers the exquisite opportunity to cool down in the beautiful mountainous areas surrounding Tucson during our warm summers. A wide variety of restaurants and forms of entertainment are available year-round due to our mild temperatures. It just doesn’t get better than this atmosphere!

Position Summary

The Engineering Manager provides operational power by directing and coordinating the activities of the engineering department to design and test products, electronic components, and systems to meet the requirements of sales, marketing or customer needs while also meeting the requirements of agency standards and code regulations.

Tasks

• Accomplishes objectives by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing performance actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Achieves operational objectives by contributing engineering input and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing  production, productivity, quality, and customer-service requirements into design; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying and analyzing technology trends; determining administrative system improvements; implementing change.
• Confers with management, purchasing, production, sales and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer requirements for new and existing products.
• Meets engineering financial objectives by forecasting engineering resource requirements; preparing project budgets; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Plans and manages projects by applying project management and by determining specifications; and establishing schedules; ensuring compliance to required agency standards and codes; updating cost estimates.
• Completes projects by supervising product development and support teams; resolving design, schedule and costing issues.
• Maintains a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures which comply with codes and regulations.
• Updates job knowledge by remaining current on agency standards, codes and requirements; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes engineering and organization mission goals by completing related tasks as necessary

Skills

• Leadership
• Management Proficiency
• Technical Management
• Developing Budgets
• Product Design Engineering
• Electronic Circuit Design
• Communication skills to effectively communicate ideas, gather information and motivate subordinates.
• Project Management to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize tasks accordingly.
• Process Improvement 

Knowledge Base

• Electrical/Electronic Design Engineering (IEEE Level 3)
• Power Electronics
• Project Management
• Electronic Production Technologies
• Electronic Test Design
• Electronic Systems
• Schedule Management
• Resource Management
• Electronics Troubleshooting
• Basic Safety
• Quality Concepts
• Microsoft Office Excel, Outlook,  Access and Project

Experience and Education

MSEE with 5+ years Design Engineering plus 3+ years Engineering Management or

BSEE with 7+ years Design Engineering plus 5+ years Engineering Management

Physical Requirements

• Occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs.
• Office/Engineering lab environment
• Valid driver’s license

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