Electrical Engineering Development Manager
Location – Remote DC
Client is looking for a dynamic and driven Senior Electrical Engineering Development Manager who will serve as a technical leader to organizations ongoing research, development and test engineering (RDT&E) group, focused on the areas of power electronics, microgrids and control systems. This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role in driving growth and solving customers’ most complicated technical issues.
As the Senior Electrical Engineering Development Manager, you will develop and implement successful RDT&E projects, build strong relationships with customers, and build a team to advance our clients One Tech approach and drive growth. You must have a proven track record of accountability, results orientation, and team leadership. Additionally, you must have the ability to create long-lasting relationships with clients, identify and capture business opportunities, and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a central focal point for systems engineering development efforts within organization across Smart Infrastructure and Digital Services technologies
- Be the subject matter expert for electrical distribution, protection and control from low to medium voltage systems
- Help grow organizations RDT&E’s programs by working closely with our R&D laboratories
- Key KPIs for success in this role include successful execution of existing RDT&E projects, submission of compelling proposals to US Government customers and generation of resulting revenue
- Engage with organizations Leadership to gather customer requirements and propose design solutions
- Build strong, trusted advisor relationships with federal customers as well as internal sponsors and maintain a deep understanding of their needs and requirements
- Analyze market trends in applicable research areas critical to organizations, customer insights, and competitor intelligence
- Lead presentations, demonstrations, proposals, and technology reviews
- Manager organizations engineers electrical technologies
- Collaborate with other departments (e.g. R&D centers, product development)
- Represent the company at industry events and technical conferences
- Publish literature to broadcast organizations development successes
- File patents on developed IP
Requirements:
- MS in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Science, Physics or other relevant technical field
- Ten years of experience in a corporate or federal government setting and three years of experience in managerial leading a team of direct reports
- Proven experience as a successful research associate
- Successful track record of leading direct reports
- Executing program work with US Federal Government customers
- Experience with US Federal Government projects, contracts, policies, and procedures.
- Proficient in MS Office suite applications, and web or cloud-based software applications such as SharePoint.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing multiple projects with multi-disciplinary teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to present complex issues and progress to executives and consulting with C-level clients
- Strong relationship management and ability to build alliances.
- Familiarity with control systems, software development, power distribution, electrical infrastructure, energy procurement, and energy related industries (automation, fire protection, solar and/or power generation)