Hardware Engineering Manager - Electronic Warfare

About the role

CACI's Mastodon Design designs and builds Electronic Warfare (EW) and SIGINT hardware and software, with a focus on field-ready devices where size, weight, power and packaging matter. It is hiring a Hardware Engineering Manager in Rochester, NY to lead its hardware engineering group, which covers Power Supply, Digital, RF and General Support/Sustainment Engineering. The role involves hiring, mentoring and developing a multidisciplinary team while partnering with engineering and business stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage the hardware engineering group and hire, mentor and develop engineering technicians and professionals.
• Set technical priorities and direction, partnering with Mechanical, Hardware, Systems Engineering and Product Management.
• Oversee sustaining engineering: obsolescence management, engineering change orders and post-production support.
• Manage staffing and resource allocation across concurrent programs and product lines.
• Align schedules, budgets and deliverables with program needs through Project and Program Management and Operations.
• Drive design standards, design reviews and continuous improvement.
• Partner with supply chain and procurement on component selection, vendors and long-lead items.
• Support proposals with hardware write-ups, staffing plans and basis of estimates (BoEs).
• Serve as escalation point for complex technical hardware issues and champion safety, quality and test culture.

Required profile

• U.S. citizen.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years of hardware engineering experience, including leading or managing a team.
• At least 3 years of management experience with direct reports.
• Experience in power supply, digital, RF/communications hardware or sustaining engineering.
• Experience hiring, mentoring and developing engineers and technicians.
• Willingness to obtain a Secret clearance as a condition of continued employment.

Nice to have

• Experience with EW/SIGINT hardware or ruggedized and embedded systems.
• Familiarity with sustaining engineering and obsolescence management processes.
• Experience managing vendor and supplier relationships for electronic components.

What we offer

• Proposed pay range of $105,100-$231,100, depending on location, contract category, experience and skills.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education and time off benefits.
• Flexible time off and learning resources.