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Position:
Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Electronics Packaging
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Job Id:
1938-685-I-NB
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# of Openings:
2
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Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Electronics Packaging Design
(PAS)
JOB SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
The Engineering Manager leads day-to-day execution of mechanical design activities supporting ruggedized electronics packaging within the PAS business unit.
This role is responsible for team management, program-level execution, and adherence to established Marotta-internal structural, thermal, vibration, EMI/EMC, and IPC Class 3 design standards. Additionally, this role participates in the development and maintenance of mechanical engineering procedures, reference manuals, and design standards.
Reports to: Director, Mechanical Engineering, PAS.
JOB SPECIFICATION
Scope of Responsibility:
- Direct management of 5-10 mechanical engineers.
- Program-level electronics packaging design execution accountability.
- Enforcement of established design standards and margin policies.
- Support of design, integration, and qualification activities under Senior Manager/Director oversight.
- Engineering & Technical Leadership
- Assign and manage packaging-engineering design tasks and resources.
- Ensure design compliance with customer/ contractual performance requirements.
- Oversee execution of thermal, structural, and vibration/shock analysis.
- Oversee ruggedized electronics design (Thermal, structural, CCA, PCB, DFM, etc.).
- Ensure IPC Class 3 mechanical integration practices.
- Ensure EMI shielding and grounding implementation as appropriate.
- Ensure application of environmental sealing techniques as appropriate.
- Drive disciplined execution through gated reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA/PCA).
- Participate and drive closure in failure investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action (FRACAS) activities.
- Support proposal efforts with credible technical, labor, and schedule inputs and risk assessments.
- Maintain AS9100 compliance and audit readiness within the mechanical discipline.
- Spearhead electronic packaging-related issue resolution.
- Escalate systemic risks appropriately.
- Process & Standardization:
- Enforce mechanical engineering procedures and documentation controls.
- Ensure AS9100 compliance at team level.
- Institutionalize lessons learned into formal design guidance.
- Improve repeatability, documentation quality, and configuration control discipline.
- Ensure analysis assumptions and modeling practices are standardized and traceable.
- Additionally, Participate in development, maintenance, and enforcement of:
i. Mechanical engineering procedures and work instructions
ii. Electronics packaging design standards
iii. Engineering design reference manuals
iv. Design review checklists and documentation controls
- Team Development:
- Conduct performance reviews and development planning.
- Mentor and develop mechanical engineers in technical rigor and execution discipline.
- Provide clear performance expectations and structured feedback.
- Foster cross-functional collaboration.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related discipline.
- 8+ years aerospace/defense experience.
- 2-3 years leadership experience preferred.
- Demonstrated experience designing electronics packaging for harsh environments (vibration, shock, thermal cycling).
- Experience with structural, vibration, and shock design.
- Experience with thermal management design (conduction, convection, radiation cooling methods).
- Working knowledge of IPC Class 3 requirements for CCA/PCB design and manufacturability.
- Familiarity with EMI shielding, grounding, and environmental sealing techniques.
- Familiarity with connector selection for aerospace applications.
- Working knowledge of thermal, structural, and vibration analysis principles; familiarity with FEA tools.
- Proficiency with 3D CAD systems (PTC Creo preferred).
- Working knowledge of environmental qualification standards (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, DO-160, etc.).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering discipline.
- Direct experience with flight-critical control actuation systems and power systems.
- Experience leading programs through environmental qualification and production release.
- Active, or eligible for, U.S. security clearance.
What Success Looks Like
- Electronic assembly designs meet cost, schedule, and technical commitments.
- Strong customer confidence and successful qualification outcomes.
- Late-stage test failures and electronics-packaging-related rework are reduced.
- Engineering documentation is complete, controlled, and audit-ready.
- Effective collaboration between design, integration, and production teams.
- Team members demonstrate growth in technical depth and execution quality.
Pay Range: $132,000 - $165,00 per year
This position is at our Parsippany, NJ office location.
Many of our contracts require proof that you are a U.S. citizen and/or that an export license has been obtained for employees who are citizens of certain countries. Your employment, both initially and continually thereafter, is conditioned on production of such proof of citizenship and/or any export license that may be required to comply with any and all applicable laws, regulations, or executive orders, or required by Federal, State, or local government contracts.
At Marotta Controls, we are committed to a fair, performance-driven compensation approach that promotes consistency across all levels of our organization. We ensure that pay decisions are free from bias, based on objective criteria, and are regularly reviewed.
Your level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, experience, and internal consistency.
Additionally, we offer a highly competitive compensation package for this opportunity, including incentive compensation and a comprehensive suite of premium benefits. These include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, tuition assistance, paid vacation, sick and personal days, paid holidays, and flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks. We value and reward employee achievements and host multiple engagement events each quarter to foster a strong, supportive workplace culture.
If you are looking to grow or accelerate your career and be part of a best in class organization while enjoying a work-life balance, please visit our website at www.marotta.com to learn more about us and to apply. Check out all of our openings at https://marotta.com/job-openings/
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No agencies, please.
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Pay Range: $135,000 - $165,000 per hour
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paid holidays, tuition assistance, 401(k)
Mar 04, 2026