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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Teledyne Energetics designs, develops and manufactures Air Crew Safety rugged electronics for ejection seats and various initiation devices that range from detonators (EBW/LEEFI) to Electronic Safe and Arm products.  The group consists of two businesses: Teledyne Electronic Safety Products (ESP) located in Chatsworth, CA and Teledyne RISI located in Tracy, CA.

We are looking for a highly enthusiastic engineering professional that possess exceptional technical, communication and presentation abilities.  This position is pivotal to maintaining and growing technical capabilities in the area of Aircrew Safety and Energetic devices.

The opportunity will offer exciting journey of modernizing and growing engineering team and facilitate expansion into more complex development activities in the defense and rugged commercial electronics markets.

Candidate will plan, lead and ensure successful execution of all design activities associated with Aircrew Safety and energetic products.

This position part of the engineering department and will report directly to a Director of Engineering at Teledyne Energetics.  Position is located in Chatsworth, CA and will require hands-on involvement with all engineering efforts (design, development, integration, validation, execution).  The role will have engineering design responsibility that covers products that span across both ESP and RISI locations. 

Objectives:

Provide engineering design leadership to ensure effective utilization of technical resources, equipment and tools to meet schedule, budget and sales/profitability objectives.

Act as a principal in technical discussions with the customer (TIMs, etc) and all design review events (SRR, PDR, IDR, CDR, TRR).

Influence and establish engineering best practices through solid design decisions, process and tools in the area of rugged electronics design.

Act as a principal in investigation of equipment/product issues, drive root cause analysis and make technical recommendations.

Encourage and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Improve engineering process and tools.

Responsibilities:

Act as a principal/primary designer for all new developments/modifications.

Ensure that the solution design meets regulatory requirements and qualification criteria and that program documentary obligations are created and distributed in a timely manner.

Provide product lifecycle support for testing, deployment, and updates.

Work with minimal supervision and be proactive with providing timely status updates and reports to program management.

Support proposal preparation, customer presentations and program milestone meetings.

Skills:

Ability to think broadly and systematically resolve highly technical problems and multiple priorities.

Strong understanding of system engineering concepts, requirements management and systematic problem solving skills.

Strong debug/integration/troubleshooting experience

Highly enthusiastic, motivated and engaging technical leader.

Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills

Ability to organize and manage multiple development programs and priorities.

Strong analytical and decision-making skills.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline (Electrical/Systems/Aerospace)

Master’s Degree in a technical field is a plus

5+ years of progressive experience in a key leadership/engineering management roles

Technical competency and experience with rugged electronics design (analog and digital)

DO-178/254 development experience or equivalent critical safety process rigor is a plus

Hands-on experience with rugged electronics design and validation

Experience with energetic systems/architectures is highly desired

Able to lead and execute design/development work with minimal guidance

In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Teledyne ESP requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check and pass a drug screen prior to employment.

Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a "US Person" (US Citizens, US Nationals, lawful permanent residents, asylees or refugees).

Please note the salary range posted is a general guideline for this job level and location. When extending an offer, a variety of factors are considered such as responsibilities of the position, relevant education and experience, certifications, knowledge and skills.

Salary Range:

Pay Transparency

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne conducts background checks on qualified applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, education verification, employment history and verification, criminal convictions, Motor Vehicle Report (MVR & driving history), reference check, credit checks/credit history and drug testing. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​