Electronics Design Manager

Location: Simsbury, CT

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

At Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD), we believe that our strengths are built on our most important resource - our people. Join EBAD and you'll be a part of a team who creates cutting edge technology that will blast us into the future. No other company can match the innovative energetic solutions that we provide. At EBAD you will actively contribute to successful missions putting men, women and satellites into space, and protecting our armed service men and women around the world. If this is the culture and work environment you are seeking, then EBAD is the place for you! ​

Job Description

EBAD seeks an engineer for the position of Electrical Design Manager, reporting to the Director of Engineering.

 Responsibilities:

The Electrical Design Manager leads a team responsible for product and test equipment electrical design including circuit design/analysis, FPGA design, test script development and component lifecycle management.  This role is accountable for electrical design for cost (DFC) and design for manufacturability (DFM) objectives, while ensuring compliance with program/product safety, performance and reliability requirements.

The Electrical Design Manager is responsible for:

• Providing clear direction, performance feedback, and career development guidance to direct reports
• Setting clear goals and expectations aligned with business core values and priorities
• Conducting regular one-on-ones, tag-ups, and team meetings to foster communication and alignment
• Fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Supporting hiring, onboarding, and retention of talent
• Allocating resources effectively across projects to balance workload and priorities
• Identify skill gaps and implement training, mentoring, or development plans to strengthen team capability
• Driving cost-effective (DFC) and manufacturable (DFM) designs throughout the development lifecycle
• Partnering closely with operations, quality, engineering, and supply chain to optimize designs.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable standards (MIL-STD, NASA-STD, AS9100, DoD, IPC, IEEE, customer)
• Participating in technical, manufacturing, and readiness reviews (PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR)
• Leading problem-solving efforts for product and test equipment electrical designs
• Interfacing with program managers and customers on technical, producibility, and affordability objectives
• Partnering with Systems, Mechanical Design, Development Engineering and Test Engineering to ensure product and packaging designs satisfy safety, performance, reliability and regulatory requirements.

Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (Electrical Engineering Preferred)

Experience/Skills

• 7+ years of electrical design experience in space, defense, or other high-reliability industries
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams
• Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design, including power regulation, signal conditioning, and mixed-signal systems
• Experience designing high-reliability electronic hardware from concept through production
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools (Altium Designer, OrCAD, Mentor Graphics, etc.)
• Working knowledge of PCB layout constraints for high-density, high-speed, and high-power designs
• Understanding of power distribution, grounding, and shielding best practices
• Experience with EMI/EMC mitigation techniques and compliance testing
• Familiarity with electrical analysis including worst-case analysis, tolerance analysis, and derating
• Familiarity with component selection for high-reliability environments, including lifecycle management and obsolescence considerations
• Experience generating and maintaining technical documentation, including schematics, BOMs, ICDs, and test procedures
• Familiarity with electrical systems troubleshooting and debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers
• Leading teams through problem solving and root cause analysis
• Working knowledge of export and document control requirements (ITAR/EAR, CUI) 
• Must have or be able to obtain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.
• Must be a U.S or naturalized Citizen capable of working on U.S. DoD and ITAR restricted products

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.