Vehicle Engineering Manager

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  "url": "https://astrolab.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/4a4901da-b978-42d4-8d60-895d83d9ef00",
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  "title": "Vehicle Engineering Manager",
  "benefits": "<ul><li><!--block-->Join a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration</li><li><!--block-->Equity ownership in the company</li><li><!--block-->Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support</li><li><!--block-->401(k) plan with company match</li><li><!--block-->Flexible PTO and parental leave</li><li><!--block-->Home office set up reimbursement</li><li><!--block-->Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site</li><li><!--block-->Once a month social hour on-site with food and drinks</li></ul>",
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  "description": "<div><!--block-->Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br><br>You will collaborate with other Astrolab engineers to advance product design and analysis. You will be ultimately responsible for leading a team through the entire design process, through production support, and mission operations.</div>",
  "compensation": "$166,000 - $187,000 / year",
  "reporting_to": "Craig Western",
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  "key_responsibilities": "<ul><li><!--block-->Lead a team of interdisciplinary engineers within Vehicle Engineering &nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Create systems-level vehicle layout and architecture compliant with design requirements&nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Maintain schedule, development milestones, budget, and resource allocation&nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Design concepts/ solutions and first-order analysis&nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Drive the design and development of mechanical systems&nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Support the development of materials for design review milestones (DCR, PDR, CDR, etc) and act as the reviewer and approver for design unit progression&nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Capture, report, and analyze quality objective data &nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Participate in management Review meetings &nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Participate in internal and external audits of this process &nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Manage documented information for this process&nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Train the team and new or transferred employees in this process&nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Support goals and objectives of AS9100 &nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Conduct weekly 1 on 1 meetings with direct reports&nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Conduct semi-annual reviews with direct reports</li></ul>",
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  "skills_knowledge_expertise": "<ul><li><!--block-->Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or STEM field &nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->5+ years of experience in mechanical system engineering&nbsp; &nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->3+ years of experience leading a team of engineers&nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Experience using CAD software for part modeling and development (NX preferred).&nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Experience using software packages for finite element modeling and analysis &nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Experience in design for manufacturing and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing of parts</li><li><!--block-->Experience interfacing with thermal requirements and analyses</li><li><!--block-->Experience interfacing with avionics and software (e.g., for actuator motor control) &nbsp;</li></ul><div><!--block--><strong>Preferred Skills and Experience:</strong> &nbsp;</div><ul><li><!--block-->Master’s degree in engineering &nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Experience in the engineering of structures, mechanisms, and actuators &nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Demonstrated ability to plan and execute flight hardware development programs from the ground up &nbsp;</li><li><!--block-->Demonstrated experience specifying and executing hardware qualification and acceptance test programs</li></ul>",
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