Engineering Manager

Woodward, Inc.
life insurance, vision insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, sick time, short term disability, long term disability, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, California, Santa Clarita
Mar 06, 2025
Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards. We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future. Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Estimated annual base pay: $124,800 (minimum) - $156,000 (midpoint) - $187,200 (maximum) All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity. 401(k) match (4.5%) Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%) Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays. Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave. Paid parental leave. Adoption Assistance Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits. Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life Member referral bonus Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Voluntary benefits, including: Home / Auto Insurance discounts Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave Are you ready to make your mark? If you are an Engineering Manager, we have an exciting opportunity for you. The Engineering Manager, is responsible to lead and improve an engineering organization which is responsible to design, develop, validate, improve and/or support products, systems, or applications. The incumbent reports to another Engineering Manager, Engineering Director or Site Leader and is relied upon to provide technical expertise in guiding design efforts, customer interactions, and other engineering related matters such as quality problem solving. What You Will Be Doing Supports continuous systemic improvement initiatives. Responsible for creating, maintaining, and improving design standards that result in high quality and compliant products. Implements and supports continuous improvement initiatives in his or her group to improve product development velocity and cost efficiency. Supports CAC, the root cause determination and/or corrective action of current or NPI quality issues (escapes, NCR's, etc.) where design support is required (ECR's, Analysis, Test) Maintains and improves a highly effective and well skilled staff to carry out actions to complete planned objectives, including utilizing the talent management system, completing review process and salary planning, maintaining and executing a training matrix, and supporting staffing of the group to meet business demands and objectives. What We Are Looking For US - bachelor's degree in arts/sciences (BA/BS) 4 Year Technical/Science or international equivalent US - Master's degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) quired. Preferred. 6 to 8 Greenbelt experience years of Engineering experience in an identical or closely related field required. Previous management experience preferred. Lean experience Certifications: Champions Training within 1 year required. Domestic and international, occasionally This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee). Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer EO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veterans