Dir, Mechanical Engineering

Spectrum's Product and Technology team creates, develops, and operates the nation's fastest mobile service, most reliable internet service, most viewed live TV app, and the most advanced WiFi, serving nearly 100 million users and 500 million devices. We are transforming the next era of connectivity and entertainment experiences. The diversity of experience available within Spectrum's Product and Technology team is unmatched and there are opportunities to grow your career as a designer, architect, engineer, developer, operator, or data scientist. We are creative, disciplined, hard-working, complex-problem solvers that believe in collaborating to deliver the highest quality customer experience.

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Responsible for directing and managing the mechanical engineering staff and facilities. Direct and coordinate design, fabrication, operation, testing, validation and production of products for high volume manufacturing. Build, implement and validate manufacturing of products that maintain a set of high quality standards. Leading a team of technical engineers to develop telecommunications equipment that can be manufactured by a variety of manufacturing partners. Duties include project planning, managing budgets, CAD design, conducting quality analysis and presenting development results to cross collaborative teams and executive leadership.

The Director of Mechanical Engineering will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of mechanical engineering design for new projects from concept, design, prototyping, testing, reviewing work and manufacturing process development. They will be a key leader in cross-functional coordination with internal teams and overseas manufacturing partners, defining process development and documentation to drive continuous improvement of manufacturing and ensure consistency and quality of product that is manufactured in tens of millions. They will oversee designated operations which may include, but not limited to creating DFM CAD, FEA analysis, tolerance analysis, PCB fitment analysis, project scheduling and tracking, working directly and managing overseas tooling manufactures to ensure and validate quality and consistency.

In addition to the general duties and responsibilities described below, requirements specific to this role include:

• A comprehensive understanding of CAD and FEA application Solidworks
• Advanced knowledge of FEA - Structural, Thermal, Motion and Vibration including testing, verification and corrective action
• Comprehensive understanding of applicable regulations regarding safety of consumer electronics, prototyping via SLA, FDM, SLS, CAM and Polyjet
• Comprehensive understanding of manufacturing tolerances and qualification, including close tolerance injection molded plastics, two shot molding, over-molding, sheet metal and cast metal parts
• In-depth knowledge of
  • development of products which contain a Printed Circuit Board
  • locating qualified Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 manufacturing vendors
  • knowledge of Industrial Design and collaborating with cross functional organizations
    
    What Our Director of Mechanical Engineering Enjoys the Most:
    
    

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Lead an innovative and collaborative team to produce exceptional digital products that enhance the customer experience.
• Establish and measure performance targets for management of team.
• Develop an effective leadership team and assist them with developing their direct reports to drive a high performance culture.
• Mentor and guide team members to help gain confidence and experience with communication, leadership and collaboration skills, enabling growth and advancement in their careers.
• Lead development of new products, technologies, and initiatives.
• Review selections on bids for contracted projects, and provide recommendations as necessary.
• Oversee capital budget process and execute approved budget plan.
• Lead and participate in succession planning.
• Responsible for the quality and performance of all software solutions created.
• Develop an organization that supports outcome delivery, resolving technical debt, responding to production issues, improving quality, and investing in speed and team autonomy.
• Align team to departmental defaults such as instrumentation, universal design, brand and experience consistency as well as advocate for deviations from defaults where beneficial to the team.
• Build, maintain, and iteratively improve the cross-functional and lean team with a diverse set of roles that is designed to efficiently deliver outcomes.
• Develop processes for cross-functional skills development within team.
• Uphold team operating rhythm to enable data-driven iterative improvement. Ensure that the team is changing and iterating as a cohesive, inclusive unit.
• Develop and operationalize a communication plan that ensures alignment with internal and external teams.
• Create routine communications for executive consumption regarding roadmap delivery, platform/feature quality and team performance

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO SPECTRUM

Required Qualifications

• Experience:
• 8+ Technical and/or Product Management Experience
• 8+ Experience Leading Complex Projects
• 5+ Team (Direct Staff) Leadership
• 2+ Budget Management
• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Skills:
• Advanced cognitive and communications skills
• Advanced analytical skills
• Effective problem resolution techniques, ability to find solutions
• Advanced business acumen and sense of urgency to achieve business results
• Advanced customer focus, good communication skills and capable of balancing strategic initiatives with immediate business needs
• Effective problem resolution techniques, ability to find solutions
• Expert on product and outcome. Seeks learning opportunities and is not above any of the details
• Understands where the customer and industry is going and how our products must adapt to meet those needs
• Abilities:
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure
• Ability to supervise and motivate others
• Ability to develop, communicate and implement strategies and tactics
• Ability to manage and deliver against several initiatives simultaneously
• Ability to manage and train cross-functional teams
• Ability to prioritize and organize effectively and independently
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and synthesize recommendations
• Ability to think strategically and anticipate future trends, needs and expectations
• Ability to develop, communicate and implement strategies and tactics
• Ability to manage and deliver against several initiatives simultaneously
• Ability to deliver big meaningful changes across the organization through all possible means of persuasion
• Travel Ability: Office Environment with travel as required
• Schedule:
• Full time
• This position is eligible for our Hybrid Work Policy. Eligible employees can work from home up to one day each week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Related industry experience - Cable, Telecommunications, Software/Online Services
• Master's Degree

SPECTRUM CONNECTS YOU TO MORE

• Innovative Tools & Tech: Work with high-performing software and applications on the forefront of the digital telecommunications industry.
• Dynamic Growth: The growth of our industry and evolving technology will power your career as you move up or around the company.
• Supportive Teams: Who you are matters here. And, we aim to foster an inclusive workplace where every person is empowered to bring their best ideas.
• Total Rewards: See all the ways we invest in you-at work and in life

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