Sustaining Engineering Manager

Kidde Global Solutions • Bradenton, FL

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About The Position

The Edwards and Kidde Commercial divisions of Kidde Global Solutions is currently looking for a Sustaining Engineering Manager who will have direct reporting responsibilities for a cross-functional engineering team tasked with maintaining a substantial fire alarm control panel, detection and device and notification appliance product portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree
• 10+ years of experience in Engineering design, test and development
• 8+ years of experience in the Commercial Fire Alarm industry
• 5+ years of experience with direct report Engineering management and / or Project Management

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Communications, Computer Science or Systems Engineering
• 8+ years of experience in the Commercial Fire Alarm or similarly regulated industry
• Significant experience in embedded systems, firmware and hardware design
• Expertise in operations and manufacturing environment
• Strong leadership and team development skills
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• High energy and ability to engage a team in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with product quality control
• Knowledge of electronics manufacturing
• Product test and validation
• Experience with MRP and PLM systems
• Requirements management experience
• Experience working with teams from multiple countries

Responsibilities

• First tier Engineering support for requests and queries from Technical Support, Product Management, Quality, Factory/Operations, Supply Chain and Sales
• Triage incoming requests to ensure that there is a clear understanding of relative criticality of a request or issue for our Customers and our Business
• Assign resources to align with business priorities and work with other Engineering team leaders to allocate their resources to address tasks when necessary
• Deliver clear and timely communication to team, cross-functional departments, and leadership
• Identify and execute Productivity efforts
• Lead product certification and listing efforts (UL/ULC, FM, EN54, CCCF, etc.)
• Ensure product compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Component EOL and Allocation resolution through alternate source approval or redesign project
• Execute projects to add features to released products
• Drive root cause analysis of quality and manufacturing issues
• Define design trade-offs as necessary to ensure the highest level of product performance and quality when considering product cost, manufacturability and available technologies
• Ensure products meet requirements for quality, safety and reliability
• Participate in design failure mode and effect analysis (DFMEA) reviews
• Drive cross functional development of standard work and continuous improvement
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

Benefits

• Individuals may be eligible for an annual performance bonus based on both individual and company’s performance.
• Kidde Global Solutions is committed to providing a competitive benefits package to our employees including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off (vacation, sick, company holidays), 401(k) with employer match, EAP assistance, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager