R&D Manager Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a R&D Manager to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in R&D and manufacturing lean events;
- Use standard project management techniques to drive assigned projects to completion on schedule and budget;
- Escalate issues to Department Director and Senior Management as required in an effective and timely manner;
- Supervise activities of R&D personnel, including performing annual performance reviews and providing other performance feedback as required;
- Act as primary point of contact between Main Plant Operations and R-1 for operational needs;
- Provide training, tools, and environment for direct reports to be able to accomplish their tasks;
- Establish technology roadmaps and drive product development efforts for profitable new business based on customer and marketing department inputs;
- Develop, execute, and monitor R&D budget;
- Provide technical expertise as appropriate to support R&D objectives;
- Review and approve timecards for direct reports. Ensure direct reports are charging time to appropriate jobs;
- Ensure Compliance with EH&S, Trade Right, Ethics and Business Conduct, Operations Policy and all established operating procedures;
- Resolve personnel issues for direct reports.
Requirements:
- Familiar with Armtec product lines and manufacturing processes;
- Excellent problem solving;
- Experience supervising/mentoring others;
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, Outlook;
- Understand IRCM principles and role of decoy flares;
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, or related field;
- Technical report writing;
- Comfortable working with financial data and developing financial plans;
- Able to organize, prioritize, and manage a multitude of projects;
- Business Acumen;
- Able to mentor and coach others;
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or have Permanent Residency;
- Communicate effectively in both oral and written form;
- Minimum of 7 years experience (10 years preferred) in the pyrotechnic and/or IR countermeasures field or other related fields.