Electrical Engineering Department Manager
Gibbs & Cox

Arlington, Virginia

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Gibbs & Cox, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, is the largest independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm in the United States. Since our founding in 1929, 24 classes of combatants and nearly 7,000 vessels have been built to Gibbs & Cox designs. We proudly support military and commercial clients in the U.S. and internationally with all phases of marine design, construction, and lifecycle management. Our passion is solving our customers' 21st century maritime challenges with quality and integrity.

We are seeking a well-qualified individual for a position as the company's Electrical Engineering Department Manager, based in any office, but the Arlington, VA office is preferred.

You must be a United States citizen with the ability to obtain Secret Clearance to qualify.

Responsibilities:

The Electrical Engineering Department Manager is responsible for the engineering and management needs of an engineering department of 40+ persons in multiple locations with a concentration in C4I, electrical load analysis, EMI, Fiber Optics, lighting, power generation and power system analysis, power equipment and machinery control. The Electrical Engineering Department Manager will maintain a properly staffed and trained organization that can competently service the organization's electrical system engineering and design needs. This person must have demonstrated success in leading a team of engineering professionals with the ability to see the overall project objectives and envision how engineering disciplines collaborate and integrate in a multi-project environment to create accurate products on time and within budget. This person must have ability to produce manhour estimates for tasking with along with a valid Basis of Estimates.

Personal Attributes:

The successful candidate for Electrical Engineering Department Manager must be an individual that possesses the following attributes:

  • Able to attract, staff, motivate and lead a disciplined and focused engineering team.
  • Personal skills to successfully interact with customers on both technical and programmatic issues.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Solid organizational and time management abilities.
  • A technical and managerial problem solver who can identify issues as they arise and initiate corrective action.
  • Enthusiastic and willing to instruct inexperienced staff.
  • Proven collaborator with superiors, peers, staff, and design teams.
Minimum requirements:
  • Must have a minimum of 10 years' experience in electrical engineering or ship design management, with at least 3 years of this experience in a management role.
  • Experience at a US Navy-oriented service's company is desired.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering or related Engineering field.

Gibbs & Cox is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The VEVRAA, VEVRAA | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov), covers veterans.

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