Job Title: Director of Engineering and Operations Location: San Diego, CA 92122 (Onsite) Duration: Fulltime Responsibilities : Manage, lead, and direct all operations for the facility, including asset and inventory control, shipping and receiving, engineering resources, budget, and expenses. Coordinate, guide, and manage engineering; work to manage the workload with a team of project and system engineers, program managers, and engineering leads. Manage the development of program and company-wide schedules with resource loading for active and future projects. Monitor program schedules managed by engineers and proactively mitigate delays. Ensures that the programs are implemented on time, within budget, with desired results, minimizing changes. Effectively communicate development strategy schedules to all levels of the organization to get buy-in and institutionalize quality practices. Facilitate an open environment that promotes teamwork and be a catalyst to remove organizational barriers. Leads cross-functional teams for high-priority, complex programs to meet strategic and program targets. Help cross-functional teams develop clear roles and responsibilities to enable collaboration and accountability. Emphasize quality and maintain/update ISO-9001 certification. Develop and implement a root-cause Investigation program; instill a process to conduct root-cause investigation and follow-up action reviews for critical issues. Employee development - recruiting, training, career planning, and performance management Develop customer, supplier, and vendor relationships. Implement and attend design review and approval meetings. Must have Management General Facility/Office Management Contract Management Required skills: A minimum of 5+ years in a management role at a technical company Must have two (2) years of general facility/office management experience. 4-year degree in an engineering discipline; MBA would be a plus. 3+ years of experience working with manufacturers' reps for electronic and mechanical components. 3+ years of experience working with contracts and subcontractors to manufacture electronic products.