Hardware Engineering Technical Manager, Mechanical

General Dynamics

Confirmed live yesterday High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Pittsfield, MA
Salary
$164,314–$182,285 / yr
Posted
38 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

Market check

Salary context

Competitive pay

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $187k
This role $173k
$139k $235k
below market most similar roles pay here above market

This role pays less than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $158,212–$216,359 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $173k versus about $187k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1379 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,093–$150,385 across 1186 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at General Dynamics

At a glance

TL;DR · Hardware Engineering Technical Manager, Mechanical

The Hardware Engineering Technical Manager - Mechanical leads engineering strategy, tools, and processes for a specific technical domain within the GD Mission Systems business unit. This role involves guiding complex projects from initial planning through final delivery while balancing cost, schedule, quality, and customer needs. The manager will build and develop a high-performing team through hiring, coaching, and performance management. Key responsibilities include partnering with suppliers and leadership to manage risks, solving problems, and driving continuous improvement through AI-driven engineering processes. Required competencies include project leadership, budget management, earned value principles, and clear communication skills. The position requires deep technical expertise to shape strategies, support proposals, and develop practical project plans for mission-critical solutions across ground, sea, air, space, and cyberspace domains.

What you'll do

  • Lead engineering strategy, tools, and processes for a specific technical domain.
  • Guide complex projects from initial planning through final delivery while balancing cost, schedule, and quality.
  • Build and develop a high-performing team through hiring, coaching, and performance management.
  • Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to use AI to enhance engineering outcomes.
  • Manage project budgets, schedules, and risks using earned value principles.
  • Shape technical strategies and develop practical project plans to support new proposals.
  • Solve complex problems by coordinating with project teams, customers, suppliers, and leadership.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • A Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 8 years of relevant supervisory experience, or a Master's degree with 6 years of experience.
  • Proven experience leading engineering teams, technical programs, or complex functional areas.
  • Strong understanding of project leadership, budgets, schedules, risk management, and earned value principles.
  • Clear communication skills to connect technical and business stakeholders.
  • Experience shaping technical strategies, supporting proposals, and developing practical project plans (preferred).
  • Ability to identify and apply AI-driven ideas for process improvement (preferred).

More like this

Similar roles

Hardware Engineering Manager

Danaher Corporation

Loveland, CO 124 days ago $125,000–$150,000
Hardware Engineering SolidWorks CAD Systems Engineering DFMEA PFMEA Reliability Engineering Agile ISO FDA Test Measurement Systems Simulation Tools Electro-mechanical Equipment
7+ yrs exp

Hardware Engineering Project Manager

Cisco

San Jose, CA 22 days ago $138,100–$196,500
Jira Confluence Data Modeling Design Verification Testing (DVT) PMP CAPM PRINCE2 AI-powered tools Hardware Manufacturing Supply Chain Operations Governance Frameworks Automation
5+ yrs exp

Hardware Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco

San Jose, CA +1 19 days ago $171,600–$245,000
ASIC FPGA Verilog HDL VHDL Python Tcl PCIe I2C SPI Ethernet Schematic Capture Hardware Bring-up Signal Integrity DFT DRAM CPU Analyzers
8+ yrs exp

Hardware Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco

Milpitas, CA 22 days ago $171,600–$245,000
Hardware Board Design Signal Integrity Power Integrity ASIC High-Speed Digital Design Python Cadence Concept Allegro PCIe DDR SerDes EMI/EMC Thermal Management Schematics Layout Oscilloscopes Logic Analyzers Spectrum Analyzers IEEE Standards Multi-phase Power Conversion
7+ yrs exp

Senior Technical Program Manager, Hardware Engineering

Amd

Austin, TX 16 days ago $185,600–$278,400
Jira Confluence Microsoft Office Suite Copilot Artificial Intelligence Power Optimization Functional Verification Project Management Risk Management Dashboards Methodology Development Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science