JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION: ENGINEERING DIRECTOR
REPORTS TO: President/Site-Leader
LOCATION: Chatsworth, CA
SHIFT: Monday thru Thursday (7:00 AM – 5:30 PM)
The Engineering Director will lead all engineering and technical activities within the business, providing oversight for a team of 10-15 engineers. This role is responsible for driving innovation, ensuring technical excellence, and supporting product development and sustainment efforts. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in aerospace antenna solutions and RF technology, with expertise in UHF, VHF, L-band, TACS, GPS, and Radar Altimeters antenna solutions.
Preferred QualificationsBASIC FUNCTIONS:
- Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary engineering team, fostering a culture of technical rigor and
- Oversee the development, qualification, and certification of aerospace antenna systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.
- Provide technical oversight for antenna design, design manufacturability, and performance
- Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, product reliability, and manufacturing
- Collaborate cross-functionally with program management, business development, and operations to align engineering efforts with business objectives.
- Support customer engagements, proposals, and technical presentations as the subject matter
- Manage engineering resources, budgets, and project timelines to meet strategic
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related
- Minimum 10 years of experience in RF engineering and/or aerospace antenna
- Deep knowledge of antenna design principles, RF propagation, and system
- Experience with certification requirements for airborne RF systems (FAA, DO-160, RTCA, MIL-STD, etc.).
- Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making
- Previous leadership experience managing engineering
- Familiarity with avionics integration and aircraft installation constraints, preferred.
- Experience working with defense and commercial aerospace
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and project management software is
- Position located in an office environment, with exposure to the manufacturing floor when
- Domestic business related travel, valid driver’s license
- International business related travel, valid US passport
- Regularly required to walk up and down
- Regularly required to sit for long periods of
- Regularly required to talk or hear.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in RF engineering and/or aerospace antenna engineering
- Deep knowledge of antenna design principles, RF propagation, and system integration
- Experience with certification requirements for airborne RF systems (FAA, DO-160, RTCA, MIL-STD)
- Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
- Previous leadership experience managing engineering teams
- Experience working with defense and commercial aerospace customers
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and project management software
- Familiarity with avionics integration and aircraft installation constraints
- Domestic travel with valid driver's license
- International travel with valid US passport
HEICO Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HEICO and has not been reviewed or approved by HEICO.
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Retirement Support — The company maintains a long‑standing 401(k) program with company matching available to nearly all U.S. employees, with matches sometimes delivered in company stock. Official materials indicate broad participation and subsidiary‑level match structures.
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Flexible Benefits — The package spans medical, dental, vision, HSAs/FSAs, life and disability coverage, PTO and holidays, tuition reimbursement, an EAP, and various discounts, with multiple plan choices. Eligibility and specifics can differ by subsidiary.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs such as health fairs, screenings, flu shots, and on‑site classes appear alongside fitness, retail, and entertainment discounts. These offerings complement core coverage and support day‑to‑day wellbeing.
HEICO Insights
What We Do
HEICO Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of aerospace, defense, and electronics related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Flight Support Group (FSG/HEICO Aerospace) and Electronic Technologies Group (ETG). HEICO Aerospace offers jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts. It also involves in manufacturing specialty aircraft/defense related parts; offering thermal insulation blankets primarily for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications; subcontracting for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); providing specialty parts as a subcontractor for aerospace and industrial OEMs, and the United States government. In addition, this segment distributes hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and electro-mechanical components for the aviation markets.
