Mechanical Engineering Manager
Teledyne FLIR · Mountain View, CA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $178k–$237k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 50+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Teledyne FLIR (aerospace & defense) in Mountain View, CA.
- They ask for
- 50+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Automation
- Base pay
- $178k–$237k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $115k–$165k. This one lists $178k–$237k.
Median of the low and high ends of 61 live postings that list pay, out of 130 reliability engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 129 other live reliability postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 48% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (50+ vs 5+)
Typical $115k–$165k, from 60 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 71%
- FMEA 43%
- New product launch 42%
- ✓ Automation 32%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 28%
- SPC 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Teledyne FLIR in Mountain View
3 other open roles at this site · 3 people we found in reliability roles at Teledyne FLIR.
- Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing
- Sr. Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing · Senior
- RF & Microwave Design Engineering Manager · Manufacturing · Manager
Full description from Teledyne FLIRAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What you need
- ✓Strong leadership, communication, and decision‑making skills (required)
- ✓Deep mechanical design expertise for high‑reliability hardware (required)
- ✓Experience leading products from design into production (required)
- ✓Background in RF, microwave, or electronics packaging (advantage)
- ✓Experience with mechanical analysis and CAD tools (required)
- ✓15+ years of relevant engineering experience (required)
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field (required; Master’s an advantage)
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Be visionary
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.
We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.
Job Description
Lead Mechanical Design for Mission‑Critical RF Hardware
Build the hardware that makes aerospace and defense systems work—at scale.
Teledyne Microwave Solutions designs and builds the microwave and RF technologies behind some of the world’s most demanding aerospace, defense, and space applications. As part of Teledyne Technologies, a global leader in high‑reliability sensing, imaging, and electronics, you’ll join a company that invests deeply in engineering excellence and long‑term innovation. With more than 50 years of microwave heritage, this team turns complex ideas into rugged, production‑ready hardware. If you’re motivated by impact, scale, and solving hard engineering problems, this is the place.
What you’ll do
- •Lead and grow a team responsible for mechanical design, CAD, and document control
- •Guide the mechanical design of complex microwave assemblies from concept through production
- •Partner with cross‑functional teams to transition new products into manufacturing
- •Set clear technical direction, standards, and best practices
- •Review designs, risks, and tradeoffs with customers and internal stakeholders
- •Drive improvements in cost, performance, reliability, and manufacturability
- •Support proposal development and early‑stage concept design
- •Mentor engineers and support hiring and development efforts
What we offer
- •Work on mission‑critical technologies with real‑world impact
- •Long‑term stability within a global technology leader
- •Strong investment in engineering and R&D
- •Competitive compensation and benefits
- •A collaborative, technically driven culture
- •Opportunities to shape strategy and future products
What happens next
Apply online. Our recruiting team will review your background and connect you with the hiring team for technical and leadership discussions.
U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance are required.