Research and Development Director jobs in Pine Bluff, AR

Research and Development Director directs and implements an organization's research and development policies, objectives, and initiatives. Ensures research and development activities will maintain an organization's competitive position and profitability. Being a Research and Development Director consults with top management and research and development team and makes recommendations based on research findings and product performance. May require an advanced degree. Additionally, Research and Development Director typically reports to top management. The Research and Development Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Research and Development Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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R&D Manager (Research and Development)
  • Armtec Defense Technologies
  • Camden, AR FULL_TIME
  • Armtec Defense Technologies (Armtec) is an operating unit of the Transdigm Group (NYSE: TDG), an industry leader in aerospace and defense products and services. Armtec is comprised of three business

    units producing subcomponents for ordnance in Coachella, CA; decoy countermeasure Flares in Camden AR; and radar countermeasure chaff in Lillington NC. At Armtec, we welcome skilled and enthusiastic people who share our determination and high standards to join us in our mission-critical work supporting the US and allied war-fighters who serve us all by defending democracy and protecting freedom. This position is staffed in Camden, AR., at Armtec’s world-class facility for decoy countermeasure Flares. 

    Company Profile

    Company: Armtec Defense Technologies is an operating unit of the TransDigm Group (NYSE:TDG

    Industry: Manufacturing Combustible Ordnance and Countermeasures

    Job Overview

    Title:   R&D Manager

    Job Family: Engineering

    Reports to: Director of Engineering

    Works with: Mid-level Managers & Supervisors, Engineering Staff

    Location: East Camden, AR  

    Type: Full Time

    The R&D Manager will manage R&D projects/programs as assigned and serve as supervisor over all personnel at R-1, including engineers, chemists, technicians, etc.  This will require coordinating these resources to achieve R&D objectives as efficiently as possible and ensuring these personnel have the training, tools, and environment to perform their jobs. 

    Primary Responsibilities

    • Supervise activities of R&D personnel, including performing annual performance reviews and providing other performance feedback as required.
    • Provide training, tools, and environment for direct reports to be able to accomplish their tasks.
    • Resolve personnel issues for direct reports.
    • Review and approve timecards for direct reports.  Ensure direct reports are charging time to appropriate jobs.
    • Establish technology roadmaps and drive product development efforts for profitable new business based on customer and marketing department inputs.
    • Develop, execute, and monitor R&D budget.
    • Coordinate daily activities (with input from other R&D personnel and Main Plant personnel) of direct reports to efficiently accomplish R&D objectives, which include R&D project work, product acceptance testing, ignition composition blending, and chemical lab activities.  Attend Main Plant production meetings as required.
    • Act as primary point of contact between Main Plant Operations and R-1 for operational needs.
    • Use standard project management techniques to drive assigned projects to completion on schedule and budget.
    • Provide technical expertise as appropriate to support R&D objectives.

    Secondary Responsibilities

    • Participate in R&D and manufacturing lean events.
    • Daily execution within the Armtec Operating System.  Communicate and reinforce AOS through demonstrated commitment to the prescribed principles, tactics, and behaviors. 
    • Ensure Compliance with EH&S, Trade Right, Ethics and Business Conduct, Operations Policy and all established operating procedures.
    • Escalate issues to Department Director and Senior Management as required in an effective and timely manner.

    Qualifications

    • Understand IRCM principles and role of decoy flares.
    • Familiar with Armtec product lines and manufacturing processes.
    • Able to organize, prioritize, and manage a multitude of projects.
    • Comfortable working with financial data and developing financial plans.
    • Business acumen.
    • Excellent at problem solving.
    • Able to coach/mentor others.
    • Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, Outlook
    • Technical report writing.
    • Communicate effectively in both oral and written form.

     Armtec Competencies
    Demonstrated ability in the core competencies:

    • Customer Focus: Employee knows and understands the needs of internal and external customers, is results oriented, and works hard to consistently provide exceptional service.
    • Ethics and Values: Adheres to an effective set of core values and beliefs and acts in accordance.  He or she rewards the right values and disapproves of others.
    • Problem Solving: Looks beyond the obvious to find effective solutions.
    • Integrity and Trust: Is widely trusted and seen as direct and truthful.
    • Functional/Technical Skills: Possesses the skills to be effective in the job.  He or she has the skills to perform the job at a high level of accomplishment.
    • Listening: Practices active and attentive listening; is able to hear the views of others. He or she is action-oriented, full of energy, and willing to take action.
    • Composure: Cool under pressure, not knocked off balance by the unexpected, is a settling influence.
    • Values & Diversity: Supports fair and equal treatment for all.

    Education/Previous Experience Requirements

    • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Science or a related field.
    • Minimum of 7 years experience (10 years preferred) in the pyrotechnic and/or IR countermeasures field or other related fields.
    • Experience supervising/mentoring others.

    Work Hours

    • 4/10 workweek

    • To Apply
    • Please apply on-line on the Armtec Career Website, www.armtecdefense.com  
    • Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Protected Vet
      • Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
      • To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorization from the U.S. Government

  • 14 Days Ago

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MICROBIOLOGIST (RESEARCH ASSOCIATE)
  • US Agricultural Research Service
  • Stuttgart, AR FULL_TIME
  • Duties Responsible for performing a wide range of routine and specialized immunological, microbiological, and molecular test procedures with minimal on-site supervision. Provide and direct the modific...
  • 19 Days Ago

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MICROBIOLOGIST (RESEARCH ASSOCIATE)
  • Agricultural Research Service
  • Stuttgart, AR FULL_TIME
  • The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the United States Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency and one of the world's premiere scientific organizations. ARS Postdoctoral Res...
  • 21 Days Ago

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Data entry clerk
  • Maxion Research
  • Bluff, AR FULL_TIME
  • Work From Home, Entry Level Data Entry Clerk As A Research Participant We are looking for people who want to work remotely from home. This is not a normal 9-5 job, but a fun way to earn extra cash wor...
  • 5 Days Ago

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Animal Caretaker
  • US Agricultural Research Service
  • Stuttgart, AR FULL_TIME
  • Duties Feeds fish in tanks and ponds, maintaining proper water and oxygen levels. Assists in the breeding or reproduction of fish according to their physical traits or to produce a given number of fis...
  • 11 Days Ago

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Substitute Teacher
  • Central Arkansas Development Council
  • Arkadelphia, AR PART_TIME
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Manager Process Improvement
  • Arkansas Children's
  • Little Rock, AR
  • ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS A TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE. FLU VACCINES ARE REQUIRED. ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Senior VP - Own your own Franchise
  • Williamsonheckt
  • Pine Bluff, AR
  • Do you want to own your own business? You are not alone, approximately 85% of the new franchise owners were professional...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Management Leaders - Own Your own Business
  • Williamsonheckt
  • Pine Bluff, AR
  • Do you want to own your own business? You are not alone, approximately 85% of the new franchise owners were professional...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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CEO - Own your own Franchise
  • Williamsonheckt
  • Pine Bluff, AR
  • Do you want to own your own business? You are not alone, approximately 85% of the new franchise owners were professional...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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COO - Own your own Franchise
  • Williamsonheckt
  • Pine Bluff, AR
  • Do you want to own your own business? You are not alone, approximately 85% of the new franchise owners were professional...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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CFO - Own your own franchise
  • Williamsonheckt
  • Pine Bluff, AR
  • Do you want to own your own business? You are not alone, approximately 85% of the new franchise owners were professional...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Physician-Reassignment OCA-Internal Employees Only
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Pine Bluff, AR
  • Summary This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT in support of Alexandria VA Medical Center, LA Physicians who are seekin...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Population and Translational Science Researcher
  • UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
  • Little Rock, AR
  • The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) invites talented ...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

Pine Bluff is the tenth-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area. The population of the city was 49,083 in the 2010 Census with 2017 estimates showing a decline to 42,984. The city is situated in the Southeast section of the Arkansas Delta and straddles the Arkansas Timberlands region to its west. Its topography is flat with wide expanses of farmland, consistent with other places in the Delta Lowlands....
Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/11/2019). Read more from Wikipedia
Income Estimation for Research and Development Director jobs
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