Teams at Areté

Leads a portfolio of advanced solid-state laser and lidar/ladar development programs for defense and security applications. Oversees program managers, aligns resources and execution, manages customer relationships with government and DoD prime organizations, and ensures compliance within FAR/DFARS environments. Responsibilities also include proposal development, capture strategy, negotiations, technology roadmapping, and delivery oversight across complex electro-optical programs.

Support configuration and data management across the product lifecycle, including document, software, drawing, revision, release, and archival control. Develop configuration release processes, track project data, prepare engineering change notices and proposals, manage deviations, waivers, and bills of materials, and coordinate with engineering, systems integration, testing, manufacturing, and program teams. Ensure compliance with SAE EIA-649, ISO 9001, and related industry standards while driving process improvement.

Supports manufacturing engineering, mechanical design improvements, tooling, assembly procedures, production transitions, and continuous process improvement for ruggedized electro-optical and laser systems. Operates shaker-table testing, analyzes vibration and shock data, investigates mechanical nonconformances, supports ERP-based manufacturing orders, and collaborates with engineering, quality, production, and program teams. The role also ensures manufacturability, environmental robustness, safety compliance, and production hardware reliability.