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May also contribute to the development of annual and long-term objectives for the Division or Group.\nAccomplish objectives through subordinate engineering managers and/or team leaders, as applicable.\nMake decisions that affect project outcomes, recognizing that erroneous decisions could result in significant schedule delays and additional expenditures of time, resources, and funds.\nManage all activities for assigned engineering projects, including planning and monitoring technical performance, to ensure that quality, business, and financial objectives are achieved.\nManage and implement current, annual, and long-term technical, schedule, quality, business, and financial objectives for the engineering unit or units. 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