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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

Help Shape the Employee Experience Across Teledyne FLIR Defense

Are you an HR professional who thrives on balancing strategic initiatives, employee engagement, and day-to-day business partnership? Do you enjoy creating programs that have meaningful impact across an organization while serving as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees? Teledyne FLIR is seeking an HR Generalist / HR Business Partner who will play a critical role not only supporting business leaders and employees at our Elkridge, Maryland site, but also leading enterprise-wide HR programs and initiatives across our Defense businesses. This is a unique opportunity for an HR professional who wants visibility, influence, and the ability to drive meaningful changes across multiple organizations. In this role, you will partner closely with HR Business Partners, managers, and employees to create exceptional employee experiences, improve retention, strengthen culture, and leverage data-driven insights to support business decisions.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a trusted HR advisor and first point of contact for managers and employees.

• Provide coaching and guidance on performance management, employee relations, talent development, organizational effectiveness, and workplace concerns.

• Conduct employee investigations and recommend practical, compliant resolutions.

• Support recruiting activities, candidate selection, onboarding, and workforce planning initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, company policies, and HR procedures.

In addition to site support responsibilities, this role will own and drive HR initiatives across the Defense organization, including:

Employee Onboarding Excellence

• Design and enhance onboarding programs that create a welcoming, engaging, and productive experience for new employees.

• Develop tools, resources, and best practices that improve new hire integration and accelerate productivity.

Exit & Retention Insights

• Manage offboarding and exit interview processes across Defense.

• Analyze employee feedback and identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve retention and employee experience.

• Partner with leaders and HR teams to implement action plans based on findings.

Culture & Employee Engagement

• Lead initiatives that foster an inclusive, collaborative, respectful, and safe work environment.

• Develop programs that strengthen employee engagement, belonging, recognition, and organizational culture.

• Partner with leadership teams to improve employee experience across the employee lifecycle.

Internship Program Leadership

• Coordinate and manage the Defense internship program.

• Partner with business leaders, hiring managers, universities, and HR colleagues to deliver a best-in-class intern experience.

• Support recruitment, onboarding, development activities, and program effectiveness measurement.

Data Analytics & AI-Driven HR Solutions

• Utilize data analytics and AI-enabled tools to identify workforce trends and opportunities.

• Transform HR and workforce data into meaningful insights and ready recommendations.

• Create reports, dashboards, presentations, and decision-support materials for HR and business leaders.

• Leverage technology and process improvement methodologies to increase HR effectiveness and efficiency.

What We're Looking For:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business, or a related field preferred.

• 2 - 5+ years of progressive HR Administration, HR Business Generalist, or equivalent HR experience.

• Strong employee relations and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

• Demonstrated business acumen and analytical capability.

• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Word.

• Experience working with HR systems; Workday experience is preferred.

• Able and willing to travel approximately 15%

Preferred Qualifications

• HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP).

• Experience managing cross-functional HR programs or enterprise-wide initiatives.

• Strong organizational and project management skills.

• Experience utilizing AI tools, data analytics, dashboards, and reporting solutions to support decision-making.

• Passion for continuous improvement, innovation, and creating exceptional employee experiences.

Why Join Teledyne FLIR?

This position offers the opportunity to make a visible impact beyond a single site and influence the employee experience across the Defense organization. You'll work alongside experienced HR professionals, lead programs that matter, and contribute directly to culture, engagement, retention, and talent development initiatives while helping shape the future of our workforce.

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

Salary Range:

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.