Program Management Leader - Vehicle Integration, Test & Certification

Vehicle Integration, Test & Certification Engineering Leader

Location:

ULA - Decatur

Relocation available

Travel 10%

The Vehicle Integration, Test & Certification Engineering Leader is responsible for leading the engineering organization supporting final vehicle assembly and integration, IACO, factory test and checkout, vehicle acceptance and certification, and technical continuity into launch-site processing.

Located in Decatur, Alabama, this position leads a multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for enabling successful vehicle completion and delivery. The successful candidate will partner closely with Operations, Quality, Mission Management, Program Management, subsystem engineering organizations, and launch-site teams to resolve technical issues, maintain vehicle configuration and certification integrity, and support increasing production and launch cadence.

• Lead the engineering organization supporting final vehicle assembly and integration, IACO, factory checkout and test, vehicle acceptance and certification, and technical continuity into launch-site processing.
• Provide engineering leadership and accountability throughout vehicle integration, test, acceptance, certification, delivery, and downstream launch-site processing.
• Partner with IACO, Test, Quality, and Launch Operations leadership to align engineering priorities, staffing, and execution with vehicle flow, certification milestones, and mission schedules.
• Lead timely and disciplined resolution of technical issues affecting vehicle integration, test execution, certification, delivery, and mission readiness.
• Integrate engineering disciplines and technical organizations to resolve complex vehicle-level issues that cross subsystem or organizational boundaries.
• Ensure effective engineering execution for test anomalies, nonconformances, requirement verification, technical closure, and vehicle certification.
• Maintain technical and configuration continuity as vehicles transition from Decatur production through launch-site processing and mission preparation.
• Drive recurring issue elimination and continuous improvement by incorporating factory and launch-site lessons learned into future builds, engineering priorities, and product improvements.
• Establish and monitor organizational performance measures for engineering responsiveness, technical issue resolution, test anomaly closure, certification readiness, and vehicle flow.
• Develop and execute organizational, staffing, talent development, and succession plans to support increasing production and launch cadence.
• Foster a One Team culture across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Mission Management, Program Management, and launch-site organizations with shared accountability for vehicle delivery and mission success.

Bachelor

Please reference the Basic Qualification for minimum years of related work experience required

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience plus a minimum of 4 years of management or leadership experience of leading teams.
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience in the integration, test, production, certification, launch, or sustainment of complex aerospace or high-rate environment.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and resolving complex integrated hardware or systems issues.
• Experience working in a production, integration and test, field operations, or mission execution environment.
• Experience with personnel management, including employee development, performance management, organizational planning, and talent development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical issue resolution across organizational, functional, or geographic boundaries.
• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities and lead execution in an environment with competing technical, cost, schedule, production, and mission demands.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with employees, peers, senior leadership, customers, and stakeholders.