Mechanical Engineering Discipline Manager

Barrios Technology is an engineering solutions partner with more than 45 years of experience supporting NASA and the commercial space industry. We deliver innovative engineering, software, and technology integration services across NASA centers nationwide. Barrios prides itself on a people-focused culture that values creativity, diversity, professional growth, and a healthy work–life balance.

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. Bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration.

Currently there is an exciting opportunity for a Discipline Manager to join the team with Barrios, a teammate company.

The Mechanical Engineering Discipline Manager is responsible for leading and developing the mechanical engineering workforce, ensuring the department possesses the technical expertise, leadership, capacity, and operational effectiveness necessary to support current programs and future business growth. This role serves as the primary leader for workforce management within the Mechanical Engineering discipline and is accountable for balancing organizational needs, employee development, customer commitments, and the continued growth of mechanical engineering capabilities across the organization.

The Discipline Manager fosters engineering excellence and ensures the department is prepared to meet evolving technical and business challenges.

Discipline Vision

• Implements strategic direction established by the Services Director and translates organizational objectives into actionable workforce and operational plans.
• Anticipates future workforce needs and works with Group Supervisors and Leads to ensure the department develops the capabilities and talent necessary to support future business opportunities.

Workforce Leadership

• Provides leadership, coaching, and performance management for employees and subordinate leaders across the department.
• Establishes clear performance expectations, supports career development, and ensures employees receive the guidance and opportunities needed to grow professionally.
• Creates an environment that encourages technical excellence, engagement, accountability, collaboration, and continuous development.
• Works closely with the Service Delivery Manager and HR recruiter to identify hiring requirements, define critical skill needs, and attract highly qualified talent.
• Develops strategies to retain key personnel and maintain organizational stability

Department Operations

• Ensures the Discipline successfully supports all assigned programs and projects while maintaining workforce health and organizational effectiveness.
• Maintains awareness of current and projected workload across all groups.
• Maintains visibility of employee assignments, workload distribution, and staffing demands across all groups
• Evaluates workforce capacity relative to customer demand and develops plans to address shortages, surpluses, or emerging skill gaps.
• Monitors operational performance, identifies challenges, and implements solutions that improve efficiency, responsiveness, and execution.
• Provides oversight of departmental staffing expenditures, workforce investments, training allocations, and operational resources.
• Ensures available resources are used effectively and aligned with organizational priorities.
• Identifies workforce and operational risks that could impact execution, employee retention, technical capability, or future growth.
• Develops mitigation strategies and works with leadership to address issues before they become organizational constraints.

Required Education/Experience/

Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum 8 years of experience, including at least 4 years managing people
• Demonstrated experience leading mechanical engineering teams supporting the design, analysis, development, integration, testing, and sustainment of complex systems and hardware.
• Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles, engineering design processes, and industry best practices.
• Demonstrated customer-service mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality engineering solutions that meet customer requirements and business objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead…