Product Line Chief Engineer

Location: Leesburg, VA
Description: The Judge Group is currently seeking a Product Line Chief Engineer to support a large Aerospace corporation in Leesburg, VA. For immediate consideration email your resume to
- Robbie Kissinger

Position Responsibilities

• Drives technical response for business proposals
• Via PCEs, leads the technical team that will fulfill program technical, schedule and cost requirements and drives process improvements
• Supports the creation of product technical roadmaps by collaborating with Senior Engineering Managers, Customers, and Division Leadership.
• Chairs technical reviews and supervises product documentation and engineering change requests/orders
• Collaborates with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality to ensure technical specifications, as designed, are managed/controlled and flow through the entire value chain
• Supports the development of plans for product IRAD and sustaining projects through proper work decomposition and skills assignment to project work tasks
• Manages development and approval of engineering estimates and drives to a consistent approach for bases of estimates
• Develops and mentors high-performing engineering teams
• Leads multi-discipline engineering activities and mentors engineers to improve technical and leadership skills
• Partners with functional leaders to drive process improvements throughout the engineering development processes
• Responsible for engineering leadership and direct performance management of a group of Senior Engineering Managers
• Leads root cause investigations and rolls out corrective actions (RCCA)
• Time allowing, is a technical contributor to engineering efforts within their core expertise/disciplines
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications

• Master Degree or PhD in a Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering discipline (or equivalent). Experience with RF strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in product design and sustainment
• Eligible to obtain a Secret level security clearance
• Experience with leading technical teams through the product lifecycle
• Experience with drawings and BOMs;
  Engineering Change systems;
  Quality systems for non-conforming parts and corrective action
• Experience in an Agile and Waterfall development environment
• Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills
• Experience project planning in terms of schedule, budget, and resource estimations
• Exceptional leadership and management skills, with the ability to develop and communicate a vision that inspires and motivates staff and aligns with the business strategy
• Ability to build strong relationships within all disciplines within organization
• Effective influencing and negotiation skills in an environment in which resources may not be under your direct control
• Experience with product manufacturing and product configuration processes
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team in an engineering environment
• Project Management Experience
• Experienced and proficient with MS Office applications and other office productivity tools

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