Sr Director, R&D Eng

Company Overview

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters. Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment guides everything we do.

Integrity, innovation, customer satisfaction, and collaboration are our core values.

Directs and coordinates the engineering activities of multiple related teams in support of business unit research and development programs. Ensures that quality levels, industry and business standards are maintained or improved in the development process through transition to production. Coordinates with program managers and business leadership to allocate resources in accordance with organizational priorities. Develops departmental plans, including budget, internal research and development, capital expenditure and training proposals.

Develops subordinates for career progression towards advanced technical, leadership, and customer facing roles.

• Provides leadership and direction through managers
• Must have at least one manager level direct report
• Is accountable for the performance and results of a division or region
• Executes business plans and contributes to the development of functional strategy
• Decisions are guided by functional or major operational segment strategy and priorities
• Consistent exercise of discretion & judgment

• Directs and oversees the organization's engineering research, design, and development activities with the goal of developing new or improved products, processes, or services.
• Specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost, reliability and safety.
• Designs, develops, executes and evaluates fitness‑for‑use testing, product specifications and process validation plans; creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials.
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize designs for manufacturability.
• Utilizes CAD or CAE systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.
• Develops project plans, reviews research specifications, secures resources, monitors project progress and provides regular reports to leadership teams.
• Ensures that all laboratory activities comply with regulatory guidelines, and quality and/or performance standards.
• Manages research activities and guides subordinates in the application of scientific or engineering principles to the product development process.
• Leads and directs the work of other employees and has responsibility for personnel decisions with concurrence from HR & Senior Leadership.
• Establishes and administers policies and procedures, departmental budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural change.

• Required education and experience: Associate's Degree and 10-12 years' experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevant Education &/or Experience
• Critical professional related technical skills; computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Preferred education and experience:
  Bachelor's Degree
• Discipline/Major:
  Science or Engineering degree preferred
• Knowledge, skills & abilities:
  Management skills, Foster teamwork, Analytical thinking, Detail oriented, Research, Project management.
• Strong computer skills, administrative data control, scheduling and team interface.
• Strong written, digital and verbal communication skills in both an individual and team environment.
• Looks for ways to improve and promote quality.
• Master's degree in science or engineering.
• Experience in a DoD environment.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Working knowledge of munitions: associated platforms, strategic and tactical systems, and…