Chief Engineer – Expendables

• Lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team executing research and development projects within the Expendables Operating Unit
• Conceive, develop, demonstrate, and transition technologies and capabilities in the expendable air-breathing weapons domain
• Provide technical direction and leadership to internally funded and contracted activities
• Serve as technical authority for the Operating Unit
• Define and control technical requirements and ensure technical coordination and horizontal integration across projects
• Serve as principal technical interface with customers and company senior leadership
• Represent the NGAS sector in cross-company weapon-related technical activities
• Collaborate with US Government technology development stakeholders
• Ensure programs follow sound engineering principles, company policies, procedures, and quality standards
• Oversee technical performance measures within allocated cost and schedule resources
• Chair the Technical Review Board
• Support program managers with risk and opportunity management, including ownership of technical-performance risks
• Support weapon mission engineering, design, and cost trades
• Provide technical leadership, direction, and mentoring in systems engineering principles, tools, and techniques

• Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 16 years related professional/military experience; OR Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 14 years related professional/military experience; OR Ph.D. in a related STEM discipline and 12 years related professional/military experience
• Professional experience related to expendables, weapons, or high-speed air-breathing systems
• Experience integrating multiple engineering specialties
• Experience working across multiple Business Units within a company, with industry partners, and with the customer community
• Active US Government Secret or higher clearance, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or current enrollment in Continuous Evaluation
• Ability to obtain SAP and TS/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
• Up to 25% travel required
• Familiarity with US Government science & technology and/or acquisition customer community for weapons and expendable systems technologies
• Experience across multiple phases of the program lifecycle, including business development, business acquisition, research & development, production, and sustainment
• Experience as a Chief Engineer or technical lead planning and executing technical design and integration tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all technical requirements
• Strong understanding of weapons and related systems, including mission systems, seekers, weapon data links, WOSA, GRA, warheads, platform integration, and mission engineering
• Demonstrated experience making sound decisions in uncertain, ambiguous, or difficult situations
• Excellent organizational and written communication skills
• Project management planning and presentation skills

Demonstrates expertise in leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams and providing technical direction in the expendable air-breathing weapons domain. Proficient in systems engineering principles, project management, and collaboration with US Government stakeholders.

• Technical Leadership
• Systems Engineering Principles
• Expendable Weapons Expertise
• Project Management
• US Government Clearance

• Systems Engineering
• Technical Direction
• Program Lifecycle Management
• Technical Design Integration
• Risk Management
• Technical Requirements Definition
• Performance Measurement
• Mission Engineering
• Cost Trades Analysis
• Technical Review Board Leadership

• Organizational Skills
• Written Communication Skills
• Decision-Making in Uncertainty

• Active US Government Secret Clearance
• SAP Clearance
• TS/SCI Clearance

• Expendables
• High-Speed Air-Breathing Systems
• Weapons Systems
• Mission Systems
• Weapon Data Links
• Platform Integration
• Research and Development
• Business Development
• Continuous Evaluationi