Mission Management Lead - VA Technical Engineering Lead

Leadership Mindset at HII – Mission Technologies

Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities:

• Know & Grow Your People – Commit to learning and supporting team success.
• Build Relationships – Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust.
• Take Ownership – Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work.
• Customer First – Focus on the mission and those we serve.
• Shape the Future – Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
• Act with Urgency – Take initiative and follow through with purpose.

As the Unmanned System (UxV) Mission Management Lead, you will play a key part of our HII Unmanned Systems autonomy portfolio. The Mission Management Lead drives the integration of HII’s Odyssey maritime autonomy with tactical mission management systems, enabling integration of command and control, sensor management, data dissemination across unmanned and manned C6

ISR systems, thereby creating a common manned‑unmanned tactical picture and accelerating kill‑chain decision‑making. You will work with multidisciplinary engineering teams and fellow Autonomy/AI leads to deliver high‑value autonomy solutions to the market. This role can be located in our Pocasset, Mass office or VA Beach.

Additionally, this position will manage the Mission Management product lifecycle:

• Collaborate with business development to define market strategy
• Collaborate with engineering to develop the optimum product for our customers
• Represent the product externally with customers and at industry events
• Coordinate the resources to execute the autonomy product plan
• Set the schedule and release of autonomy product development
• Execute thought leadership on autonomy product strategy

Functions as a technical expert who provides management and leadership in the design, development and delivery of technology‑enabled applications, products and services within a technical environment. Participate in and provide input into the design, re‑design and development of technology products and applications. Contribute to and often lead the specification and design phases of the development life cycle. Also manage the design and implementation of new development and enhancement efforts, and coordinate systems installation and software testing with other technologists.

Responsible for the overall technical implementation of applications and frequently interact with internal and external business contacts. Provide the technical integrity of projects while giving technical guidance to clients and department staff at the brand, program, and project levels. Serve as day‑to‑day lead on assigned projects and work with technical leadership to perform evaluations and feasibility reviews. Act as a point of technical escalation and resolution during the project lifecycle as it relates to technical decisions.

Determine and provide a necessary level of technical documentation during requirements gathering, based on standards and procedures and discussions with project staff, industry experience, and technical vendors. Assist the technical director with scoping, identification of project deliverables, and creation of project‑specific documentation such as functional specifications, technical specifications, etc. Proactively work with producers to ensure that appropriate staffing resources are assigned and effectively utilized at the appropriate time.

Work with quality assurance resources to create test plans and ensure that issues are properly assigned, fixed, and regressed. Communicate daily regarding project status with appropriate team members. Provide technical consultancy to department staff and participate in business development efforts including proposals, development plans, and presentations, as directed.

• 8 years relevant progressive experience with a Bachelor’s in a related field; 6 years relevant progressive experience with a Master’s in a related field; or high school diploma or equivalent with 12 years relevant progressive experience.
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