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• For all contracts in the Product Area, track technical status and report issues with recommended solutions to the Technical Director.
• May serve as a technical lead on contracts.
• Identify all technical resources required for the respective technical area, hire and train employees, and equip the technical area.
• Ensure MERC is not one deep in any position. Identify qualifications/ requirements for new employees to technical director and Sr. Manager, Employee Services
• Ensure the accuracy and sufficiency of all engineering artifacts required to comply with MERC Standard Processes.
• Review the quality and effectiveness of the finished product and document the Lessons Learned for completeness.
• Serve as release authority for all deliverables.
• Responsible for business development with new customers and new capabilities, both DoD-wide and commercial.
• Communicate with the Technical Director, the Director of Acquisition Strategy, the Sr. Director of Engineering and Programs, and the Executive Director and keep them informed of all aspects of their programs, especially issues and challenges.
• Serve as primary focal point to current customers within the respective technical area and across MERC.
• Serve as the capture manager on contract opportunities; lead the proposal team in concert with the Director of Acquisition Strategy and the Senior Manager of Business Development
• Recommend training for new employees in the technical area.
• Justify all budget and resource allocation recommendations to senior management for the technical area.
• Provide capital investment requirements for the technical area to the Technical Director.
• Protect MERC competition-sensitive, proprietary information and intellectual property from those without a need-to-know.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.
• A Ph.D. in a relevant engineering field (e.g., EE, ME, AE, IE, SW, CE, Computer Science etc.) from an ABET-accredited institution and 10 years of directly related technical experience; or a Master’s degree in same and 12 years of directly related technical experience; or an undergraduate degree in same and 13 years of directly related technical experience.
• Experience leading technical teams: 11 years with an advanced degree or 13 years with an undergraduate degree.
• Extensive experience in Computer Science / Software Engineering.
• Experience leading teams of individuals from a variety of different backgrounds and disciplines.
• Knowledge of the principles of engineering, analysis, test, and design.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with an obsessive attention to detail.
• Able to collaborate and bridge the communication gap between the engineering team, service technicians, business development, operations staff, and clients, interfacing with each.
• Superior budgeting and cost management abilities, assessing estimated costs early in the program and bringing the actual costs within budget.
• Able to draft clear and comprehensive reports on assigned contracts, the use and allocation of resources, and the quality of each finished program.
• Possess technical acumen and the ability to troubleshoot on a variety of programs.
• Able to perform business development activities to include customer interface, estimating and scheduling, technical proposal development, and follow through.

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong background in process improvement / implementation
• ISC2 CSSLP – Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional
• CompTIA - Security Plus

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Industries Airlines and Aviation and Defense and Space Manufacturing

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