IAMD is seeking a Chief Engineer Development for Lower Tier IAMD (LTIAMD) PAC-3 missile production. Responsibilities will include technical execution of 2-3 Product Segment Teams (PSTs). A PST is a cross-functional team organized around a major subsection of the end item. The successful candidate will align PST execution with production objectives, establish priorities, integrate Engineering & Technology and partner functions, and drive timely resolution of technical issues and responsibilities. The candidate will have a proven ability to lead technical efforts and possess the potential to become a Chief Engineer. Position requires excellent leadership skills. Demonstration of all the tenants of Full Spectrum Leadership in previous assignments is a must. Candidates must possess experience and initiative to ensure technical support is provided to missile production programs which includes keeping abreast of technical issues and ensuring the right processes are being exercised to drive timely resolution. The successful candidate should have experience in leading Failure Analysis and Failure Review Boards. Candidate should have wide experience/familiarity in dealing with the Engineering & Technology functional organization. Excellent oral and written communication skills are a must. The successful candidate will be required to communicate technical status and issues internally to program leadership, technical leadership and functional leadership as well as externally to the customer. The successful candidate will report to the PAC-3 Production Chief Engineer and be expected to work closely with the other members of the LTIAMD Chief Engineer staff to ensure synergy across tasks and to communicate lessons learned. The successful candidate will also be required to support technical reviews both on the program and with the customer and at subcontractors. Familiarity with the LTIAMD Missile Segment and its requirements combined with a working knowledge of the Army customer is strongly desired. The successful candidate must have a secret clearance with an investigation in the past five years. The successful candidate must be available for domestic and international travel.
Accountable for all aspects of engineering and technology activities within a program, program area, or line of business to ensure mission milestones and business objectives are met. Serves as the primary technical authority / technical interface with internal program management and external customers. Ensures proposals have sound technical solutions and schedules and drive affordability. Leads a technical team of cross functional engineers to ensure successful proper system/product development and execution. Evaluates and ensures complex issues are resolved in a cost effective, innovative way. Champion mission success and drive a mission success culture. Directs a team into exploration of new problem solution areas with novel concepts and approaches, guiding scope definition and prioritizing problems for investigation. Determine appropriate risk posture and develop mitigation strategies for complex projects. Ensure selected designs are robust and include appropriate margins to facilitate safety, performance, producibility and operational availability/supportability. Ensures program plans and technical baselines are consistent with Program Control processes and Modern Engineering Practices. Responsible for key decision making that impact businesses, the failure to achieve the objectives result in critical impact of program capabilities. Ensures identification of lessons learned, and corrective action are initiated and implemented to improve future and ongoing programs. Provides technical mentoring and career development support of team and allocates resources effectively. Leads and directs the technical execution efforts of the program or LOB.
• Engineering degree with demonstrated record of increasing leadership responsibility
• Secret clearance (clearance not required to start)
• Experience in planning and leading technical solutions from proposal through all aspects of development. This includes SRR, PDR, CDR, Qualification, System Verification & Test, FCA and transition to production
• Candidate should have wide experience / familiarity in working with an Engineering & Technology functional organization
• Experience in leading Failure Analysis and Failure Review Boards
• Knowledge of Air & Missile Defense systems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to travel
• Knowledge of PAC-3 Missile Segment and its requirements combined with knowledge of the SHIELD customer is strongly desired.
• Working knowledge of dealing with subcontractors and subcontract technical management.
• Knowledge of missile/canister subsystems including composite housings, ignition safety devices, safe arm fuzes, exploding foil initiators, attitude control assemblies, solid rocket motors, RF seekers, RF transmitters, guidance processors, and inertial measurement units.
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Full-Time Salary Range: $148300.00 - $275500.00
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Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
Skills Required
- Engineering degree
- Demonstrated record of increasing leadership responsibility
- Secret clearance; clearance is not required to start
- Experience planning and leading technical solutions from proposal through development, including SRR, PDR, CDR, qualification, system verification and test, FCA, and transition to production
- Experience working with an Engineering and Technology functional organization
- Experience leading Failure Analysis and Failure Review Boards
- Knowledge of air and missile defense systems
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally
- Knowledge of the PAC-3 Missile Segment and its requirements, and knowledge of the SHIELD customer
- Working knowledge of subcontractors and subcontract technical management
- Knowledge of missile and canister subsystems, including composite housings, ignition safety devices, safe-arm fuzes, exploding foil initiators, attitude control assemblies, solid rocket motors, RF seekers, RF transmitters, guidance processors, and inertial measurement units
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