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Manages a 30-person software engineering department supporting NASA Space Network projects at the White Sands Complex. Oversees software development, testing, sustainment, integration, modernization, agile adoption, risk management, performance management, hiring, customer reporting, lifecycle reviews, and corrective-action processes. Leads platform rehosting and AI-assisted engineering initiatives while coordinating technical, operational, budget, schedule, and maintenance requirements. The role may require emergency on-call support and requires eligibility for a DoD Secret clearance.

Lead an agile engineering pod developing secure, scalable AI-powered production features. Responsibilities include directing AI coding agents, establishing architectural guardrails, transforming prototypes into reliable software, managing CI/CD and evaluation infrastructure, and leading hiring, mentoring, performance coaching, and career development. The role requires technical architecture expertise across C#/.NET, front-end frameworks, databases, APIs, ETL, and ethical AI practices.

Lead an agile engineering pod developing secure, scalable AI-powered production features. Direct AI coding-agent workflows, establish architecture and quality guardrails, modernize prototypes, and oversee error handling, testing, security, and observability. Manage hiring, onboarding, mentoring, career development, and performance coaching. Build shared repositories, CI/CD pipelines, evaluation datasets, and data-access standards while aligning engineering delivery with product strategy, risk management, and enterprise standards.

Lead and mentor a software engineering team while developing AI-enabled enterprise platform capabilities. Responsibilities include deploying agentic AI tools, designing context engineering and multi-agent architectures, building shared infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, reviewing AI-generated code, establishing guardrails, and partnering with product, security, and data teams. The role requires hands-on C#/.NET and modern JavaScript development, database, SQL, API, ETL, and engineering leadership expertise.

Leads manufacturing quality across two Texas sites, translating global standards into execution plans, driving audit readiness, quality improvement, process capability, corrective actions, and customer issue resolution. Partners with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality teams to reduce defects, scrap, rework, complaints, and cost of poor quality. Develops site quality leaders, standardizes quality practices, manages risk escalation, and ensures sustained application of quality methodologies across both facilities.

Leads the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering function and supervises manufacturing, industrial, and process engineering teams. Develops and improves manufacturing methods, equipment layouts, workflows, quality controls, and production processes. Partners with quality, HSE, design, planning, and suppliers to optimize manufacturing capabilities. Directs operational excellence initiatives, workforce planning, equipment validation, process improvement, and major engineering projects while hiring, developing, and evaluating personnel. Requires domestic and international travel of up to 25%.

Manage outside plant fiber network design, permitting, deployment, vendors, and construction operations for residential and business locations. Coordinate engineering resources, municipal relationships, right-of-way approvals, central office planning, materials, relocations, change management, and project financial performance. Support FTTH construction and operations teams while ensuring compliance with network standards, quality requirements, project milestones, and scalable deployment processes.

Leads engineering execution for spacecraft development programs, coordinating multidisciplinary teams across systems, hardware, software, integration, testing, and production. Manages budgets, schedules, EVMS, EACs, risks, resources, proposals, suppliers, and technical performance. Serves as the primary engineering interface with the PMO and senior technical stakeholders, guiding IPT and subsystem leads through the full product lifecycle from proposal and design through delivery.

Leads municipal engineering projects, mentors project teams, reviews development applications and technical designs, coordinates schedules and construction issues, manages budgets, proposals, billing, and client relationships. Attends governing body and land-use board meetings, prepares municipal reports, evaluates stormwater and soil-erosion compliance, reviews shop drawings, supports business development, and conducts limited travel to municipalities and job sites.

Lead architecture and development of Microsoft’s scalable agent runtime platform for Copilot, including agent memory, conversation storage, long-running tasks, extensibility, and multi-agent collaboration. Drive AI-native software development, system design, reliability, security, testing, observability, deployments, incident response, and cross-team delivery. Manage dependencies, mentor engineers, improve team practices, and oversee employee growth and performance.

Leads a software engineering team developing Azure deployment automation and infrastructure tooling for Microsoft Defender. Responsibilities include hiring and coaching engineers, setting technical direction, overseeing architecture and code reviews, improving CI/CD and deployment safety, troubleshooting production issues, strengthening observability and recovery, and coordinating cross-team delivery. The role emphasizes cloud reliability, security, operational efficiency, and scalable deployment solutions across constrained and regulated environments.

Leads multiple software engineering teams developing scalable .NET applications for warehouse automation, robotics, AS/RS, sortation, and enterprise integrations. Establishes engineering standards, oversees architecture and SDLC delivery, manages project execution, and ensures software quality, performance, scalability, and reliability. Recruits, mentors, and develops engineering leaders and teams while partnering with business and technical stakeholders on roadmaps and solution strategies. Travel is required up to 15%.

Leads multiple software engineering teams developing scalable .NET applications for warehouse automation, robotics, AS/RS, sortation, and third-party integrations. Establishes engineering standards, oversees architecture and SDLC execution, manages delivery across concurrent projects, and develops engineering leadership and talent. Ensures software quality, performance, reliability, maintainability, and alignment with technical roadmaps, budgets, schedules, and customer needs.

Manage a team of vehicle test engineers and own production test deliverables for rocket stage integration. Lead vehicle and subsystem checkout operations, including fluid leak checks, low- and high-voltage checkouts, and functional verification. Develop test standards, infrastructure roadmaps, automated frameworks, test plans, data processes, operator training, and continuous-improvement initiatives. Partner with systems engineering, manufacturing, production, and program leadership to improve cycle time, quality, readiness, and schedule alignment.

Oversee hotel building and systems maintenance, including mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and life safety systems. Ensure regulatory compliance, prioritize and verify maintenance work, coordinate contractors and city officials, handle service requests and emergencies, and lead, schedule, train, and evaluate the engineering and maintenance team.

Manages junior flight test engineers and oversees missile flight test analysis for the Minuteman III and Sentinel ICBM programs. Responsibilities include mission planning, launch support, telemetry processing, trajectory and accuracy analysis, anomaly investigation, engineering modeling, statistical analysis, software tool development, and technical reporting. The role also requires team leadership, project management, and support within a classified Air Force environment.

Leads the AI and platform engineering team responsible for Procore’s enterprise Claude rollout, MCP roadmap, AI workflow infrastructure, and Atlassian and Slack administration. Owns platform roadmaps, adoption, change management, governance participation, go-live readiness, vendor and contractor engagements, and team development. Partners with Security, GRC, Legal, Identity, Enterprise AI, and business stakeholders to operate enterprise AI and collaboration platforms securely and effectively.

Leads a 60-plus-person Electronics and Payloads engineering department supporting space hardware, missile defense, and weather sensing programs. Responsibilities include technical execution, workforce planning, talent development, staffing, engineering quality, program performance, design reviews, proposal support, innovation, digital transformation, and cross-site collaboration. The role requires managing engineering organizations, delivering electrical or electromechanical space products, and maintaining technical, cost, and schedule objectives.

Manage daily operations of a hardware engineering lab for a humanoid robotics team. Responsibilities include organizing workspaces, tracking and procuring inventory, kitting parts, supporting equipment setup and calibration, coordinating repairs and deliveries, managing lab access and onboarding, enforcing safety and ESD protocols, and assisting engineers with demos, shipments, and sourcing components.

Leads 24/7 engineering operations, test campaigns, commissioning, and transition to nuclear reactor operations. Directs multidisciplinary teams, establishes operating procedures, training, safety programs, and operational readiness frameworks. Oversees SCADA and instrumentation reliability, risk management, regulatory compliance, maintenance and root-cause programs, facility upgrades, emergency preparedness, capital planning, and collaboration with engineering, EHS, quality, and regulatory stakeholders.

Leads architectural decisions, web roadmap delivery, and API acquisition efforts. Partners with leadership on engineering roadmaps and technical feasibility, mentors engineers, promotes best practices, and guides scalable application development and project planning. The role requires engineering team management, Ruby on Rails experience, cloud application development, strong communication, and effective mentorship.

Leads multidisciplinary tooling teams supporting aerospace projects, overseeing tool engineering and design, prototype and developmental tooling, procurement, suppliers, costs, quality, schedules, and customer satisfaction. Develops staffing and training plans, manages capital asset strategies, serves as Cost Account Manager, ensures EVMS compliance, and establishes standardized tooling processes across the sector. The role requires active Secret clearance and eligibility for SAP access.

Leads a 10–15-person electronics engineering section, overseeing staffing, performance management, mentoring, recruiting, retention, and career development. Provides RF, antenna, and mixed-signal technical support to programs and business development efforts. Drives process improvements, design methodologies, simulation-tool practices, design reviews, and infrastructure initiatives while coordinating staffing demands across engineering organizations.

Manages test network engineering efforts for a defense program, including complex network analysis, system design, virtualization, hardware procurement, troubleshooting, and technical oversight. Coordinates project schedules, budgets, risks, Scrum meetings, stakeholder reporting, and multiple engineering teams. Provides mentoring, career planning, performance management, and compensation oversight. Requires an active DoD Secret clearance and experience with network infrastructure, Windows/Linux administration, and project leadership.

Leads and manages an analytics engineering team while contributing to data transformation, modeling, quality, and delivery solutions. Establishes modeling and development standards, implements analytics engineering tools, supports client engagements, improves reporting and visualization processes, allocates team resources, mentors engineers, supports presales, and drives internal quality and process improvements.