Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant supervisory experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

Duties and Tasks:

Handles personnel issues within area of responsibility including merit planning, goal setting, performance reviews, and disciplinary actions

Perform Development and long-term career planning for personnel to meet career goals and future program success

Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function

Serves as engineering resource manager to staff, deconflict, hire or otherwise identify staffing resources to support programs within area of responsibility

Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering efforts within area of responsibility

Overall responsibility for the engineering aspects of a technical domain, to include the acquisition of critical resourcesCapable of identifying project risks, assessing issues and developing resolutions that meet cost, schedule productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectivesReview’s status of projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepares status reportsDevelops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, clients and other stakeholdersServes as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line managementParticipates in development of technical strategies and teaming strategies in technical domainParticipates in the proposal process, including the development of executable project plans on proposalsEnsures process compliance of all engineering activity in area of responsibilityLeads specific process improvement activitiesDetermines and implements the organizational training needs in accordance with the requirements of the technical domainFrequently interacts with subordinate supervisors and employeesCommunicates regularly with project customer, and suppliers, project team, and internal managementRegular contact with all other personnel in area of responsibilityReceives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goalsProvides guidance to subordinates within the latitude of established company policiesRecommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect immediate organization(s)Expected to manage work, set objectives and meet commitments for self and othersDelegates assignments to others for developing solutions

Works collaboratively with resources external to the functional or program team

Provides leadership in defining technology, tool and process strategy across a technical domain

Applies or develops highly advanced technologies, principles, theories and concepts

Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Exceptional interpersonal skills

Exceptional leadership skills

Exceptional organization ability 

Exceptional written and verbal communications skills, bridges communication across teams

Strong ability to think creativelyExceptional ability to multi-task, skilled at executing complex tasksExceptional ability in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions

Exceptional ability to communicate at and with personnel at all levels

Very Strong ability to understand and apply project leadership principles including SPI/CPI, Earned Value, Cost Account Management (CAM)Very Strong experience and passion for driving continuous improvement in Engineering process and toolsStrong ability to recruit, manage and retain people

Passionate about people development and growth 

Salary Note

Combined Salary Range

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans