Deputy Engineering Director/Product Line Lead

At Trident Systems' Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative, high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs.

We are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence, and Civil space customers. We develop complex radiation effects mitigated designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

Trident Systems is seeking a talented and experienced engineering leader to fill a key leadership role in our Space Electronics Systems (SES) division. Reporting directly to the Engineering Director, the Deputy Engineering Director will play a pivotal role in overseeing and managing various engineering projects, providing technical leadership, and driving innovation within the organization. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership qualities, exceptional technical expertise, a proven track record of delivering results in a fast-paced engineering environment, and be able to provide technical leadership to a portfolio of programs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Oversee the execution of engineering projects from conception to completion, ensuring adherence to project timelines, budgets, and engineering quality standards.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensures programs are following best engineering process and practices in accordance with industry standards and internal requirements.
• Drive the development and implementation of new engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness across the organization.
• Support proposal efforts by creating Basis-of-Estimates for the engineering work and/or author portions of technical volumes.
• Coordinates engineering resource planning across programs with the engineering discipline leads.
• Manages a small team of Product Engineers who are technical owners of core products / modules that are used on multiple programs within the SES division.
• Facilitates the Engineering Corrective Action Board (CAB) looking at quality metrics monitoring engineering performance.
• Coordinates the Engineering Review Board (ERB) to review technical requirement and design architecture changes on programs.
• Provides support to the SES Technical Director for coordination of monthly Internal Research and Development reviews.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certification: Bachelors’ degree in related field, masters preferred.

Years of Experience: 12+ years of related experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:  

Required: 

• Proven communication/interpersonal skills, self-motivated, and ability to be a strong team leader. 
• Demonstrated experience leading complex engineering development efforts on rapid timelines.
• Experience working on proposals including creating engineering estimates for the development schedule and cost.
• A strong engineering process background and ability to lead design review preparation and act as an independent assessor on projects.
• Experience with AS9100 quality processes such as non-conformance processing and configuration data management
• Strong Microsoft office skills include Excel and PowerPoint
• Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and execute plans to achieve organizational goals and objectives.

Desired: 

Experience developing high-reliability electronic systems for space environments.

EEO Statement:  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability, race, national origin, color, religion, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Trident Systems Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer of protected Veterans and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Trident Systems has a desire for priority referrals of protected Veterans. http://www.tridsys.com/pdfs/eeo-post.pdf