Chief Engineer - Sustainment, Production, and Modernization Directorate

We are seeking a Chief Engineer for our Military Aircraft System’s Sustainment, Production, and Modernization directorate. You will be responsible for managing the technical execution of current programs and developing technical road maps that align with the product line growth strategy. Our Sustainment, Production, and Modernization directorate is responsible for the life cycle management of military air vehicle platforms and established air vehicle platform modifications. The directorate establishes itself as a trusted market leader with our USG and end user customers (US and foreign military). The directorate focuses on aircraft modification and production program management, sustainment and liaison engineering, and contractor logistics support. Execution of core engineering competencies in this role ensures configuration management, safety, continued airworthiness, and mission capability for the life cycles of products, focusing on modification line to end of life support.

As a Chief Engineer, you will be using your skills and technical expertise to shape the direction of our engineering and technology portfolio. Your duties will require you to identify engineering opportunities and efficiencies that modernize and streamline our production efforts. You'll be responsible for providing expert consultation and guidance for difficult and complex technical sustainment activities. Your technical responsibilities during planning, organizing, and conducting projects involves acting as a subject matter expert in your engineering discipline, but also as a generalist for all aspects of engineering. This role will be high energy and customer facing. It represents a strategic growth area for SNC. You will lead an energetic team of engineering personnel and have regular engagements with:

• Internal customers; including the director, program managers, executive
program leaders, and the business development team to create and
execute a growth strategy for existing and new platforms
• External customers; including USG program and technical leads, prime
contractors, and end users (USG and foreign military stakeholders) to align
with and exceed their expectations
• Subcontractors; including aircraft OEMs, subsystem OEMs, and service
providers to ensure appropriate support underpins SNC execution and
guarantees success

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

Responsibilities:

• Lead SNC's effort to identify, develop, and maintain a technical road map for air vehicle systems sustainment, production and modernization
• Build and maintain customer technical relationships with key customer representatives and several major suppliers/OEMs
• Assist in building and maintaining the team including hiring and managing direct reports and their reports
• Work with your engineering team, program managers, configuration management, certification, logistics, maintainers, operators, and functional engineering to execute program activities
• Support SNC's engagement with multiple DoD acquisition offices including USAF and SOCOM
• Develop and deliver competitive technical solutions for DoD customers

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s of Science degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or a related field and typically 14 or more years of relevant technical experience
• Thorough understanding of all phases of design lifecycle management to include requirements, design, integration, test, and sustainment
• Knowledge and understanding of industry best practices and techniques for program management of engineering and/or programs
• Possess advanced technical knowledge and experience; working knowledge of industry trends and historical context
• Demonstrated ability to work with senior business leaders and to provide leadership within the workplace
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in verbal and written forms; ability to tailor conversations to adapt to