Engineering Staffing Lead (Contingent on Award)

Are you dreaming about a position where you can deliver quality, meaningful results? Come be a part of our diverse, multi-disciplined team of engineers, operating in an agile environment, using the latest tools and methodologies. Develop your technical acumen as well as your leadership skills at a company with huge potential for long-term career growth. As an Engineering Manager, you will be using your skills and expertise to manage functional teams through program execution for our products and services. These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems. You will represent the engineering department at all management level meetings. You'll ensure that the engineering design, documentation, and approvals meet the program schedules, are obtained in a timely manner and that engineering hours expended are productive, meeting program goals and budgets. You will own and continuously improve processes and procedures, oversee training of staff and provide technical direction as required.

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. Learn more about IAS

Here’s what you can expect: 

• Generous paid time off and flex time 
• Friendly and talented colleagues 
• Exclusive SNC company events 
• Leadership and development training 
• SNC Mentorship Program 
• Education reimbursement  
• Modern Campus setting built with collaboration spaces, spectacular mountain views and natural light throughout 
• Free to use fitness center on-site 
• State-of-the-art coffee house 
• Full-service Cafeteria with planned breakfast and lunch options  
• Access to walking and biking trails 

Responsibilities Include:

• Work with Business Area to determine staffing requirements for your respective Design and Analysis engineering disciplines
• Work with Engineering Resource Manager and Talent Acquisition team to source, screen, interview, and make offers to top caliber engineering talent
• Communicate staffing needs and status of requisition fulfillment to leadership
• Work with Engineering Resource Manager and University Recruiting team to support entry level and intern recruiting, staffing, training, mentoring, and onboarding
• Work with University Recruiting team to update and execute partner school strategy to include career fairs, industry days, on campus societies to continue to build on SNC's diverse backgrounds and experiences

Must-haves:

• Bachelor's of Science degree in a related discipline and typically 8 or more years of relevant technical experience
• Understanding of engineering principles and practices
• Experience interviewing engineering candidates for technical positions
• Experience with Computer Aided Engineering tools, analysis and simulation
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary design and development teams

Preferred:

• Typically 4-6 years of relevant leadership and/or management experience
• Exposure to recruiting employees; assigning, directing, and evaluating their work; and overseeing the development and maintenance of staff competence
• Experience with identifying and coordinating resources to ensure the required tools, processes, and training are available/effective and programs are staffed and supported to achieve success
• Understanding of how to prepare project schedules, budgets, bids, and estimates for proposed program work packages
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
• Ability to motivate/work with others
• Prior exposure to working successfully in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment emphasizing rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities, with minimal supervision

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force