Job Description
Job Title – Chief, Design Manufacturing Engineer Location: Northampton, Massachusetts ( Onsite ) ( Relocation $$ Available ) Base Salary – $170,000 $250,000 Industry: Aerospace / Aviation / Defense Job Category: Engineering – Other Engineering Screening Questions 1- Do you have an active secret clearance or higher (or) are you a US Citizen? Ideal Candidate Built and developed and led a 100-person cross-functional engineering team to execute programs meeting requirements on budget and schedule. Job Description: The Maritime Imaging Systems (MIS) Business Unit Chief Engineer is responsible for delivering the technical, cost, and schedule performance of the engineering content for a program portfolio. MIS is a Business Unit within the company’s Undersea Systems Division comprised of Submarine, Surface ship, and UxV maritime imaging systems. The Chief Engineer is responsible for shaping, developing, and leading an engineering team in execution of the Engineering content of the program and will be the primary engineering representative to the MIS business working closely with the MIS General Manager. The position requires flexibility to manage multiple customer requirements (cost, schedule, technical capabilities), while using analytical and strategic skills to guide the engineering team to successful program deliveries of customer needs. Qualifications: Active DoD Secret Clearance, which requires US Citizenship Bachelor’s Degree 15 years’ experience transitioning development programs through qualification to low-rate production. Good working knowledge of Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value Management, Risk and opportunity management, as well as understanding and reporting of engineering metrics. Bid/Proposal experience including technical volume writing and BOE review and approval. Program baselining experience including review and approval of WBSs, work packages, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and budgets. Working knowledge and experience implementing disciplined System Engineering Processes. Experience presenting high-stakes technical briefs to internal and external stakeholders. Desired Qualification: Design for Excellent (DfX) experience; Design for Manufacturability (DfM) in particular. Experience transforming a team to implement disciplined and rigorous engineering processes to successfully execute programs on cost and schedule. Undersea / Subsea Systems expertise and experience. Optical systems experience. Fixed price development program execution experience. International defense development program execution experience. DoD development programs execution experience. Experience as an engineering discipline functional manager. Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) experience. Pay: $170,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year Benefits Relocation assistance License/Certification: Active DoD Secret Clearance, which requires US Citizenship (Required) Work Location: In person