Compensation: $200,000 – $250,000 Per Year + Signing bonus + Paid relocation
Job Type: On-Site

Job Description:

seeking an Engineering Director to lead the Broadband Communication Systems (BCS) Sector, Hardware
Engineering team. The Engineering Director will lead a team of 160+ engineers and managers in support
of the BCS sector product and program portfolio. This role will coordinate all hardware engineering
needs for the site and direct engineering execution for the programs, proposals and pursuits in this
portfolio. The Engineering Director will report to the Vice President of Engineering of the BCS sector.
Essential Functions:

• Create vision, strategy, and execute against the plan to help build a best-in-class Engineering
  team
• Coordinate all hardware engineering support (personnel, lab resources, tools) required to
  perform on all programs and product developments within the business area. Closely track
  engineering demand and ensure the team is right-sized, properly skilled, and equipped.
• Direct engineering program technical, schedule and cost performance for projects with
  Hardware Engineering scope to include proposal reviews and approval and engineering program
  reviews and review/oversight of key technical decisions
• Provide mentorship and growth opportunities for engineering and management staff within the
  organization
• Build a platform for creativity and engineering innovation that is closely aligned and informed by
  business strategy and technology/product roadmaps
• Provide thought leadership to define the next generation systems
• Hire, attract, retain and grow top talent, creating a cohesive culture that fosters innovation,
  execution, transparency and collaboration
• Ensure allocation of resources is aligned with business priorities and identify solutions for the
  optimal utilization of resources
• Support execution and performance to the Sector Annual Operating Plan
• Serve as a hands-on engineering leader, who easily gains the respect of senior and junior
  engineers
• Contribute to new business pursuits by growing cross-functional relationships in new business
  development and across business areas
• Technical training of the organization and advancement of the state-of-the-art technology
  through appropriate industry interaction and continued education of technical staff
• Partner and work very closely with the Engineering Leadership staff, Business Development and
  Program Management to ensure strategy alignment, execution of projects and cross-team
  collaboration to jointly achieve the sector objectives
• Approve technical solutions for programs and proposals within the business area
• Review and approve cost estimates and schedules for programs and proposals with Hardware
  Engineering scope
• Manage hardware engineering content on programs and IRADs to meet technical performance
  requirements, project budgets and schedules
• Active U.S. security clearance or the ability to obtain one. TS/SCI preferred
  Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related (preferred areas of study include
  Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering (RF and antenna helpful) experience. Graduate
  Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of
  19 years of prior related experience.
  Preferred Additional Skills:
• Advanced degree in Engineering and/or Management
• Deep experience in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering and prior work experience within
  the Defense industry
• Experience and demonstrated competence in technical leadership (project engineer or other
  technical lead) for large complex programs
• Experience managing the engineering content of large DoD proposals and/or new business
  pursuits
• Experience in system level development, requirements definition, analysis, integration and risk
  mitigation for large communications systems
• Deep experience with Earned Value management (EVMS), metrics, and data driven decisions
• Demonstrated problem solving and technical/programmatic judgment
• Strong team player with experience managing highly technical teams
• Strong sense of ownership
• Ability to communicate confidently and concisely to both engineers and non-engineers
• Proven ability to translate the vision/strategy into clear priorities and direction
• Track record of being highly collaborative with a proven ability to quickly establish trust and
  credibility among peers and customers
• Experience navigating matrix organizations to identify key stakeholders and create efficiencies in
  related efforts
• Experience leading development and production of wireless communication systems and
  associated building blocks (e.g. antennas, RF electronics, mechanical design, CCA/PCB design,
  interconnect, Mechanical and Electrical CAD) for line of sight and satellite applications
• Experience developing and/or leading embedded software engineering projects
• Experience developing and/or leading analog and digital hardware projects
• Experience leading cross functional discipline engineering teams
• Experience providing compelling technological briefings to executive level stakeholders
• Experience managing multiple layers of management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with
  customers and teammates
  
  Skills and Certifications
  · Antenna, RF, PCB
  · DoD / Defense experience
  
  Ideal Candidate
  · Lead a hardware engineering group (Antenna, RF, PCB, Mechanical or electrical
  · Hire, train, retain, and grow to meet program needs
  · Lead the group technically (technically savvy to review proposals and such from the team, products)
  · Leading and reviewing proposals
  · Overseeing and leading hardware engineering from a schedule/program perspective
  · Technical roadmap and help execute that
  · Engage to ensure tools for the org are appropriate over time, to stay current
  Must have active secret level security clearance
  10+ years of department of defense experience