Chief Engineer - Level 7

This role will serve as the definitive technical authority for the assigned program.  The selected candidate will report directly to the regional Software Engineering Director and interface with corporate executives and government customers.  The Chief Engineer will lead a multi-disciplined engineering team in a fast paced-environment managing the technical performance of the program meeting cost and schedule requirements. Programmatic focus will be on the activities to develop key technologies, integrate and shape solutions for Missile Defense Integration (MDI) Business Unit (BU) while also supporting the creation of new strategies to win and execute future development programs. 

• Responsible for the technical development and direction of all engineering aspects on the program, including design, development, implementation, testing, and delivery of products to the customer. 

• Serve as the advisor to the program director and technical interface to the customer. 

• Lead technical execution for a complex program, integrating multi-disciplinary engineering efforts to meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives. 

• Maintain cognizance over technical activities within the program and ensuring horizontal integration of compliant, best practice engineering processes and procedures. 

• Collaborate with all team and technical leads to resolve engineering conflicts and provide innovative, achievable solutions to unusually/complex technical problems. 

• Evaluate technical implications of identified risks, issues, and opportunities, and offers recommendations for mitigation strategies. 

• Provide technical leadership, direction and mentoring to other technical employees in the application of software engineering principles, tools, and techniques to achieve results through managing people, internal processes and customer/supplier relationships. 

• Provide insight and knowledge transfer to others on internal and external technical solutions to solve complex problems. 

• Regularly interface with other program stakeholders and associate contractors to ensure system level integration. 

• Develop and present technical solutions to senior leadership, collaborate across BUs, divisions, sectors within the company as well as with industry partners and customer community, using strong communication skills. 

• Advocate and lead efforts in Artificial Intelligence assisted software development initiatives/integration. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor of Science degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and

• Math) discipline and 16 years of relevant experience; 14 years with master’s degree; 12 years with PhD 

•  Minimum of 10 years of experience technically leading large engineering teams and/or organizations to achieve full system development, end to end integration, testing, and deployment 

• Must have active Secret clearance at time of application 

• Must be US Citizen

• Must have working knowledge of Agile methodologies. 

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Missile Defense programs 

• Demonstrated background of successfully applying Software Engineering Principles and Operating Practices to guide program technical design, development, and deployment of systems architectures. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Ten or more years of experience in Missile Defense programs including Fire Control experience. 

• Top Secret/SCI clearance 

• Have familiarity proposal and/or capture experience. 

• Experience leading Agile software program development to include Dev*Ops, AI/ML solution integration, AI/ML/Math/Physics based algorithms, Sensor/ track fusion algorithms, cloud-based solutions. 

•  Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, engineering review board, process control, software, etc.) 

• Ability to collaborate and achieve consensus when dealing with groups from diverse organizations, experience levels, and backgrounds. Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations