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Leidos · 13 hours ago

Deputy Chief Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$101K/yr - $183K/yr

8+ years exp

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Security Clearance Required

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Responsibilities

Knows customer’s current technologies and understands future requirements; identifies current system performance gaps and recommends platform agnostic sensor solutions for bridge projects and and programs of record

Leads the engineering team in evaluating new products, processes, integration standards and operational plans in support of existing and future airborne Intelligence Surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technologies.

Maintains technical project budget accountability and reports engineering costs to the customer and Program Management.

Develop and maintain technical team resource allocation plan.

Communicates with U.S. Government (USG) customers, subcontractors and vendors and other external constituents as required; influences stakeholders and decisionmakers on policies, practices and procedures.

Provides oversight and technical direction for a large team of experienced professionals to manage multiple complex projects.

Leads, directs and reviews the engineering team’s work and the work of subcontractor teams.

And all other duties as required to support the Chief Engineer and ensure responsiveness of the program.

Qualification

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Systems Development LifecycleAirborne ISR technologiesTechnical project budget managementTest planningIntegration of airborne platformsRoot cause analysisTechnical documentation reviewPMP CertificationMicrosoft ProjectMATLABJIRAWindchillSolidWorksSystems Modeling Language

Required

Requires a BA/BS and 8+ years prior relevant experience or master’s with 6+ years prior relevant experience and 4+ years’ experience supervising or leading teams or projects.

Possess an active DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain DoD Top Secret with SCI clearance.

Experience determining solutions and providing direction for all phases of the Systems Development Lifecycle including design, integration, testing, deployment and sustainment of mission systems.

Experience developing airborne platforms and sensing systems for U.S. Government customers including experience with design, integration, and sustainment of Army Future Business Jet ISR platforms and sensor systems.

Ability to direct and oversee develop of project test plans and procedures; manage test planning and ISR systems test execution.

Proficient in investigating and determining root cause of product issues during testing and determine appropriate resolution.

Expert in selecting, developing, modifying, integrating, and evaluating sensors and rack mounted equipment and electrical components for airborne.

Effectively communicate with Leidos and sub-contractor functional leads, managers, and employees.

Experience reviewing technical documentation, to include but not limited to white papers, design reviews, ICDs, and engineering reports to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Be able to obtain a passport to travel internationally.

Preferred

Experience with design and integration of Airborne ISR systems on Bombardier Challenger 650 and Global 6500 platforms.

Constructing airworthiness substantiation packages for new system configuration changes and development of airworthiness approach for integration of new systems.

Previous experience leading Integrated Product Team Meetings between Leidos, USG and subcontractors.

Experience working with a geographically dispersed team.

Systems Modeling Language Model User Certified.

Proficient with Microsoft Project, MATLAB, JIRA, Windchill, and SolidWorks.

PMP Certification.