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General Dynamics · 1 month ago

Sr Technical Manager - Systems Engineering

USA-PA-Canonsburg

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$158K/yr - $178K/yr

6+ years exp

General Dynamics Mission Systems is a leading provider of high technology solutions in the defense and scientific sectors. The Sr Technical Manager - Systems Engineering will lead a team focused on requirements analysis, system architecture, and design, ensuring that customer and system requirements are effectively managed and met.

AerospaceNational SecurityPublic Transportation

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Leading a team responsible for requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis, system architecture and design, performing detail trade studies, and validation and interface definition studies of system, subsystem or system elements

Work with the Technical Leadership to make critical decisions on architecture, design, and technology choices

Work with cross functional teams to ensure that customer requirements are correctly analyzed

Develop and allocate system requirements to lower levels (subsystem, elements and components)

Collaborate across functions to resolve issues and recommend solutions to ensure that the system meets requirements with the performance needed for deployment

Qualification

Embedded hardware systemsAgile development processesModelingSimulationCyber SecurityOpen Architecture standardsCostSchedule estimatesLeadership of complex projectsProblem-solving abilitiesCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related Science, Technology or Mathematics field

Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience

Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information

Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required

Preferred

Experience in the design, development and testing of complex embedded hardware systems

Comfortable working knowledge with the chief products across disciplines (electrical schematics, mechanical drawings and software architecture plans)

Support for formal systems acceptance testing activities

Demonstrated experience with Agile development processes and practices in a DoD setting

Experience with modeling and simulation and/or digital engineering concepts, tools, and processes (MBSE / DE / SysML / UML)

Leadership of complex projects and mentoring and development teams and individuals

Demonstrated strong strategic and architectural vision

Excellent problem-solving and system-thinking abilities

Demonstrated leadership skills on complex programs with multi-disciplinary engineering teams pushing technological boundaries

Understanding of Open Architecture (eg, UMS/UCI) or other Architecture Standards

Experience with Cyber Security, Information Assurance, and RMF

Support for failure investigation activities and failure review board (FRB) meetings

Technical and management credibility; demonstrated through past experiences

Experience in preparation of cost and schedule estimates for design tasks

Demonstrated technical excellence in engineering solutions to DoD customer requirements

Demonstrated success building and developing high-performing teams

Ability to lead and manage a geographically separated team

Strong presentation and communications skills

Exquisite brokering skills, regularly achieving consensus among stakeholders

Collaborating effectively with others; along with building teams that excel through GDMS values

Benefits

Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more