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ECS · 6 days ago

Chief Engineer

Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. The Chief Engineer of ECS’ Radar Physics Laboratory will provide technical leadership and oversight for the lab's production efforts, ensuring high-quality electronic systems and components are delivered to meet customer requirements.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud InfrastructureComplianceConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Identify new programs, products and opportunities that align with RPL capabilities and business development objectives

Assess feasibility/practicality of solutions to meet customer needs

Identify, document and actively mitigate risks at both the project level and organizational level

Author, review and edit technical proposals; lead capture and proposal strategies; provide labor and materials estimates to the pricing team

Derive project and product-level requirements for design, development and qualification from higher level customer-defined mission requirements

Provide technical guidance, solve complex design problems, and ensure innovative solutions are developed

Perform trade-off analyses of efficiency, cost, and schedule against system/product capabilities and performance

Recruit, train, and mentor engineers and technicians; delegate tasks and set goals

Plan, direct, and oversee engineering projects from concept to completion, ensuring they meet timelines, budgets, and quality standards

Qualification

Radar systems engineeringElectronic circuit designEngineering managementPCB layout best practicesElectronic test methodsISO-9001 complianceDigital Signal ProcessingManufacturing experienceExceptional communication skillsTeam leadership

Required

MS degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering, with 15+ years of engineering management experience leading multi-discipline engineering teams (electrical, mechanical, software, etc.) within an ISO-9001 or AS9100 certified organization

15+ years of experience in electronic circuit and system design, analysis, development, test and troubleshooting

Extensive experience developing innovative electronic test methods and troubleshooting techniques

Expertise in setup and use of electronic test equipment, software and hardware development tools, CAD and EDA software suites, best practices for engineering file management, configuration control and engineering workflows

Experience managing and training staff working in a laboratory and manufacturing environment and implementing processes that ensure personnel safety and protection of assets

Experience implementing standardized processes and procedures to ensure consistency in product quality

Ability to derive features and requirements for product deliverables from high level program-level requirements and manage engineering efforts to meet those requirements

In-depth knowledge of PCB layout and routing best practices; with the ability to train staff, conduct internal/peer design reviews, generate design/routing rules, review and edit CAM files, and work with vendors to produce PCBs of highest quality

Ability to advise engineers and work with production staff on design-for-manufacturing best practices

Experience directing policies and procedures in compliance with ISO-9001 or AS9100 Quality Management Systems

Proven ability to lead winning capture and proposal efforts

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Domestic travel and occasional international travel to lead capture and marketing efforts, program technical reviews, product/system installations and support fielded products produced by ECS Federal

US Citizenship

Ability to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance

Preferred

MSEE or PhD w/ RF & Microwave Engineering concentration

Digital Signal Processing (DSP) experience

PCB-level RF & microwave-frequency circuit design experience; integrated microwave assembly design experience

Radar system design and development experience

Manufacturing/production experience

High-reliability and design ruggedization experience

Program management experience

Current DoD TS/SCI security clearance

Company

ECS

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ECS is a fast-growing 4,000-person, $1.2B provider of advanced technology solutions for federal civilian, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers.

Founded in 2001

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

1001-5000 employees