SC&I Senior Engineering Manager, Space & Embedded Crypto

Basic Qualifications :

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant supervisory experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of experience.

 

Clearance Requirements:
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire with ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. 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.

Responsibilities for this Position:

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Senior Engineering Manager for the Space and Embedded Crypto (S&EC) Business Segments under the Space, Cyber, and Intelligence (SC&I) Line of Business (LoB).  The successful candidate will be a member of the S&EC Leadership Team, and report directly to the Director of Engineering for Space and Embedded Crypto.  You will have responsibility for the ~70 employee engineering team and will be fully accountable for engineering execution within the Business Segment.

 

You will be responsible for enhancing the performance, strategy and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nation’s fundamental defense services.  General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

 

Job Responsibilities:

 

Below are key responsibilities of the Space and Embedded Crypto Senior Engineering Manager

 

• Accountable for engineering program execution, cost control, and technical performance across all programs within Business area, including directing, coordinating, and exercising functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of all engineering efforts within the Business Area
• Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering efforts within the Business Segment and across multiple geographically-diverse sites
• Relevant engineering experience in the development of embedded crypto and space encryption products as well as a breadth of engineering knowledge and skills, applicable across the product lifecycle is desirable
• Drive Agile SAFe processes and roles, able to tailor execution framework to various teams and development environments identifying ways to improve efficiencies across Scrum and Kanban teams.
• Provide technical expertise on encryption products, standards, and best practices, guiding complex design decisions and implementation strategies.
• Provide oversight in the process of security assessments and certifications for encryption products, ensuring compliance with security requirements.
• Support key technical initiatives and/or problem resolution
• Extensive engagement with all levels of engineering program teams to identify risks, staffing issues, deviations to contractual scope and ensure appropriate mitigation efforts
• Collaborate across the Business Area and share resources where necessary, proactively anticipating needs
• Close collaboration with BD and Business Segment Director to define viable business strategy for sustainment and growth of the business and provide technical advice and direction during proposals and execution issues
• Alignment of our technical strategy to the overall business strategy
• Accountable for effective implementation of business-driven IR&D
• Provides leadership and technical/managerial content for proposals with identification of cross business unit strengths and technical shortcomings
• Leads improvements in engineering through process change and implementation of new methods/tools and application of appropriate resources
• Support the implementation of technology into the LoB, including AI
• Financial activities such as Engineering budgets/forecasts, capital/expense management, and financial analysis (direct/indirect labor usage)
• People activities such as performance management, hiring, headcount management and forecasting, close collaboration with our Learning and Organizational Development team on training and development, and employee recognition

The successful candidate will have direct experience in leading and growing teams who execute technologically complex programs in a changing environment.

 

Preferred candidate will have:

• Clearly demonstrated background in building enduring customer relationships
• An ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization.
• In depth knowledge in the design and certification of encryption products
• Experience growing teams and running common baseline products support multiple product lines
• Ability to grow and execute production focused programs focused on DTC/DTUPC and manufacturability

 

 

 

Salary Note: This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled. Combined Salary Range: USD $203,851.00 - USD $226,148.00 /Yr. Company Overview:

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

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