Manager Engineering Technical Support - Level 1

Description

The company's Space Sector is hiring a manager for engineering technical support, Level 1, based in Dulles, VA.

This is a second management role added on top of your current technical job. Roughly 15 to 20% of your time goes to management work, and the rest stays with your current program role, which you must keep.

The company looks for sustained top performance, ethics and integrity, strong people and communication skills, and the ability to innovate.

Base pay falls between $121,000.00 and $181,600.00. The final offer depends on the scope of the role, your experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, but it may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Responsibilities

• Provide the people, processes and tools needed for current and future work on the programs and technologies in the portfolio.
• Supervise and mentor Engineering Technicians, oversee their assignments, and support their career growth.
• Provide functional oversight across several programs, covering bid and proposal input, independent technical reviews of major programs and R&D projects, and organizational budget management.
• Set up and maintain discipline-specific processes and tools.
• Lead process improvement, including putting metrics and best practices in place and tracking them.

Requirements

• Hold a bachelor's degree with 5 years of professional experience, or a master's degree with 3 years. The company will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in place of a degree.
• Hold an active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access at the time you apply.
• Show proven experience in people and technical leadership roles in either program or functional settings.
• Have a working knowledge of engineering staffing, metrics, training, resources, processes and tools.
• Communicate clearly and confidently, both verbally and in writing, with all levels of management and individual contributors.
• Build engaged, high-performing teams, including through mentoring and coaching.
• Preferred: Experience leading diverse technical teams across multiple locations.
• Preferred: Experience as a technical leader and visionary.
• Preferred: Strong background in mechanical design, manufacturing or environmental test.
• Preferred: Knowledge of budget tracking and cost estimating.
• Preferred: Experience in aerospace manufacturing.
• Preferred: Ability to operate machine equipment such as vertical mills and lathes.

Conditions

Work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Work on-site in Dulles, VA.

No travel is required.

No relocation assistance is available.

A Top Secret clearance is required to start the role.

You must hold and keep a full-time technical program role alongside the management duties.

Benefits

• Access to the company's Total Rewards package, covering health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.
• Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus that rewards individual contribution and shares company results.
• Depending on the position, possible eligibility for overtime and shift differential pay.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.