Systems Engineering Manager 2

Description

The company builds secure, affordable, integrated, multi-domain systems and technologies for national security missions.

This is an onsite front line manager role in the Business Execution Engineering homeroom for the Cyber and Intelligence Solutions business unit, part of the Engineering and Sciences group in the Navigation, Intelligence and Connectivity division.

You report to the Engineering and Sciences C&IS BEE department manager and lead about 10 technical leaders in E100 roles.

The job splits roughly 80% program and capture work and 20% homeroom management.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to C&IS programs and captures, including technical leadership roles such as SEIT, chief engineer, EPM, IPT/CAM, or task order, project or study lead.
• Lead E100 staff such as chief engineers, SEITs, EPMs, IPTs and architects by developing their skills, mentoring and coaching them, planning staffing, and supporting engagement, retention and knowledge sharing.
• Help the department manager keep planning, technical baselines, cost and schedule, metrics and issue resolution consistently rigorous.
• Grow technical leaders so they deliver business results and feed the talent pipeline.
• Run frontline administration, including indirect budgets, process improvements, staffing, workload forecasts and EWW.
• Work with other leaders to allocate resources across programs and balance competing demands from a varied business base.
• Work with discipline engineers to share good practice and speed up adoption of Sector standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics with 8+ years of experience, or a master's in one of those fields with 6+ years.
• Prior leadership or management experience.
• Professional background in SIGINT, cyber (offensive or defensive), non-kinetic, cryptography, or a related mission area.
• Proven technical leadership as SEIT/EPM, chief engineer, IPT lead, system architect or equivalent, across a capture or program lifecycle.
• Working knowledge of program execution, technical baseline management, staffing, engineering metrics, and training resources, processes and tools.
• Experience leading varied technical teams spread across several locations.
• Skill in technical problem-solving, including root cause analysis and solution design.
• Current or active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Ability to lead in line with company values and leadership behaviors.
• Preferred: active DoD Top Secret/SCI with SAP/SAR.
• Preferred: advanced knowledge of SIGINT, cyber (offensive or defensive), non-kinetic, cryptography, or a related mission area.
• Preferred: experience using AI tools and processes to improve efficiency, quality or scale.
• Preferred: experience running SAARRs, independent reviews and non-advocate reviews.
• Preferred: previous functional management experience.

Conditions

Onsite at the McClellan, CA office.

Travel of up to 25% of the time.

SCI clearance is required for start.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Base salary range is $146,600.00 to $219,800.00 as a general guide; the final offer depends on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions.

Depending on the position, overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus may apply on top of base pay.

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

Benefits

• Health plan, savings plan, paid time off, education assistance, training and development, and a 9/80 work schedule where available, plus more.
• Annual bonuses that reward individual contributions and shared company results.
• Long Term Incentives may be available for Vice President and Director positions.
• Company paid holidays, plus PTO for vacation or personal business, life and disability insurance, and health insurance coverage.