Systems Engineering Manager (Systems Engineering Management)

Description

The Colorado Springs Ground Engineering Group is hiring a first-line K-Level manager for the GSCCE and PTES programs.

You will guide ground system engineering teams on critical missions that put technology in the hands of Warfighters.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff doing systems engineering work and manage their daily operations directly.
• Write and carry out project plans, process plans, policies, procedures and operating targets.
• Obtain resources, oversee suppliers and push process improvements forward.
• Maintain working relationships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and your direct reports.
• Review and sign off on technical approaches, products and processes.
• Grow and motivate your team so schedule and budget goals are met.
• Make decisions that shape work unit results and timelines.
• Run the unit's day-to-day work and coordinate with internal and external contacts.
• Lead people who do not report to you, often with differing degrees of autonomy.
• Advise the unit on tasks, projects and operations, and cover daily operations as needed.
• This role is 100% onsite in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• Travel is required, about 10% of the time.
• Complete the company First-Line Leader Assessment. Skipping it removes you from consideration.

Requirements

• Hold an active U.S. Secret security clearance. A clearance inactive for no more than 24 months still counts as active.
• Hold a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry, or a non-US equivalent directly related to the work statement.
• Have 9+ years of engineering experience, ideally in ground system engineering.
• Have 9+ years of experience in the engineering profession.
• Have 5+ years implementing or maintaining requirements and solving problems.
• Have 3 years of leadership or management experience.
• Have at least one year in a leadership role, such as team leader, temporary manager, leading a large cross-functional project or program, or formal management. Alternatively, complete the company internal course "Exploring Leadership".
• Preferred: experience in the SATCOM domain.
• Preferred: project management experience.
• Preferred: PMP certification (desired).
• Preferred: earned value experience.
• Preferred: scheduling experience.
• Preferred: ability to communicate well within a team, with leadership, customers and vendors.

Conditions

Full-time onsite role in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Shift 1 in the United States.

Must be a U.S. Person under 22 C.F.R. §120.62 to meet export control rules, meaning a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, refugee or asylee.

U.S. citizenship is required.

This is not a safety sensitive position.

This role is not contingent upon program award.

No visa sponsorship is offered.

No language requirements.

Relocation assistance is not negotiable. You must live in the immediate area or pay your own way to relocate.

You must pass a conflict of interest assessment.

The company is a drug-free workplace and tests after offer for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP and alcohol when criteria are met under company policy.

Pay reflects your experience and qualifications, plus market and business factors.

Benefits

• Total Rewards package includes competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Available programs depend on factors such as location, hire date and collective bargaining agreements.