Chief Engineer, Tactical Networking

About the role

The Director/Chief Engineer of Tactical Radio Networking provides strategic and operational leadership for a team that develops tactical radio networking solutions encompassing multiple network and infrastructure disciplines to achieve business goals and objectives in the design, deployment, support, optimization, and advancement of industry-leading network technologies, systems, and services.

Responsibilities

• Leads all aspects of Tactical Radio network technology developments, initiatives, systems, and infrastructure programs from concept and architecture through deployment, operations, lifecycle management
• Directs and influences cross-functional teams to meet customer, operational, security, and business requirements
• Develops, presents, and delivers comprehensive updates and technical presentations to project teams, executive leadership, and customer stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
• Guides the design, implementation, optimization, and evaluation of network technologies from strategic planning through production, deployment, and release
• Serves as the central leadership resource for network architecture, operations, implementation, testing, cybersecurity, quality, and business alignment
• Plans and manages schedules, budgets, and collaborates on resource allocation for network technology developments and initiatives
• Maintains and monitors projects and programs from initiation through completion and customer acceptance, where applicable
• Ensures solutions, services, and infrastructure that are delivered meet customer requirements, performance expectations, and technical specifications
• Develops, manages, and maintains all aspects of project and program level risk, including mitigation strategies, cost impacts, and contingency planning
• Develops statements of work for subcontractors, vendors, and service providers, and ensures successful performance against deliverables
• Estimates resource, staffing, hardware, software, and material needs for network projects and technology programs
• Drives technology technical content, solution write-ups, and cost estimates in support of proposals, requests for proposal (RFPs), requests for information (RFIs), and white papers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering fields with a minimum of 15 years of project engineering or related experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of project engineering or related experience with a technical background on engineering focused developments and leadership

Preferred Additional Skills

• Ability to lead and drive a team providing technical leadership, mentorship, guidance, and direction to execute project initiatives to the targeted scope, budget, and schedule
• Experience in managing and/or Integrating with cross-functional / cross-discipline teams
• Experience working proposals
• Experience supporting government customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in a technical information environment
• Ability to clearly articulate direction, status, issues, risks, and opportunities, to team, peers, leadership, business counterparts and customers

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays

Pay

The salary range for this role in New York state is $168,500 to $313,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

Schedule

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