Director of Engineering C5ISR

Responsibilities

• Execute programs in the C5ISR technology area.
• Provide technical and project leadership, including expertise in this technology area, and work with peers across engineering for additional skills and resources.
• Lead engagement with technical customer organizations and work to establish working relationships and joint projects with appropriate government organizations and/or labs.
• Work with the Executive/BD office to establish and execute R&D projects needed to advance technology and products in this area.
• Auditing current and upcoming program needs for C5ISR engineering and act to staff programs with qualified resources, including internal or external resources as appropriate.
• Support new business development by providing staff and leadership to propose innovative solutions to meet our customer and business objectives, developing proposal cost, schedule and technical baselines to support winning proposals, and positioning organization to execute successfully upon contract win.
• Support workforce development, training and management to meet program and business needs, including training and development of existing workforce, hiring of additional resources, working with peers across the organization to leverage other resources within ATSC, and working with appropriate 3rd party organizations when necessary to augment ATSC staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or relevant technical discipline required with advanced technical degree(s) preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant product development experience (Military products preferred).
• PMP certification preferred.
• Earned Value Management experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to implement departmental strategic goals and monitor their progress.
• Provide thorough, accurate information to answer customers’ questions and to meet commitment times or performance guarantees.
• Actively look for ways to help customers by identifying and proposing appropriate solutions and/or services, adjusting services based on customer feedback.
• Understand quality systems and can drive in quality work.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Advanced computer skills that include using electronic information for timely decisions.
• Ability to lead and inspire department staff to accomplish successful business results by working effectively in teams while solving technical problems.
• Recognized leadership abilities and willingness to take initiative.
• Willingness to learn and improve.
• Treat managers and peers with respect.
• Ability to communicate to senior management with suggestions and critical feedback.
• Advanced knowledge of the defense and military industry with specific knowledge about the customer base for the assigned product.
• Ability to determine cost and price of products.
• Be able to develop and generate a number of different approaches to problems.
• Observe and evaluate the outcomes of implementing the solution to assess the need for alternative approaches and to identify lessons learned.
• Agile and open to change, embracing it to deal with unpredictable or unexpected events.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Assumes responsibility for organization’s performance.
• Actively seeks opinions and advice to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a government security clearance.