Director Technology

About the role

The Director Technology role at MST involves providing strategic leadership and oversight for technology roadmaps, collaborating with senior leaders and peers to develop and execute business strategies, engaging with customers and business partners to align roadmaps and foster collaborative relationships, leading and managing a team of technology professionals to achieve product development goals and objectives, overseeing the optimization, implementation, and execution of technology roadmaps to ensure smooth product development and commercialization, providing technical support to business development teams to win new business opportunities, driving innovation and continuous improvement initiatives within the technology team, monitoring and reporting on the performance of technology initiatives and projects.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement technology roadmaps that align with business strategies and objectives.
• Collaboration: Work with senior leaders and peers to develop and execute business strategies.
• Customer Engagement: Engage with customers and business partners to align technology roadmaps and foster collaborative relationships.
• Team Leadership: Lead and manage a team of technology professionals to achieve product development goals and objectives.
• Product Development: Oversee the optimization, implementation, and execution of technology roadmaps to ensure smooth product development and commercialization.
• Technical Support: Provide technical support to business development teams to win new business opportunities.
• Innovation Management: Drive innovation and continuous improvement initiatives within the technology team.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor and report on the performance of technology initiatives and projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering, Computer Science or a related field of study.
• 13+ years of experience in technology management or a related field within the Aerospace and Defense industry.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of one or more of the following disciplines: strategic planning, business development, capture management, science and engineering programs, acquisition processes, technical roadmaps, exportable technologies.
• Working knowledge and experience with various technical matters in support of the exportability, technical determination and release of products and services.
• Demonstrated passion for ideation and innovation, as well as motivating others to act by creating a shared sense of vision or purpose.
• Proficiency in emerging technologies and trends including big data, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) with a strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices.
• Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and understand complex technical and program interdependencies.
• Possess a strategic mindset, linking technology and business.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in verbal and written forms; ability to tailor conversations to adapt to technical vs. non-technical audiences.
• Extensive experience developing technology and IRaD (Research and Development) roadmaps, and seeing them through to completion.
• An Active Top Secret with SCI Eligibility U.S. Security Clearance is required.

We Prefer

• A Master's degree or higher in an Engineering or similar field of study.
• Hands-on experience with agile and DevOps practices for technology development and deployment.
• Previous management experience; ability to recruit employees; assign, direct, and evaluate their work; and oversee staffing development and maintenance.
• Demonstrated passion for ideation and innovation, as well as motivating others to act by creating a shared sense of vision or purpose.
• Possess a strategic mindset, linking technology and business.
• Strong track record of engaging with customers to understand their needs and translated them into technical requirements.
• Team oriented with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, the US Department of Defense (Civilian), and/or US Military, with an understanding of defense, aerospace, intelligence, and adjacent markets.

Essential Functions

• Sit at a desk and work on a computer for extended periods.
• Regular use of hand/finger dexterity for typing and writing.
• Able to lift up to 20 pounds occasionally.
• Capable of working in an office or hybrid environment, adapting to flexible work arrangements.
• Strong mental acuity to analyze and synthesize complex technical and strategic information.
• Able to communicate effectively and present information to C-suite executives and stakeholders.