Head, Advanced Signals
About the role
The H/ASIG is responsible for leading, coaching, mentoring, and guiding a forward leaning, Radio Frequency (RF) focused engineering team in the development of its specialized products and support to the larger Metrea enterprise.
Responsibilities
Developing the Metrea Capability (“ΟΝ”) Process
Systems & Frameworks Development: Lead the design, development, and management of ASIG and coordinate with RADARLAB and FRANCISLAB with particular focus on the implementation of effective, efficient, and scalable technologies and processes that assist in execution of mission support.
People Development: Identify areas of growth in ASIG’s knowledge, skillsets, and attitudes, and develop a systematic approach to professional development and talent acquisition in order to build a high-performing team embedded systems engineering team.
Technology Development: Identify areas of the technology roadmap framework across Metrea.
Strategy BCA: Support Strategy (STRAT) to inform enterprise strategy with key ASIG and Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (EM&C) considerations and remain an active participant on all major enterprise technical decisions, to include the commencement of new communications systems and payloads lines or the cessation of extant ones, the acquisition or disposal of key assets, and all investment decisions for all kinds of assets (hardware, software, technologies, IP, businesses, etc.).
Work closely with the STRAT/Investment team to support potential investment assessments, where these involve strategic acquisitions.
Support the STRAT/Research team in areas of research requiring radio frequency (RF) and other technical related subject matter experts (SMEs).
Direct the research team to conduct supporting research for ASIG and EM&C-related projects or interests as applicable.
Operations: Work closely with the ASIG and EM&C Leadership Teams to inform the design, implementation, and further development of Metrea’s technical methodologies.
Legal: Provide LEG/Compliance with ASIG inputs that are required to perform all necessary compliance functions and ensure that Metrea’s compliance policies cover all known requirements as required.
Work closely with LEG/Contracts to ensure that contract structuring & economics supports ASIG objectives and customer requirements.
Market Engagement Support: Support market engagement efforts where required, where your subject matter expertise, customer knowledge or intimacy may help Metrea mitigate any known risk and progress its prospects.
Enhance ASIG, EM&C and Metrea’s Market Engagement efforts by supplementing Strategy’s cueing and tasking of our Market Engagement Teams (METs) by directly engaging with enabling or decisive stakeholders.
Represent the company, as required, in external fora or venues.
Risk Management Support: Actively participate in reviewing and understanding ASIG and EM&C’s operational and risk exposure (ROEX) to target and shape internal programs and future acquisitions which positively contribute to an appropriate and balanced overall exposure.
Actively contribute to program risk exposure assessment and management by contributing with your unique perspective and experience around market, and particularly customer-related risks, such as those emanating from the requirements, technology, market trends, contracting, funding, and other related layers and sub-layers.
Qualifications
Must be able to interface with mid-level to senior external/internal customers and have excellent presentation skills.
Must be able and willing to operate against deadlines with accuracy and a strong attention to detail.
Must be results-oriented and demonstrate strategic thinking, innovation, flexibility in dealing with changing and ambiguous situations.
Contribute to comprehensive technology roadmaps and payload development, to include, capabilities, solutions, time, costs, financial analysis in support of proposal development or departmental budgeting & forecasting.
Must be able to work with confidential data, which if disclosed, might have significant internal and external impact on the organization.
Moderate Microsoft Office skills, to include a high level of proficiency in Excel.
Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Skills
Strong leadership ability and the ability to report financials, experience with the development and architecture of RF and communication solutions, familiarity with establishing project plans and budgets, experience leading large teams, ability to align business and technical roadmaps, and a passion for SI, RF, and communication solutions.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical plan options
- HSA/FSA accounts
- Dental and vision coverage
- 6% employer 401(k) match
- Generous PTO
- Life and disability insurance
- Long-term and Short-term disability coverage
- AD&D Coverage
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub