Military Fellowship Program: Engineering Manager (Systems Engineering)

About the role

The Engineering Manager position is within the ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area of SNC. This role involves managing functional teams through program execution for our products and services, which range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems to highly integrated aircraft and orbital/space exploration systems.

Responsibilities

• Support project staffing plans, schedules, budgets, bids, and estimates for proposed program work packages, including the execution of risk mitigation plans.
• Ensure the availability and effectiveness of required tools, processes, and training to achieve program success, while aligning with SNC tools/processes and industry best practices/standards.
• Manage resource allocations required for program task execution, as well as risk, issue, and challenge identification.
• Collaborate with the business to determine staffing requirements and help source, screen, interview, and hire top engineering talent.
• Execute onboarding support, training, mentorship, and career path/talent development activities for engineering discipline teams.
• Provide career path support, conduct performance evaluations, and facilitate conflict resolution.

Qualifications

• You must be currently serving on active duty and be eligible to participate in the DoD SkillBridge program.
• You must have a Bachelor's of Science degree in a related discipline.
• You must have 8+ years of progressive engineering experience, which includes 4+ years of management experience.
• You must have a thorough understanding of requirements management, systems design, technical risk identification and management strategies, and Verification and Validation principles.
• You must have experience working in and leading large systems design and development teams.
• You must have a thorough understanding of engineering principles and practices.
• You must have experience with Computer Aided Engineering tools, analysis and simulation.
• You must have excellent communication and organizational skills.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance.

We Prefer

• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team through system baseline definition and maturation exercises in a complex development setting.
• Practical knowledge of industry standard system engineering design principles, requirements management approaches, Traditional Systems Engineering and Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) approaches.
• Experience with identifying and coordinating resources to ensure the required tools, processes, and training are available/effective and programs are staffed and supported to achieve success.
• Exposure to recruiting employees; assigning, directing, and evaluating their work; and overseeing the development and maintenance of staff competence.
• Prior exposure to working successfully in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment emphasizing rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities, with minimal supervision.
• Advanced Experience with requirements management and system modelling tools, such as Jama, Dassault 3DX, Cameo, Dymola, and MATLAB.
• Experience in assessing and addressing Aerospace and Defense System Complexity and System Integration challenges.
• Experience in executing high-impact trade studies.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Proven experience interviewing engineering candidates for technical positions.
• Effective mentorship capabilities and experience conducting training.
• Strong aptitude for resolving conflicts and supporting career development within the team.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team through system baseline definition and maturation exercises in a complex development setting.
• Practical knowledge of industry standard system engineering design principles, requirements management approaches, Traditional Systems Engineering and Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) approaches.
• Experience with identifying and coordinating resources to ensure the required tools, processes, and training are available/effective and programs are staffed and supported to achieve success.
• Exposure to recruiting employees; assigning, directing, and evaluating their work; and overseeing the development and maintenance of staff competence.
• Prior exposure to working successfully in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment emphasizing rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities, with minimal supervision.
• Advanced Experience with requirements management and system modelling tools, such as Jama, Dassault 3DX, Cameo, Dymola, and MATLAB.
• Experience in assessing and addressing Aerospace and Defense System Complexity and System Integration challenges.
• Experience in executing high-impact trade studies.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Proven experience interviewing engineering candidates for technical positions.
• Effective mentorship capabilities and experience conducting training.
• Strong aptitude for resolving conflicts and supporting career development within the team.

Important Notice

To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

SNC Offers

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%
• Life insurance
• 3 weeks paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• and more

Equal Opportunity Employer

SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.