Radar Systems Engineering Manager

Job Description

This First Line Manager will lead a group of radar systems engineers supporting Lockheed Martin's Scalable, Supportable, Software-Defined, S-Band Radar (S4R) product line as well as Aegis SPY-1 radar programs in Moorestown, NJ or Camden, NJ.

This Manager will be responsible for ensuring that appropriate engineering processes, technical personnel, and design tools are applied and managed.

Staffing responsibilities include the projection and planning of appropriate staffing levels, recruiting and selection of interns, contractors, college hires and experienced professionals.

The position will be responsible for program execution, driving technical and organizational strategy, instilling and maintaining engineering discipline, and enhancing employee experiences while focusing on functional management excellence.

People

• Facilitates and ensures technical vitality of functional team to meet current and strategic requirements
• Fosters career development and employee growth as: Technical contributors, program leads, functional leaders, and future business leaders
• Establishes and implements organizational training and development plans
• Fosters employee feedback, recognition, and engagement
• Proactively communicates with all constituents
• Ensures flow-down of tactical information & strategic vision
• Implements hiring, recruiting, and retention initiatives to meet business needs

Customers / Growth / Financials

• Guides resolution of technical issues across programs within technical discipline
• Provides technical leadership and oversight of REAS program performance
• Ensures cost, schedule and technical commitments are met for all programs and products
• Ensures appropriate BOEs are applied, risks and opportunities identified, and approves cost estimates
• Deploys engineering subject matter experts, best practices, and reuse of product, component, and infrastructure across RMS
• Leads the applied use and adoption of emerging tools and capabilities from the Lockheed Martin Artificial Intelligence Center (LAIC) for radar systems engineering applications

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, or equivalent
• Experience in two or more of the following areas: system integration & test, system analysis, trade studies, requirements development, design, modeling and simulation, performance assessment, requirements verification, Control Account Management
• Demonstrated experience in leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams, including task planning, budget management, or employee development and mentoring
• Experience with resolving and driving complex technical issues and challenges to closure
• Experience working closely with customers
• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance

Desired Skills

• 10+ years of experience in Systems or Software Engineering
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, emotional intelligence, strong work ethic, and self-motivation
• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent
• Prior engineering management experience
• Prior experience in radar systems engineering or systems engineering techniques, such as Agile and Model Based System Design; experience in requirement verification; automated testing methodologies; performance analysis; radar tracking or discrimination algorithm development; radar control design; model driven test; modeling of simulation and tactical software
• Hands-on experience developing, implementing, and assessing the results of performance models/simulations
• Hands-on experience developing, implementing, and assessing performance of radar algorithms
• Experience with CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Development) and DevSecOps
• Prior experience in the SPY-1 or S4R product line portfolio
• Risk management experience, including identification, mitigation, abatement planning, and tracking
• Self-starter personality with an ability to multi-task effectively
• Ability to collaborate with multi-functional teams
• Proposal development experience; Basis of Estimate (BOE) development experience
• Experience working and leading teams in an Agile team environment