Job DescriptionWe are seeking a person desiring a career as a Program Engineering Manager (PEM) for our San Diego, California site for the Test and Support Systems Portfolio. The candidate's role will require strong leadership and technical abilities to oversee engineering projects in the aerospace defense industry. As the engineering lead, the PEM will serve as the technical conscience for this line of products and services. This requires a strong technical leader who understands the USAF and foreign air forces' automatic test equipment needs and their mission applications for ensuring fighter aircraft availability.
This position overseas the on-site engineers' technical tasks, negotiates appropriate staffing, and is a key member of the product line leadership team. Other program stakeholders for which this technical leader interfaces are the program managers, contracts, finance, quality, operations, suppliers, and our customers. This engineering leadership position is involved in the complete engineering (ISO certified) lifecycle of products and programs from concept definition, through the proposal phase, requirements analysis, development and test, verification, and sustainment. This includes performing reviews of the various engineering work products produced by the engineers during the lifecycle.
As the PEM, review and approve engineering proposals (i.e., basis of estimates) in accordance with Certified Cost & Pricing Data requirements, as well as be an active participant in customer negotiations of our proposals. Excellent writing skills will be necessary in this role, to generate Technical Volumes for winning competitive proposals. Additional requirements for this position is demonstrate subject matter expertise in automatic test equipment, the application of military standards to products, and be able to conduct briefings to customers/stakeholders. (e.g., technical issues, capability updates, product roadmaps, design reviews, etc.) Also, serve as a key technical interface to U.S. and foreign customers, and internal stakeholders.
This technical leader should Keep abreast of the latest technologies in the aerospace industry for potential integration into current products. This includes the Air Force's modular open systems architecture (MOSA) and digital engineering initiatives (i.e., Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
Additionally, a key aspect of this role is building and maintaining a highly engaged and innovative engineering team. We are looking for a leader who not only possesses deep technical expertise, but also a passion for mentorship and developing the next generation of engineering talent. Lead and oversee the technical work of on-site engineers, including task assignment and resource allocation. This includes fostering a collaborative and empowering environment where engineers are encouraged to contribute their ideas and grow their skills.
Required Skills and Education- Bachelor's degree in related engineering field.
- 10+ years in aircraft Automatic Test Equipment/flight-line test equipment
- Experience leading a diverse engineering team in project performance, technical problem solving, and performing trade studies.
- Strong understanding of the F-16 IAIS product line
- Ability to manage technical risks, budget and schedule.
- Have a sound understanding of engineering principles.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent technical writing skills
- Secret clearance
Preferred Skills and Education- Masters of Science degree in related engineering field.
- Experience developing proposals, ECPs, and whitepapers focused on new business.
- Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to diagnose, resolve complex problems and to develop improved methods to increase program efficiency.
- Experience with customer/stakeholder communication, management, relationship building, and customer satisfaction
- Experience communicating with foreign military customers/stakeholders.
- Experience using digital engineering tools and modeling.
