Requisition ID: 2186
Location: ULA - Decatur
Relocation: Yes- Relocation may be available
Travel Requirements: None/Infrequent
Job Overview & ResponsibilitiesThis posting is for a position within the ULA Operations engineering team leading a structures focused analysis and design team. As a leader of one of our teams, you will be a responsible for:
- Leading the team to execute recurring operations engineering support of the strategic business objectives of the enterprise
- Managing individuals on the team including assignments, priorities, performing performance reviews, merit planning, and promotions
- Development of individuals on the team in support of their career development plans and in support of building depth and diverse skillsets cross the team
- Drive training and resources needed to ensure success for the team
- Drive inputs/deliverables from the upstream/downstream customers
- Support the team with technical resolutions
- Support the team with supplier requirements, analysis efforts, and engineering desing support activities in the factory
- Coordinate across strength and design enterprise leaders for resource sharing and help needs
- Recognizing and rewarding teammates
- Generating estimates in support of continuous improvement and strategic improvement projects
- Developing Estimates at Cost (EAC) along wiht other Cost Account Manager (CAM) duties for strength and design focals
- Providing regular status to ULA senior leadership
- Actively managing risk through proactive mitigation
Required EducationBachelor
Required Years of ExperienceMinimum of 8 years of related work experience
Basic Qualifications- Bachelors degree in Engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
- At least 8 years of applicable experience
- Knowledge of operations engineering support functions including product certification, non-conformance and material review board activities, and related processes
- Prior experience leading an engineering team, project management, or team lead experience
- Excellent teamwork, programmatic, and communication skills
- Ability to tackle and fix complicated cross-organization challenges and conflicts
- Experience preparing and presenting at engineering reviews (technical decision making reviews, anomaly review boards, etc)
- Experience briefing senior leaders and customers
- Experience developing technical and cost proposals
- Demonstrated ability to share experience, mentor junior engineers, and lead by example
- Demonstrated ability to develop next generation of engineering technical experts in the Decatur factory
- Demonstrated ability to deal with personnel issus to ensure performance and team cohesiveness
Preferred Qualifications- Experience with staffing/hiring/onboarding employees
- Experience working with Space Force or NASA customers
- Detailed knowledge of pressurized metallic structure hardware requirements (design or strength)
- Knowledge of engineering tools such as FEMAP, Abaqus, NASGRO, NASTRAN, Teamcenter, and NX
- Knowledge of primary structure and component level qualification requirements and methods
What makes ULA different?Because we understand launch success comes through the collective efforts of a team, we seek the best to join us. We value ethics, ingenuity, engagement and professional development for employees at all levels.
We offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:
- 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
- Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible work environments
Additionally, most salaried ULA team members work a "9/80 schedule," meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.
Benefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Security Clearance / International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). Therefore, all applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62 (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or protected individual. See 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) and 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) for additional information).
