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Director, Engineering Management

Waco, Texas
Full Time On-site

Summary

Job Description

The Division Chief Engineer – MMG (Director) will report to the VP, ISR Engineering and have comprehensive responsibility for engineering execution within ISR Modernization and Modification Group (MMG). This role will serve as a key advisor on the ISR Engineering Senior Leadership team and will serve as a technical advisor to the MMG management team and its customers. This position will also serve as the Waco engineering site leader and will be based in Waco, Texas. 

Essential Functions:

  • Provide overall technical strategy and engineering execution leadership for the development of existing and new capabilities and solutions.  
  • Lead the development of the MMG technology roadmap, including investment analysis and resource allocation in partnership with members of MMG leadership and ISR engineering functional organizations.  
  • Facilitating staffing for Waco/MMG programs through close coordination with ISR functional engineering leadership  
  • Plan and execute discretionary spending (IRAD, Capital and OH) in support of the Waco/MMG General Manager.   
  • Stay abreast of new technologies and issues in the industry, including current technologies, platforms, standards, and methodologies.  
  • Ensure efficient development execution and pursuit strategy ensure MMG financial objectives are achieved. 
  • Spokesperson both internally and externally by communicating and promoting technology vision and solutions.  
  • Identify opportunities to leverage internal and external partnerships to accelerate the development process, improve on time delivery, and to meet program demands.  
  • Share engineering best practices across ISR Engineering; Monitor technical standards to ensure adherence.  
  • Directly responsible for managing the engineering execution within program budget to maximize utilization of resources and deliver solutions.  
  • Recruit, manage, and continuously develop talent through leadership and collaborative team building. 

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of engineering experience to include a mix of technical senior management roles.
  • Graduate Degree with 13 years of engineering experience to include a mix of technical senior management roles.
  • In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 19 years of engineering experience to include a mix of technical senior management roles.
  • Demonstrated ability in project management, with exceptional verbal and written communication, negotiation, organizational, and time management skills.
  • Demonstrated experience interfacing with engineering, manufacturing, operations, and management personnel onsite and offsite.
  • Demonstrated customer focus and teamwork orientation.
  • Demonstrated senior leadership skills and ability to drive change.
  • Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, multi-disciplinary engineering teams, developing and executing technology roadmaps and strategic plans, managing engineering budgets.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Deep understanding of systems engineering principles, methodologies, and lifecycle management.
  • Knowledge of current and emerging technologies, platforms, standards, and industry best practices.
  • Experience with resource allocation, investment analysis, and portfolio management.
  • Familiarity with government contracting, program management, and compliance requirements.
  • Understanding engineering development processes, including Agile, DevSecOps, and model-based systems engineering.
  • Knowledgeable of proposal development process.
  • Strong aeronautical engineering background.
  • Flexibility in working with others at all levels of the organization that participates in the bid and proposal process and the execution of contracts. 

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L3 Harris is one of the largest defense and aerospace companies in the United States, delivering advanced technologies that support missions across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company develops communications systems, space payloads, intelligence platforms, electronic warfare capabilities, missile defense technologies, and mission-critical sensors used by the U.S. military, intelligence community, and allied nations around the world.

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