Director, Engineering Excellence & Design Standards

What you'll do:

Establish and own engineering design standards across programs, including XBAT and VBAT 
Define and standardize best practices for aerospace design, analysis workflows, and system-level engineering rigor  
Develop standards for CAD usage, drawing quality, standard notes, release processes, and engineering documentation 
Manufacturing & supply chain handoff including EBOM and MBOM creation along with driving part demand
Build and mature an engineering excellence framework that scales with the company  
Partner with engineering leadership to align teams on consistent ways of working  
Ensure standards are practical, accessible, and consistently applied across teams  
Influence design decisions and engineering processes across disciplines without becoming a bottleneck  
Support both near-term program execution and long-term scalability of engineering processes  
Drive improvements in configuration management, documentation quality, and design consistency  
Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desired.

Required qualifications:

10+ years of experience in aerospace or high-performance hardware design environments 
Deep experience working within organizations that maintain strong engineering standards and design rigor 
Broad technical background across multiple engineering domains (mechanical, aerospace, systems, etc.)  
Experience defining or applying design standards, documentation practices, and configuration management systems  
Familiarity with industry standards such as MIL-STD-810, DO-160, and ASME Y14.5 (GD&T)  
Demonstrated ability to influence senior engineers and drive alignment across teams  
Strong track record of improving engineering quality, consistency, and scalability 
Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate standards and expectations across technical audiences