Director, Engineering, Network & Communication Systems Business Area, Land & Air Systems LoB

Education:  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, a related specialized area or field is required (or equivalent experience) plus a minimum of 15 years of demonstrated leadership; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 13 years of demonstrated leadership.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Department of Defense Secret security clearance is highly desirable at time of hire, with the ability to upgrade to TS/SCI. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Director, Engineering for the Network & Communication Systems (NCS) Business Area of the Land & Air Systems (L&AS) Line of Business (LoB).  The successful candidate will be a member of the NCS Leadership Team, and report directly to the L&AS Engineering Vice President.  You will have responsibility for the 220 plus employee engineering team and will be fully accountable for engineering execution within the Business Area.

You will be responsible for enhancing the performance, strategy and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nation’s fundamental defense services.  General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

Job Responsibilities:

Below are key responsibilities of the NCS Engineering Director

• Accountable for engineering program execution, cost control, and technical performance across all programs within Business area, including directing, coordinating, and exercising functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of all engineering efforts within the Business Area
• Support key technical initiatives and/or problem resolution
• Extensive engagement with all levels of engineering program teams to identify risks, staffing issues, deviations to contractual scope and ensure appropriate mitigation efforts.
• Collaborate across LoB and share resources where necessary, proactively anticipating needs
• Close collaboration with BD and Business Area VP to define viable business strategy for sustainment and growth of the business and provide technical advice and direction during proposals and execution issues.
• Alignment of our technical strategy to the overall business strategy
• Approval authority for engineering proposals and execution baseline plans
• Accountable for effective implementation of business-driven IR&D
• Provides leadership and technical/managerial content for proposals with identification of cross business unit strengths and technical shortcomings
• Leads improvements in engineering through process change and implementation of new methods/tools and application of appropriate resources
• Support the implementation of technology into the LoB, including AI
• Financial activities such as Engineering budgets/forecasts, capital/expense management, and financial analysis (direct/indirect labor usage)
• People activities such as performance management, hiring, headcount management and forecasting, close collaboration with our Learning and Organizational Development team on training and development, and employee recognition

The successful candidate will have direct experience in leading and growing teams who execute technologically complex programs in a changing environment.  This candidate must be able to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance.

Preferred candidate will have:

• Clearly demonstrated background in building enduring customer relationships
• An ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization.
• Knowledge of how to build, grow and execute RF based programs to include leveraging core products to support multiple product lines
• Ability to grow and execute production focused programs focused on DTC/DTUPC and manufacturability
• Existing TS/SCI clearance

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans