Product Line Chief Engineer

The Product Line Chief Engineer (PLCE) is the overall technical authority for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) product line. The PLCE is accountable for all technical aspects of IAMD products and leads a team of engineers to ideate, conceptualize, develop, launch, and sustain products throughout the total product lifecycle. The PLCE works with Customers and Product Line Managers to develop concepts of operations which feed into product roadmaps to meet business objectives. The PLCE chairs the technical review boards and drives the technical requirements for any failure analysis and root cause corrective action activities. The PLCE will also serve as functional leader to a small and distinguished group of Program Chief Engineers (PCE).

Position Responsibilities:

• Personifies the AV pillar of "Innovation"
• As the IAMD Engineering Authority, oversees all development and product sustainment activities within IAMD
• Represents/communicates the technical interests of IAMD to internal and external stakeholders
• Drives the technical response for business proposals
• Via PCEs, leads the technical team that will efficiently and effectively fulfill program technical, schedule and cost requirements and drives process improvements within IAMD, consistent with the Segment Engineering vision
• Supports the creation of product technical roadmaps by collaborating with Product Line Management, Customers, CTO and additional internal stakeholders
• Chairs the technical review board and is the final authority for product documentation and engineering change requests/orders
• Collaborates with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality to ensure technical specifications, as designed, are managed/controlled and flow through the entire value chain
• Responsible for all technical aspects of the product success
• Develops, and supports the development of, plans for product IRAD and sustaining projects through proper work decomposition and skills assignment to project work tasks
• Presents technical concepts to customers in support of business area initiatives. Identifies and assigns program/project technical tasks
• Manages development and approval of engineering estimates and drives to a consistent approach for bases of estimates
• Develop and mentor high-performing engineering teams
• Own engineering budgets, forecast, and IRAD execution
• Leads multi-discipline engineering activities and mentors' engineers to improve technical and leadership skills
• Partners with functional leaders to drive process improvements throughout the engineering development processes
• Has a seat on the IAMD leadership team, which requires strong collaboration with peers, ability to provide tactical and strategic insights, and a passion for technologies which enable C-UAS solutions to expand
• Responsible for functional leadership and direct performance management of a small and distinguished group of Program Chief Engineers (PCE)
• Works with other engineering functional leaders to staff and prioritize engineering tasking across IAMD programs to ensure flawless execution
• Leads root cause investigations and rolls out corrective actions (RCCA)
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, or Systems Engineering discipline (or equivalent)
• Experience with Defense products and customers, especially in C-UAS or missile products
• Minimum of 15 years of demonstrated experience in aerospace product design and sustainment
• Experience with leading large technical teams through the product lifecycle
• Experience with drawings and BOMs; Engineering Change systems; Quality systems for non-conforming parts and corrective action
• Experience in an Agile and Waterfall development environment
• Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills
• Experience with integrating new capabilities onto platforms, requiring flow-down of requirements to lower-level systems
• Experience project planning in terms of schedule, budget, and resource estimations
• Exceptional leadership and management skills, with the ability to develop and communicate a vision that inspires and motivates staff and aligns with the business strategy
• Ability to build strong relationships within all disciplines within organization
• Effective influencing and negotiation skills in an environment in which resources may not be under your direct control
• Experience with product manufacturing and product configuration processes
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team in an engineering environment
• Project Management Experience
• Experienced and proficient with MS Office applications and other office productivity tools

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies:

• Education / experience in R&D environment is preferred, especially in RF field
• Follows standard practices and procedures when analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained. Completes assigned tasks within schedule and budget
• Shares ideas and experiences with others, solicits feedback and asks relevant questions
• Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
• Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
• Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
• Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company
• Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
• Team Player - Focuses on teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests
• Inspires, motivates, and empowers people to deliver organizational goals, while also delivering value back to employees

Direct technical expertise in as many of the following areas as possible:

• C-UAS products
• Avionics, sensors, and RF-based data links
• Radio frequency spectrum and modern communication systems
• SIGINT technologies and sensors, including EO/IR optics
• GPS navigation systems including DGPS, SAASM and M-Code
• Propulsion systems, including internal combustion and electric motors
• OCONUS military operations

Physical Demands:

• Ability to work in an office and manufacturing environment
• Required to sit and stand for long periods (Frequent)
• Required to talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent)
• Travel required to domestic US sites - up to 25%

Special Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Existing DoD Secret security clearance
• Occasionally may be required to travel within the Continental U.S.
• Location: Huntsville, AL

Salary Range: $199,507.16 - $269,500.00

The BlueHalo, an AV Company pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.

Our compensation package also includes components designed to support employees' total well-being, which should be considered when evaluating our competitive benefits package. These benefits include health insurance, life insurance, disability, company holiday and paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) company match and contributions, professional development/training reimbursements, and other work/life programs.