2024-62755 - Systems Engineering Technical Manager

A Systems Engineering Technical Manager has expectations that vary between technical, programmatic, and personnel:

• Should be knowledgeable on the systems engineering process
• Should be knowledgeable of business processes
• Should be personable and able to build strong connections with their team
• Has good practices with task management and stress management
• Is able to context switch due to emergent priorities
• Is a good communicator up, out and down 
• Has experience and the ability to think both strategically and tactically (i.e. can do both long term improvement tasking and firefighting)
• It is not expected that applicants have been a TM before, nor is it expected they understand the projects their team works at the start. 

Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Provides leadership in defining technology, tool and process strategy across a technical domain
• Overall responsibility for the engineering aspects of a technical domain, to include the acquisition of critical resources
• Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering efforts within area of responsibility
• Capable of identifying project risks, assessing issues and developing resolutions that meet cost, schedule productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives
• Review’s status of projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepares status reports
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, clients and other stakeholders
• Serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management
• Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function
• Handles personnel issues within area of responsibility including merit planning, performance reviews and disciplinary actions
• Participates in development of technical strategies and teaming strategies in technical domain
• Participates in the proposal process, including the development of executable project plans on proposals
• Ensures process compliance of all engineering activity in area of responsibility
• Leads specific process improvement activities
• Determines and implements the organizational training needs in accordance with the requirements of the technical domain
• Ensures that domain engineers are active in developing risk mitigation plans and managing their risk profiles
• May have budget responsibilities
• Frequently interacts with subordinate supervisors and employees
• Communicates regularly with project customer, and suppliers, project team, and internal management
• Regular contact with all other personnel in area of responsibility
• Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals
• Provides guidance to subordinates within the latitude of established company policies
• Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect immediate organization(s)
• Expected to manage work, set objectives and meet commitments for self and others
• Delegates assignments to others for developing solutions

What sets you apart:

• Strong leadership skills
• Applies or develops highly advanced technologies, principles, theories and concepts
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, bridges communication across teams
• Strong ability to think creatively
• Strong ability to multi-task, skilled at executing complex tasks
• Strong ability in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions
• Strong ability to understand and apply project leadership principles including SPI/CPI, Earned Value, Cost Account Management (CAM)
• Strong experience in driving continuous improvement in Engineering process and tools
• Works collaboratively with resources external to the functional or program team
• Responsible for establishing and achieving operational objectives for a moderately complex function, program or program scope
• Expected to integrate complex activities
• Strong proficiency at all responsibilities associated with the position
• Strong ability to recruit, manage and retain people
• Typically has strong experience in this area of expertise
• Understands, evaluates and guides the focus of all activities in a technical domain
• Recognized internally and externally as an expert in their field
• Demonstrates consistently high ratings on People Commitments
• Travel may be required
• Erroneous decisions or recommendations may have long-term effects and may affect the image of the company’s capability

 Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development. 
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options:

• This position is onsite or flex/hybrid. While on-site, you will be a part of the Pittsfield, MA facility.

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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant supervisory experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience to meet managerial expectations.  Past Leadership or Management experience is required.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. 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.