Key skills
Leadership
About this role
Role Overview
- Plan and drive the execution of detailed technical work scope of large system design & development projects to a high level of quality, on schedule, and within budget.
- Contribute directly to project execution through individual technical contributions, as required.
- Comprehend and bridge the detailed technical activities of the Engineering team with other functions to ensure overall project success.
- Organize large or loosely defined issues / problems and break them down into workable plans / task lists.
- Develop detailed project plans and pre-contract proposal estimates based on: Ability to understand the overall project scope down to the critical details Generating robust and clearly documented basis of estimates Establishment of a comprehensive design verification plan Facilitating of effective technical reviews
- Contribute to quantifiable risk/opportunity management and mitigation plans
- Understand detailed project tasking / critical path activities and advocate for key resources required to execute engineering efforts
- Organize, lead, and motivate technical teams in the design and development of challenging products and systems
- Confidently and competently represent DRS in front of customers, including the US Navy, and key suppliers / partners.
- Clearly communicate, orally and in writing, technical and programmatic information to technical and non-technical individuals
- Review, analyze, and status project milestones and provide quantifiable estimates to complete for assigned projects/tasks
- Manage drawing, schematic, bill of material, and software releases to support technical projects
- Collaborate with other departments, DRS locations, and suppliers to solve problems and develop cost-effective, high quality solutions
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree from a 4 year accredited college or university in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 5 years of experience as an individual contributor
- 3+ years of experience and demonstrated success in an engineering leadership role
- Proven experience individually driving the product development / product design cycle from concept to qualified / fielded systems
- Experience with system-level thinking and system engineering principles/methods
- US citizen
Benefits
- comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- employer matching 401(k) retirement plan
- paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave (including ant state-mandated paid sick leave)
- parental leave benefits
- tuition reimbursement
- professional development support
- life and disability insurance coverage
- competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits
- company contribution to a health savings account
- telemedicine
- legal insurance
- flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program
- competitive vacation
- health/emergency leave
- community service hours