Chief Engineer - U.S. Army (HADES) Programs

Join our team as a Chief Engineer and lead the charge in innovation and efficiency. Leverage cutting-edge technology and your unparalleled expertise to drive our projects beyond the boundaries of possibility. As a Chief Engineer you will play a pivotal role in providing technical leadership, guidance, and oversight throughout the product development lifecycle. You will be responsible for maintaining technical baselines, ensuring consistency across multiple programs, and providing input on technical investment needs and staffing forecasts. Additionally, you will review and approve proposals and provide operational guidance to project engineers. The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber. **Responsibilities:** Technical Leadership - Provide technical guidance and oversight throughout the product lifecycle, from concept design to final release. Technical Baseline Management - Develop and maintain product line technical baselines that support multiple programs, ensuring consistency, continuity, and configuration control. Project Oversight - Oversee and manage technology projects, ensuring alignment with business unit strategy and customer requirements. Proposal Review - Review and approve proposal technical and cost volumes to ensure alignment with company standards and customer expectations. Operational Guidance - Provide operational guidance to Project Engineers, ensuring technical alignment and project goal achievement. Customer Interface - Interface with customers to shape requirements and provide technical support during early pursuit phases. Technical Reviews - Support program and technical reviews, providing guidance on technical solution synthesis. - Collaborate with international suppliers, vendors, and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with ITAR, airworthiness, and other global requirements. **Qualifications You Must Have:** - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Aerospace, or a related field. - 14+ years of engineering experience with at least 8+ years in a leadership role. - Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience. - Thorough understanding of all phases of design lifecycle management to include requirements, design, integration, test, and sustainment. - Advanced knowledge and understanding of industry best practices and techniques for program management, science, and engineering programs. - Possess advanced technical knowledge and experience; working knowledge of industry trends and historical context. - Proven ability to work with department-level business leaders and to provide leadership within the workplace. - Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in verbal and written forms; ability to tailor conversations to adapt to technical vs. non-technical audiences. - Prior experience developing and maintaining product line technical baselines that support multiple programs, ensuring consistency, continuity, and configuration control. - Experience developing technical proposals and cost volumes. - Ability to support program and technical reviews, and provide guidance to staff on technical solution synthesis. - An active Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required. - Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret U.S. clearance with SCI eligibility. **Qualifications We Prefer:** - Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. - 8-10 years relevant leadership and/or project management experience. - Familiarity with industry standards and regulations in the Aerospace and D…