About the Role:
As a Chief Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic Engineering Project Management team which drives Stryker & LAV FMS projects throughout the Engineering organization. The primary responsibility for this role is to ensure overall technical design integrity, compliance, and robustness of a balanced system design. Chief Engineers (CE) have the authority to execute the overall technical scope and provide direction to the supporting IPTs and functional organizations for their program. The CE will also be supported by the Systems Engineering Manager and Project Engineers.
Company Information:
General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees worldwide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable, and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.
What We Offer:
- Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA, and Flex Spending
- Competitive base pay and incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
- 401k Match (6%)
- Educational Assistance
- 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off)
- On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive, and rewarding work environment
- Onsite cafeteria, fitness center, and outdoor fitness track
Responsibilities to Anticipate/Expect:
- Provide leadership of technical decisions to be coordinated through the Systems Engineering Integration Team (SEIT)
- Ensure that all technical products are developed, delivered, and a good balanced design is achieved within cost and schedule constraints
- Manage product development architecture/design (system, physical, data, communications, structure, survivability, thermal, etc.). Approval of system architectures and any changes, conditions, inputs, and final resolution for requirements, trades, and alternatives
- Responsible for outcome of whole system trades, Key Performance Parameter (KPP) and Technical Performance Measurement (TPM) compliance, vehicle weight, power, and unit cost management
- Responsible for interface definition and arbitration, physical/functional management, and technical management of the product baseline
- Provide technical approval to the product structure documentation, Reliability Plan, and changes in interfaces or Size, Weight, Power & Cooling (SWaP-C) among subsystems
- Ensure the overall product technical design integrity, design compliance with all requirements, and that the product will function as an integrated system within its intended environment
- Document technical decisions in the form of DDMs
- Lead all system level DFMEAs including the initial development of Fishbone Diagrams
- Review all Factory, Material and Field Problem Reports prior to closure for technical completeness
- Provide technical oversight of failure analysis and corrective actions; including design implementation and validation (based on TIRs or FPRB actions)
- Manage Integration, Assembly, Test, & Checkout (IAT&C) of product development and oversee the IAT&C team
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical or Computer Engineering preferred. Other technical degrees will be considered with relevant experience. Advanced master's degree in any engineering discipline preferred.
- Minimum of 10-12 years relevant experience in the engineering/defense industries
- Demonstrated previous chief engineering experience overseeing complex technical projects
- Proven experience in technical interface with customers; especially significant experience with US Government programs
- This position will require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible)
- Excellent communication skills: written, verbal, and presentation
- Organizational capabilities to direct and lead others in a team-based environment
- Analytical skills and ability to direct and consult on technical analyses
- Must be willing to travel (domestic and/or foreign) as needed
- Proficiency in Windows XP, Lotus Notes, and Microsoft Office with adequate computer skills to manage the development of presentations and other methods of media display
GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience and education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.
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