Chief Engineer

Location: Fairfax, VA, Virginia, United States

Requisition Number: 16789

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Level of Experience: Senior

This opportunity resides with Cyber & Electronic Warfare , a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace.

Job Description

The HII Cyber, Electronic Warfare, & Space Group is hiring a Chief Engineer for a $100M Task Order supporting the Secretary of the Air Force Concepts, Development and Management (SAF/CDM) Mission Partner Capability Office (MPCO). As part of the senior leadership cadre, you will lead all technical activities associated with the Mission Partner Environment (MPE). The MPE is a global capability framework enabling commanders to plan and execute Command, Control, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C3ISR) communications within appropriate security domains, spanning Mission Partner (MP) infrastructures, across all warfighting functions.

The Chief Engineer is responsible for overall Task Order systems engineering activities, to include technical reviews, analysis, and supporting the DoD’s MPE Future Vision with a data-centric focus. You will contribute immediately to the development and fielding of the MPE in support of the National Defense Strategy, the warfighter, and foreign Mission Partners.

• Lead and manage all Task Order network engineering activities performed by a large cadre of HII and subcontractor personnel to meet TO objectives across the MPE portfolio.
• Prepare, staff, and publish formal Command architecture documents; lead research, development, and analysis of CCMD architectures.
• Identify, develop, and implement improvements that pertain to the foundational architecture of any underlying MPE component, system, or network.
• Lead execution of an Agile-based approach to continuous service improvement to the MPE architecture and infrastructure.
• Identify new and improvements to Systems Engineering tools, implement Model-Based Systems Engineering principles.
• Serve as the technical lead to all enterprise stakeholders.
• Lead technical reviews, chair engineering review boards; support MPE program reviews.
• Lead PMO and customer engagements on technical matters.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with customers and subcontractors.
• Coordinate, support, and provide instructions to other contractors and MPCO personnel.

Minimum Qualifications

• TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
• 15 years relevant experience with Bachelors; 13 years with Masters; 10 years with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field.
• Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and Joint military experience.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience utilizing DoDAF diagramming tools (e.g., Cameo NoMagic).

Physical Requirements

Office work environment normally encountered.

Why HII
We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions.

Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status.

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