Deputy Chief Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Pittsfield, MA

3d•$118,519 - $131,482•Onsite

About The Position

As a Deputy Chief Engineer for Strategic Weapons Control, you’ll guide cross functional teams responsible for supporting currently fielded tactical (Ohio/Vanguard) and auxiliary systems for the nation's most reliable and survivable strategic deterrent as well as participate in the systems road mapping and design trade spaces of modernizing and fielding a new tactical platform (Columbia/Dreadnought) of strategic deterrent with more flexible and adaptable capabilities along with enhanced support and auxiliary systems. You will be participating and supporting a variety of exercises to develop Strategic Weapon Control and engineering knowledge in key areas such as: Software functional decompositions, Shore Facility CONOPS and design options, Auxiliary systems road mapping and design. In addition, you will also be supporting portfolio and customer facing efforts such as: Select Integrator Team tasks in support of the Integration Team, Select opportunities for generating and presenting material akin to the above for leadership forums and decision making, Attend select leadership forums, both internal and customer driven, for relationship and confidence building.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
Department of Defense Secret security clearance must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time.
Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Success leading the systems development life cycle with strong proficiency with requirements management and system modeling tools.
Creative thinker motivated to apply technical standards and methodologies to develop solutions.
Collaborative team player with the ability to provide technical leadership and position others for success.
Strong presentation and communications skills with experience in the art of negotiation and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions.
Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others.
Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.

Responsibilities

Guide cross functional teams responsible for supporting currently fielded tactical (Ohio/Vanguard) and auxiliary systems.
Participate in systems road mapping and design trade spaces of modernizing and fielding a new tactical platform (Columbia/Dreadnought).
Develop Strategic Weapon Control and engineering knowledge in key areas such as software functional decompositions, shore facility CONOPS and design options, and auxiliary systems road mapping and design.
Support portfolio and customer facing efforts, including Integrator Team tasks.
Generate and present material for leadership forums and decision making.
Attend leadership forums for relationship and confidence building.