Deputy Engineering Manager

ARES Corporation•Wallops Island, VA

About The Position

The Deputy Engineering Manager serves as the second-in-command for all engineering disciplines supporting the NASA Wallops Range Contract, providing leadership support to the Engineering Manager. The role assists in managing approximately 30 engineers across multiple disciplines, acts as Engineering Manager in their absence, and serves as technical lead and customer liaison for day-to-day engineering activities. The position supports technical excellence, operational readiness, and mission success for NASA, Department of War, and commercial customer launch and range operations. Responsibilities include supporting workload distribution and resource allocation across more than 30 launches per year, engineering sustainment of assets, infrastructure modernization, and day-to-day range operations support while maintaining safety, quality, and mission assurance standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Software, or related discipline) from an ABET-accredited program.
5–10 years of progressive engineering experience.
Strong communication skills and ability to interface with a broad range of customer and technical personnel.
Strong decision-making skills and ability to balance technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Experience with government contracts, preferably NASA or DoD programs.
Experience with complex systems integration and infrastructure projects.
Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and lifecycle processes.
Experience managing organizational Asset Management and Engineering processes in support of full lifecycle management.
Experience with configuration management and technical drawing development and review.
Must be eligible for and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
U.S. citizenship required.
Willingness to work occasional extended hours to support mission-critical activities.
Ability to travel periodically, estimated at 5%.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Background in range operations, launch systems, or aerospace test and evaluation.
Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership support to the Engineering Manager and serve as second-in-command for engineering disciplines supporting the NASA Wallops Range Contract.
Assist in managing approximately 30 engineers across multiple disciplines.
Act as the Engineering Manager in their absence.
Serve as technical lead and customer liaison for day-to-day engineering activities.
Support technical excellence, operational readiness, and mission success for launch and range operations.
Support workload distribution and resource allocation across more than 30 launches per year.
Support ongoing engineering sustainment of assets, infrastructure modernization efforts, and day-to-day range operations.
Maintain high standards of safety, quality, and mission assurance.