M&SS IRAD Lead

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Dedham, MA

7d•$118,519 - $131,482•Hybrid

About The Position

The MSS IRAD Lead is the engineering lead across all MSS IRAD projects with oversight for overall technical execution including cost, execution, and schedule ensuring compliance with Common Process. This role supports the annual IRAD cycle execution through Investment Concept Reviews (ICR), Project Kickoff Reviews, Execution and Monitoring, and Closeout. The lead will facilitate Contracts and Legal review of IRADs, identify opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation, and facilitate staffing review with DOE/SEM to ensure executability. The MSS IRAD Lead and Chief Engineer share the role of assuring PKR readiness, and are responsible for the attributes of the PKR including plan, deliverables, and details of the solution. The role involves coordinating ICRs with VP S&BD and CTO, coordinating PKRs with review authorities, BDDs, Chief Engineers, and Principal Investigators, and overseeing each project’s life cycle from conception to completion with an emphasis on technical soundness, resource efficiency, and deliverables. The lead will ensure overall status of objectives and deliverables are captured in final report artifacts and IRAD is effectively closed in all required tooling. This role supports the communication of IRAD to the larger GDMS community, leads and is responsible and accountable in all IRAD planning and execution, provides technical guidance and participates in the engineering team for the projects, and provides guidance on prioritization of resources. The lead will review statements of work and BOEs for IRAD projects, assess technical risks and mitigation plans, enforce processes and standards, evaluate IRAD teams, and resolve stagnant or complex issues. The role ensures readiness and participation in Engineering Status Reviews (ESRs), ensures any scope change meets the intent of the ICR, and directs, suggests, concurs, or disapproves any project plan change. The lead will provide reports to regular MSS business reviews and is responsible for developing and maintaining M&SS IRAD Tooling, including the IRAD Portal, M&SS IRAD Data Tool (Power Apps), and M&SS IRAD Tracking Reports (Power BI). The role collaborates with the M&SS Chief Technology Office to support Technology Roadmapping activities, works with Chief Engineers on Technology Roadmaps, identifies trends in MSS technology and investments, and uses external customer strategies to identify relevant technology gaps and opportunities. The role also supports General Dynamics’ Intellectual Property program, increases knowledge of broader GD capabilities, and supports Strategy & Business Development by reporting progress, identifying and implementing efficiencies in the IRAD process, participating in new business endeavors, augmenting IRAD investment by identifying CRAD opportunities and small business teaming opportunities, participating in strategy development and capture process reviews, and developing external customer briefings on MSS R&D.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field.
5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Agile experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Support annual IRAD cycle execution through Investment Concept Reviews (ICR), Project Kickoff Reviews, Execution and Monitoring, and Closeout
Facilitate Contracts and Legal review of IRADs IAW CPF
Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.
Facilitate staffing review with DOE/SEM to ensure executability
Assure PKR readiness
Coordinate ICRs, coordinating with VP S&BD and CTO for planning, coordinating, and scheduling yearly ICR cycle
Coordinate PKRs, coordinating with review authorities, BDDs, Chief Engineers, and Principal Investigators to ensure project has executable plan with understood deliverables, risks, and technical performance to support business needs
Oversee each project’s life cycle from conception to completion, with an emphasis on technical soundness, resource efficiency and deliverables.
Ensure overall status of objectives and deliverables have been captured in final report artifacts and IRAD is effectively closed in all required tooling.
Supports the communication of IRAD to the larger GDMS community.
Lead and be responsible and accountable in all IRAD planning and execution
Provide technical guidance and participate in the engineering team for the projects.
Provide guidance on prioritization of resources (including staffing, labs, etc) of execution teams to resource managers and working with them to resolve conflicts prior to project kick-off.
Review statements of work and BOEs for IRAD projects
Assess technical risks and mitigation plans prior to PKR and participate in in their generation as necessary
Enforce processes and standards and best practices
Evaluate IRAD teams, identifying strengths, problem areas and development plans for improving performance – provide feedback to team, SEM and DOE
Resolves stagnant or complex issues that may including facilitating leadership decisions
Ensure readiness and participation in Engineering Status Reviews (ESRs), – the reviews need to be scheduled, held and results vetted with the relevant SEMs
Ensures any scope change meets the intent of the ICR
Directs, suggests, concurs, or disapproves any project plan change. Changes are typically to “return to green” or internal customer scope change.
Provide report to regular MSS business reviews in person or file.
Develop & Maintain M&SS IRAD Tooling
Maintain IRAD Portal with relevant process changes both at the Common Process and M&SS level.
Maintain & Enhance M&SS IRAD Data Tool (Power Apps) as the M&SS record for IRADs.
Maintain & Enhance M&SS IRAD Tracking Reports (Power BI) to facilitate automated monitoring and reporting of IRAD progress.
Collaborate with M&SS Chief Technology Office to support Technology Roadmapping activities including the development of M&SS Technology Roadmap tooling:
Working with the Chief Engineers as they develop the Technology Roadmaps for their respective business.
Identifies trends in MSS technology and investments providing insight.
Using external customer strategies, identifies relevant technologies gaps and opportunities for MSS strategic considerations.
Supporting General Dynamics’ Intellectual Property program.
Increase and expand knowledge of broader GD capabilities.
Support Strategy & Business Development as needed by:
Reports progress with respect to technology development.
Identifies efficiencies in IRAD process and directly implements them.
Participate, as required, in new business endeavors, ad hoc requests, etc.
Augments IRAD investment by identifying both CRAD opportunities and small business teaming opportunities.
Participates in strategy development as necessary.
Participates in capture process reviews as necessary.
Develops external customer briefings on MSS R&D as requested.