Manager, Digital Transformation

National Steel and Shipbuilding Com•San Diego, CA

6d•$169,700 - $219,700•Onsite

About The Position

The Digital Transformation Manager has responsibility for digital modernization initiatives across Engineering. This position requires practical experience with engineering platforms and extensive experience with technical integrations, automation, and compliance in regulated environments. Effective communication with internal and external stakeholders is essential to resolve complex technical issues in accordance with program requirements. The role ensures the safe, predictable execution of transformation projects and platform upgrades, aligning with modernization goals and ship‑level digital twin objectives. The position is accountable for platform reliability, adoption, and measurable value delivery, including reduced manual effort, and improved digital thread integrity. A significant aspect of this role involves navigating and resolving conflict among stakeholders with competing priorities, requiring strong judgment, patience, and well‑developed conflict‑resolution skills to build alignment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or demonstrated equivalence
7+ years of experience in engineering or technical environments, including 3+ years leading teams or complex cross-functional initiatives
Ability to apply technical knowledge to standardize configurations, retire customizations, design robust integrations, implement automation and AI governance, and translate Engineering needs into scalable solutions
Strong change‑leadership capabilities, including leading teams and stakeholders through resistance, skepticism, or competing priorities
Exceptional communication, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts, build trust, negotiate trade‑offs, and foster alignment across diverse stakeholder groups
High emotional intelligence, patience, and a collaborative leadership style, including the ability to build communication effectiveness within technical teams
Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, vendor contracts, licensing agreements, and enterprise platform procurement within compliance constraints

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with platforms like AVEVA Marine, E3D, or Unified Engineering is preferred; interest in learning cross‑system integrations (MACPAC, LMS, Autotime) is welcome.
Training or experience with platform stewardship, secure operations, and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP GCC‑High, ITAR/EAR, CMMC/NIST) is a plus, with willingness to develop these skills.
Understanding of engineering workflows (structure, piping, electrical, HVAC, outfitting) and data governance is preferred, along with enthusiasm for learning multi‑system integration and incident/root‑cause practices.
Experience with AI-supported workflows, automation technologies, agentic systems, or proofs‑of‑concept for emerging digital tools

Responsibilities

Own Engineering’s digital‑platform strategy and execution for AVEVA Marine, E3D, Unified Engineering, and legacy Tribon, serving as platform steward for stability, upgrades, security alignment, vendor coordination, and environment health
Direct the shift from legacy customizations to OEM‑aligned workflows, ensuring consistent standards and reduced fragility across engineering disciplines
Govern Engineering’s digital data standards, including naming conventions, EBOM/PBOM structures, configuration controls, and product information integrity
Maintain a multi‑year digital‑transformation roadmap with quarterly objectives, defining cross‑discipline activities, test plans, rollback strategies, incident response procedures, and change‑management communications
Plan and coordinate the transition of Engineering tools (Jira, Confluence, Tableau) toward Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform, ensuring continuity and adoption
Lead integrations and data exchanges between AVEVA/E3D/UE and shipyard systems such as MACPAC MRP, LMS, and Autotime
Establish and operate within governance structures and compliance frameworks for automation, AI, data workflows, and secure platform operation under FedRAMP GCC‑High, ITAR/EAR, and CMMC requirements
Provide direct supervision and performance management for the Digital Transformation team, including hiring, coaching, career development, and setting clear, measurable expectations
Build a community of engineering software champions through mentoring and enablement programs that strengthen digital fluency across Engineering
Collaborate with Talent Development and Technical Training to identify, develop, implement, and manage strategic training programs for digital tools and practices
Make decisions on platform configuration standards, de‑customization priorities, backlog sequencing, automation approvals, integration architectures, and vendor selection within approved budgets
Answer for department performance, including cost, schedule, and transformation outcomes aligned with the roadmap.
Collaborate with Engineering, IT, Production, Supply Chain, QA, executive sponsors, OEMs, and software vendors to ensure alignment, timely support, and effective integration of digital platforms
Build strong relationships with customers and their representatives to resolve complex and often unforeseen issues in the best interests of programs; manage resolution of logistics, personnel, and prioritization conflicts
Communicate the rationale behind changes, negotiate trade‑offs with stakeholders, and navigate conflict to build alignment
Apply effective conflict‑resolution strategies calibrated to urgency, relationship sensitivity, and operational impact
Address complex and ambiguous technical problems (e.g., platform incidents, integrations, data‑integrity gaps, and de‑customization trade‑offs) using structured analysis and collaboration
Solve issues inherent in a legacy‑plus‑modern ecosystem while driving toward standardization and reliability
Manage overhead and capital budgets for digital platforms, licensing, vendor contracts, and professional services, applying course corrections to prevent overruns
Reduce risk to people, processes, and systems through approved policies, technical safeguards, governance, and proactive planning
Support Planning and Program Controls to integrate transformation schedules with networked detail schedules and the Integrated Master Schedule, mitigating late‑change impacts
Track and report Digital Transformation outcomes to Engineering leadership, including value delivered, cycle‑time reductions, defect rates, and adoption metrics
Ensure transformation activities are conducted safely and in alignment with production, testing, and engineering workflows
Build strong relationships with customers to resolve unforeseen issues, logistics challenges, personnel conflicts, and priority disputes
Identify practical AI use cases and coordinate proofs‑of‑concept for secure, compliant automation within Engineering
Other responsibilities and duties as assigned