Portfolio Chief Engineer

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Defense Sector at Leidos has an opening for a Portfolio Chief Engineer. The Chief Engineer will provide both tactical and strategic technical leadership for the Test Instrumentation & Lethal Mechanisms (TI&LM) Portfolio. This position will be based onsite at Leidos in Huntsville, AL. The TI&LM portfolio specializes in the design, development, production and test of various electronic fuzing, telemetry and flight data acquisition products for DoD and Aerospace customers. This is a full-time, fast-paced, high-visibility position that will report to the TI&LM Portfolio Manager and have supervisory responsibility.

Requirements

U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret clearance
BA/BS or equivalent experience and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience
Generally has 4+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects
Knowledge and experience with Avionics products and systems
Proven ability to lead technical teams and build relationships across all levels
Strong business acumen and interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate with both internal and external executive-level leadership
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

Nice To Haves

Fuzing subject matter expertise
Familiarity or prior experience with product qualification process (MIL-STD-1316F and JOTP-51 thru -53 and -62)
Knowledge and experience with fuzing and ordnance systems

Responsibilities

Provide technical ownership and oversight of all current and future products within the TI&LM portfolio
Drive application of engineering principles to business practice
Organize and direct engineering staff to meet objectives for design, new product development and improvement of existing designs
Oversee design concepts and fundamental technology used for new products/designs/technology or improvement of existing ones
Drive design for manufacturability (DFM), design for testability (DFT) and design for assembly (DFA) improvements to support high-rate production
Formulate aspects of engineering design proposal resource requirements; support proposal development and reviews
Plan and develop engineering requirements to develop new markets
Regular interfacing and alignment with both internal and external customers, including government and industry partners
Communication and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders including Program Management, Manufacturing, Quality and Business Development
Identify, mitigate and manage technical risks and issues
Identify and capture technical opportunities