Production Chief Engineer

CACI

About The Position

CACI is seeking a dynamic Production Chief Engineer to join our team. This role requires strong initiative, exceptional organizational and communication skills, and the ability to multitask effectively. We enable national security missions through creation and delivery of innovative, technology-centric solutions that provide decision advantage to our customers. Our client engagement processes, the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value, provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering-related discipline and 8+ years of related experience, or Master’s degree and 4+ years, in systems engineering, integration and test
Experience overseeing design and production of large aperture RF systems
Demonstrated experience providing end-to-end program integration support with consistent attention to detail
Demonstrated strong initiative, organizational and communication skills, and the ability to multitask in a dynamic environment
Expertise in preemptively identifying sources of conflict among stakeholders and potential solutions
Demonstrated experience as being responsible for the technical aspects of a project
Capable of system conceptualization, system level requirements definition and system test and evaluation
Familiarity with probability, reliability, statistical analysis methods, sampling, test and evaluation techniques, data collection and applicable regulations and standards
Experience with requirements generation and requirements decomposition
Experience with antenna system design to include Design-to-Cost
Experience integrating heterogenous subsystems together into full product solutions
Understanding of engineering at all phases of a product lifecycle
Active TS/SCI

Responsibilities

Perform independent engineering evaluations of technical and process problems impacting production and delivery of antenna systems.
Conduct and support analyses to assist in the transfer of a new technology/products from R&D to manufacturing/production.
Attend weekly meetings; Chair the Engineering Review Board (ERB), participate as member and contributor to Risk and Opportunity Board (ROMB), Program Control Board (PCB), Material Review Board (MRB) and Production Review Board (PRB)
Continuously track progress of program actions; facilitate resolution of technical problems; and highlight unresolved issues that threaten planned production or program milestones
Research production and product performance data to help evaluate or support Engineering Change Proposals, Task/Delivery Orders, Requests for Waivers or Deviations associated with current and next generation equipment, processes, and products
Witnesses significant program events, e.g. prove out of new processes, new equipment and tests
Travel to attend meetings, conferences, demonstrations, installation and/or training in support of the program and CACI, as required
Derive requirements through interactions with the project, program, and product teams
Collaborate with cross-disciplined teams of engineers to ensure designs are satisfying requirements, making trades when necessary
Support demonstrations/briefings as required
Aid program management in the development of estimates for technical work, to support the pricing and planning of efforts that address new requirements.
Primary contributor in application of engineering principles to meet technical requirements
Develop technical concepts, plan for implementation, monitor technical progress, design tests, assess performance data, and develop solutions to technical problems
Author, edit and contribute to production of technical reports