Program Chief Engineer

RTX•Aurora, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This Chief Engineer (CE) role leads a group of programs within the S-ISR/CMPC portfolio that provides high-impact software and hardware services to the Intelligence Community (IC) mission. The CE is accountable for all aspects of the technical baseline to include architecture, design, SW development, test and delivery using Agile methodologies. This position is located onsite in Aurora, CO. What You Will Do Customer recognized SME and directly involved in proprietary customer engagements to support Program objectives. Support front-end of the business activities, including working with customers to understand their needs, helping to shape future work, and developing strong positive relationships with the customer community. Obtain polygraph after starting date. Business Capture: Work with program management to innovate high-value, low-cost, yet quick-turn customer solutions. Provide engineering leadership for capture activities: 1) Ensure technical volume development complies with SOW; 2) achieve design-to-cost, performance, and schedule targets; and 3) ensure bid packages are thoroughly vetted; with scope, risks & opportunities identified and manageable. Responsible for participating in and leading Engineering Bid Reviews (EBRs) and coordinating with leadership to ensure reviews are scheduled in accordance with approved Delegation of Authority (DOA). Ensure program success by collaborating with program management, finance, supply chain, contracts, and other functions/disciplines, consistent with the CE responsibilities. Review and approve program technical baselines, ensuring program phase appropriateness. Ensure collaboration between teams to achieve cost/schedule/performance efficiencies. Review and approve engineering execution risk mitigations and opportunity capture plans, ensuring alignment to work being performed. Ensure program-level Engineering Review Boards (ERBs) and ad hoc review boards are thoroughly implemented with appropriate frequency. Accountable for providing engineering inputs to Program Estimate at Completion (EACs) and Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs). Lead outstanding program execution, metrics collection, analysis, and reporting. Ensure base program and task order deliveries are staffed with appropriate engineering skillsets. Review and communicate staffing demand for the base program, task order deliveries, and anticipation program modifications. Develop and maintain a Chief Engineer succession plan, actively mentor potential successors. Process and Policy: Ensure the program's engineering leads and engineering personnel are following approved program processes, procedures and contractual requirements. Request and lead engineering reviews and customer technical meetings, ensuring they are appropriate to the scope and phase of the program (e.g. Operational Readiness Review, Increment Planning, etc.). Accountable to plan, develop, and review program estimates at complete, bids, milestone reviews, and gates per the approved S-ISR Delegation of Authority, or as otherwise directed by the Program Area Chief Engineer (PACE). If failures occur, ensure Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action (FRACA) implementation is thorough, addresses systemic issues (if any), and is in accordance with company policy. Drive prompt corrective action closure for all technical issues impacting operations or other technical performance measures. What You Will Learn Front End of the Business workflow and how to position the program to capture additional business. Cross-portfolio lessons learned and insight into modernization activities.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
Experience leading technically challenging programs with direct customer-facing responsibilities while also leading engineers across multiple cross-functional teams.
Prior experience as a Chief Engineer or Deputy Chief Engineer on a satellite ground system involving mission management, planning and scheduling, command and telemetry, satellite operations, or flight dynamics models; preferably within the IC.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI
U. S. Government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain a polygraph after start.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Software development lifecycle experience using Agile methodologies.
Experience with tools such as Confluence, Jira, Cameo, Microsoft Suite.
Experience capturing program growth or new business opportunities

Responsibilities

Accountable for all aspects of the technical baseline to include architecture, design, SW development, test and delivery using Agile methodologies.
Customer recognized SME and directly involved in proprietary customer engagements to support Program objectives.
Support front-end of the business activities, including working with customers to understand their needs, helping to shape future work, and developing strong positive relationships with the customer community.
Work with program management to innovate high-value, low-cost, yet quick-turn customer solutions.
Provide engineering leadership for capture activities: Ensure technical volume development complies with SOW; achieve design-to-cost, performance, and schedule targets; and ensure bid packages are thoroughly vetted; with scope, risks & opportunities identified and manageable.
Responsible for participating in and leading Engineering Bid Reviews (EBRs) and coordinating with leadership to ensure reviews are scheduled in accordance with approved Delegation of Authority (DOA).
Ensure program success by collaborating with program management, finance, supply chain, contracts, and other functions/disciplines, consistent with the CE responsibilities.
Review and approve program technical baselines, ensuring program phase appropriateness.
Ensure collaboration between teams to achieve cost/schedule/performance efficiencies.
Review and approve engineering execution risk mitigations and opportunity capture plans, ensuring alignment to work being performed.
Ensure program-level Engineering Review Boards (ERBs) and ad hoc review boards are thoroughly implemented with appropriate frequency.
Accountable for providing engineering inputs to Program Estimate at Completion (EACs) and Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs).
Lead outstanding program execution, metrics collection, analysis, and reporting.
Ensure base program and task order deliveries are staffed with appropriate engineering skillsets.
Review and communicate staffing demand for the base program, task order deliveries, and anticipation program modifications.
Develop and maintain a Chief Engineer succession plan, actively mentor potential successors.
Ensure the program's engineering leads and engineering personnel are following approved program processes, procedures and contractual requirements.
Request and lead engineering reviews and customer technical meetings, ensuring they are appropriate to the scope and phase of the program (e.g. Operational Readiness Review, Increment Planning, etc.).
Accountable to plan, develop, and review program estimates at complete, bids, milestone reviews, and gates per the approved S-ISR Delegation of Authority, or as otherwise directed by the Program Area Chief Engineer (PACE).
If failures occur, ensure Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action (FRACA) implementation is thorough, addresses systemic issues (if any), and is in accordance with company policy.
Drive prompt corrective action closure for all technical issues impacting operations or other technical performance measures.