Senior Engineering Support Specialist

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Pittsfield, MA

2d•$106,477 - $115,212•Onsite

About The Position

Make the world’s most advanced Strategic Weapons System even smarter. Imagine a world-class engineering environment. Now add a team of exceptional talent along with technologies that are so advanced they're often classified. That's what you'll find at General Dynamics Mission Systems. Here you'll work with amazing engineers as they invent the technologies, products and services that help our service members, intelligence analysts and first responders keep our nation safe. If you want the chance to lead, it's time to bring your talent to General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS). At GDMS, we provide premium systems, services, and products for the Department of Defense, government agencies and commercial clients. We are a technology leader in numerous areas including technology insertion; acoustic sensors; signal processing; combat systems; torpedoes; cyber security; knowledge management; and electronic warfare. As an Engineering lead for Program Protection, you'll coordinate a cross functional team responsible for ensuring the technical security initiatives across the Strategic Weapons Control portfolio.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s or Technology degree in Engineering or a related specialized area/field, or equivalent (4 years job-related experience).
Requires an additional 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree with 3+ years of job-related experience.
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after 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.
Success leading the systems development life cycle with strong proficiency with requirements management and system modeling tools
Creative thinker motivated to apply technical standards and methodologies to develop solutions
Collaborative team player with the ability to provide technical leadership and position others for success
Strong presentation and communications skills with experience in the art of negotiation and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions

Nice To Haves

Introducing and managing modernization technical initiatives by integrating complex technical scope across a team with varying technical goals
Mentoring engineering leaders across technical and project management topics
Engineering leadership; excellent communication and presentation skills, cross-discipline engineering knowledge, design review package generation, and developing customer intimacy
Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others
Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Responsibilities

Make the world’s most advanced Strategic Weapons System even smarter.
Coordinate a cross functional team responsible for ensuring the technical security initiatives across the Strategic Weapons Control portfolio.