Threat Countermeasures Chief Engineer

Leidos•Dayton, OH

About The Position

The Optical Sensing and Countermeasures Division of the Defense Sector is seeking a Chief Engineer to technically guide a technical high-performance team researching and developing aircraft protection technologies for the US Air Force. In this role, you will oversee and apply the entire portfolio of Leidos technical solutions to help our customers address their demanding challenges. You will work with subject matter experts to develop and apply optimal and differentiated Leidos solutions in the technical areas of aircraft threat countermeasures. You will assist the Program Manager to ensure all technical work meets or exceeds customer requirements.

Requirements

U.S. citizen with an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Experience in at least one or more of the following: Electro-optic (EO) and/or infrared sensing, IR threat countermeasures, threat countermeasure modeling and simulation, and foreign threat exploitation.
Master’s degree with at least 13 years of prior relevant experience or PhD with at least 10 years of prior relevant experience in engineering or physics.
Strong technical breadth and depth in support of relevant government markets
Demonstrated technical leadership

Nice To Haves

Experience as a principal investigator or chief engineer of government research and development contracts
Knowledge of hardware-in-the-loop testing
Demonstrated ability to author, present, and articulate requirements and associated solutions in settings supporting customers and business development
Experience in customer relationship building

Responsibilities

Planning and managing the execution of Threat Countermeasures Branch technical activities to ensure customer research and development requirements are being met.
Collaborating with technical staff, customer organizations, and other parts of Leidos to develop differentiated solutions and roadmaps for existing customers and new business opportunities
Establishing Leidos best practices, lessons learned, and technological approaches related to threat sensing, threat countermeasures, and modeling and simulation, and ensuring they are pursued
Assessing and mentoring technical talent to meet current needs and overcome future challenges
Reporting on the technical status of numerous, simultaneous projects occurring at any one time.
Ensuring the technical quality of the Threat Countermeasure Branch deliveries to the customer (models, software, reports, briefings, etc.)
Pursuing opportunities to propose solutions that will address the challenges of current and future Threat Countermeasures Branch customers