Vice President of Agile Engineering Division

System Studies and Simulation, Inc. • AL

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About The Position

S3, Inc. has an opening for a Vice President of Agile Engineering Division (AED) to join our executive team at our HQ in Research Park, Huntsville, AL. The VP of AED reports to the President/CEO and is responsible for strategic-level leadership, management, and vision for operational controls, administrative and reporting requirements, P/L, compliance, growth, and operating efficiency. The VP is responsible for developing and materializing a 10% annual growth business plan that supports Government contract and Task Order requirements to design, validate, and execute technical service program activities. The technical areas include: Systems Division Engineering; Requirements Generation; Modeling, Space, Aviation for Missiles, Simulation and Experimentation; Life Cycle Management and Knowledge Management. The VP's 3-year initiative is to move the business unit toward research and development contracts (NAICS 541715) and build a team capable of contract wins in the domain.

Requirements

• 25 years of experience, inclusive of 10 years PM experience managing aviation, missile, or space technical service portfolios.
• Five years managing 500+ employees.
• 5 years corporate experience in a directorship or Vice President technical leadership position.
• Military experience is a plus.
• BS or MS required; Ph.D preferred.
• Experience managing at least 12-20 subcontractors, in support of customer requirements per contract specifications.
• Demonstrated strength with aviation, missile, and space services programs, CONUS/OCONUS, and US/FMS experience is desired.
• Must be flexible for travel to remote field site reviews, proposal support, corporate meetings, and reviews, and business development.
• Demonstrated staff, program, and business development experience.
• Knowledge and experience with Huntsville, AL, aviation, missiles, and space customers required.
• Experience with MDA (Missile Defense Agency) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple IDIQ/BPA and Task Order prime contracts, outstanding CPARS, and seasoned customer relationships.
• Develop for pipeline and, major capture actions to support annual revenue growth and EBIDTA.
• Manage contract execution, customer reviews, recruitment of key growth initiatives, budget projections and compliance, and employee leadership in corporate quality goals, ethics, and culture.
• Plan, allocate, control, review, and resource personnel requirements for all programs in the business unit with 97% CDRL schedule compliance.
• Review and approve BU performance requirements within company policies and ISO requirements with no customer complaints.
• Manage a team of 200 employees, and 20 subcontractors, in support of customer requirements per contract specifications.
• In conjunction with a Division business capture team, generate and function as capture manager on RFP responses that win 100% of business re-competes and 25% of new business bids.
• Proactively develop pipeline business for 20% annual growth, with diversification into new customer base opportunities; achieve at least 20% annual growth.
• Develop and execute a strategy to diversify the customer base and function as a corporate citizen, adopting corporate missions, culture, and goals.
• Maintain a revenue mix that is 60% prime, 40% subcontractor.
• Identify and capture a new IDIQ/BPA annually.
• Manage P/L to materialize revenue and profit targets for the sector.
• Recruit 2 Triple-Threat performers annually with direct coverage within six months.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees