Systems Engineering Section Manager (WSI)

Job Description:

V2X is growing! V2X is looking for a Systems Engineering Section Manager (WSI) to join our team!

V2X Aerospace Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineering Section Manager who is passionate about leading a team of systems engineers who are committed to making our customers missions successful. This section manager will lead the Weapon Systems Integration (WSI) systems engineering section. The WSI Systems Engineering team provides systems engineering excellence in design, development, integration, and test activities across DoD platforms on land, air and sea. The team works in both waterfall and agile frameworks in the development of products across multiple domains and multiple technologies. This team also supports a mix of quick reaction development programs, V2X technical investment programs, and longer development programs that last multiple years. The Systems Engineering Section Manager is responsible for the performance and development of the engineers in the section. This includes defining and managing necessary skill competency models and gap closure plans. The Section Manager will also have direct engagement on teams, leading and driving success on multiple programs.

People Management

Leadership and management of approximately 15-20 systems engineers located mainly in Indianapolis.
Supporting career development of the individuals in the section through technical and leadership training, program rotations for exposure to a broad set of customers and technologies, and performance feedback to foster individual & career growth.
Performing workforce planning to meet program and project requirements. Including the assignment of personnel to meet program needs and hiring/recruiting to support department and business growth objectives.
Proactively communicating across the section with an established cadence to communicate clear priorities and organization updates.
Holding crucial/difficult conversations including addressing performance issues to improve employee performance.
Maintaining a strong succession plan for key positions across programs.

Program / Business Support

Delivery of customer commitments for the systems engineering performance on programs within the department, and the coaching of team leaders within the department to achieve program goals.
Partnering with Chief Engineers, Chief Technologist, and other Engineering Discipline Managers to deliver high quality proposals and meet business and customer commitments in our program results.
Maintaining constant and regular engagement for all supported programs to ensure the team performance meets or exceeds the program plan.
Acting as a technical review chair for program reviews to include SRR< PDR, CDR, and TRR.
Working closely with program and business area managers to ensure customer satisfaction and business alignment. Interfacing with customers and users to build relationships and develop roadmaps of solutions to meet their needs.
Driving new business growth through proactive engagement to identify on-contract growth (ECPs), lead white paper development, engineering estimations, and proposal responses.

Engineering Organizational Support

Supporting Engineering improvement initiatives to include innovation, technologies, and methodologies.
Delivering weekly and monthly reports detailing engineering highlights and key employee accomplishments.
Establishing and executing a Section Strategy aligned with the Departments vision and goals.
Facilitating and encouraging mentoring and knowledge dissemination across the organization.
Managing Engineering Thread assets associated with systems engineering related tasking

Leadership/Communication Skills

Maintaining a professional attitude, to serve as an example to the team, with team members, other functional organizations, internal and external customers.
Proactively communicates across section with an established cadence to communicate clear priorities and organization updates.
Communicating effectively to large groups and senior leaders.

Required Skills:

At least ten years of related engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware engineering with in-depth understanding of the System Engineering Lifecycle and processes.
Experience with development, integration and test of complex systems.
Experience with requirements development, hardware and software integration, and requirements verification.
Experience with test execution including test plan and procedure development.
Experience providing leadership, technical direction, and guidance to multi-discipline teams.
Proven ability to lead an engineering team through the acquisition, proposal, and program execution phases of the system lifecycle.
Strong communication skills and ability to effectively communicate to internal and external stakeholders.
Strong accountability with the ability to work autonomously to deliver high quality work products on-schedule.
Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain an Active DoD Secret Clearance.

Desired Skills:

Experience with design, integration, and certification of hardware and software subsystems, transitioning products from development to production, and obsolescence management.
Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering methods, tools, and languages.
Project management experience including cost, schedule, supplier management, risk, and opportunity assessment.
Experience working with government customers including the US Army, US Navy, USMC and/or USAF.
Experience implementing performance requirements (i.e. -ilities) such as Reliability, Testability, Maintainability, Producibility, and System/Software Safety.
Experience with Agile or DevOps software development.
Experience driving new business growth through proactive engagement to identify on-contract growth (ECPs), lead white paper development, engineering estimations, and proposal responses.
Proven experience holding crucial/difficult conversations including addressing performance issues to improve employee performance.
Current Active DoD Secret or higher Clearance

Education

Job Requirements:

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related STEM discipline
At least ten years of related engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware engineering

Employee benefits include the following:

Healthcare coverage
Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
Retirement plan
Wellness programs
Paid time off, including holidays and leave of absences
Eligible Tuition Reimbursement
Learning and Development resources
Employee assistance resources

Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

Job Ident #: SYSTE014689

Company Details

V2X

555 Industrial Drive South
Madison, Mississippi 39110 USA
www.vtxaero.com

V2X has long been an industry leader in delivering a full spectrum of Aviation Aftermarket Services with a strong legacy of extreme customer and mission focus. V2X is a global and premier provider of “best value” services in their respective markets and...

Supported Manufacturers:
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Job Info

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Type

Permanent

Company Details

V2X

555 Industrial Drive South
Madison, Mississippi 39110 USA
www.vtxaero.com