The Senior Engineering Manager will provide project management oversight as well as HW and SW engineering technical support to the Ground Vehicle Division and apply both management and technical expertise in Ground Vehicle (manned and unmanned) lifecycle management, integration of advanced engineering technologies, technology planning and management. Provide expert technical advice to DCS engineers and Army customers and manages major projects for the design, development, integration, testing, sustainment and enhancement for a variety of prototype and legacy Army ground vehicle systems. Customer interactions include working directly with customers in broad areas of strategic planning as well as program management and execution.
Essential Job Functions:
Work in a team environment with our Army customer and DCS engineers on a combined project team of government and contract employees located in many different locations. Apply Subject Matter Expertise in the ground vehicle domain for architecture, standards and requirements development, technology planning and management (strategy, roadmaps, operations, and implementation) for a variety of combat vehicle platforms and subsystems. Coordinate with CCDC Research & Technology Integration Groups, PEO and external Army organizations as part of the architecture and technology advancement to support legacy and new vehicle programs for the integration and evaluation of new technologies.
Required Skills:
Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 10+ years of experience with Combat Vehicles.
Experience in project management, execution, strategy development, risk mitigation and problem solving.
Experience with the development and review of program milestone documentation (SEMP, TEMP, ISP, SSS, SSDD)
Experience working with interdisciplinary teams, organizations and industry to advance architectures and technologies solutions in the areas of Army ground and autonomous vehicle solutions.
Experience with systems architectures and guiding team development across ground vehicle domains.
Familiarity with military C4ISR equipment integration for Ground Combat Vehicle Platforms.
Experience with Systems Engineering and Software Engineering development processes
Familiarity with military communications equipment for Ground Combat Vehicle Platforms.
Understanding of standards including: MIL-810, MIL-1275, J1939, RTSP, RTP, UDP, TCP, H.264, etc.
Ability to travel to various customer and contractor facilities and test centers (10% Travel).
Desired Skills:
Experience in Systems Engineering and Integration for Ground Combat/Military Systems.
Experience with SysML and the development and review of system models
Experience developing concept studies, trade-off analyses during the research and development phase of the program related to C4ISR HW and SW systems, subsystems and components.
Experience coordinating with Army organizations to facilitate strategic relationships, collaborate with high-performance teams, lead business initiatives, and support program goals and objectives.
DCS delivers advanced technology and management solutions to Government agencies in the national security sector. We seek to develop successful working relationships with our customers to ensure that we meet expectations and get the job done right. The value that we place on ensuring customer satisfaction is based on our strong corporate culture of empowerment, innovation, responsiveness, and professional excellence. The transformative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit that characterize our more than 2,100+ employee-owners allow DCS to ensure success of each customer's mission and actively contribute to the well-being of the nation.
