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General Atomics · 2 hours ago

Systems Engineering Manager

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$126K/yr - $230K/yr

11+ years exp

General Atomics (GA) is a leading resource for high-technology systems development. They are seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to oversee a team of engineers, manage system engineering tasks, and ensure project activities are effectively planned and executed.

EnergyEnergy EfficiencyManufacturingWireless

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Participate in the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract(s)

Collaborate with individuals in Program Management, Project Management, Proposal Management, and Design Engineering to establish consensus-based solutions and plans

Assign individual contributors and leads to projects and ensures appropriate processes and practices are followed

Organize all engineering work, assignment, and inputs to support the project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and budget per the Project Management Plan (PMP) for multiple business areas

Assist in the management and execution of project plans, in concert with project leadership

Work with business management, project leadership, and control account managers to maintain up to date engineering manpower estimates

Accountable for engineering tasks, budget, schedule, and performance

Work closely with the program leadership to ensure project activities are appropriately planned, resourced and managed by assigned staff

Works with project leadership to deconflict resource limitation challenges and level-load work

Provides direct support in the role of a Lead SE or Individual Contributor as required to support timelines and deliverables

Develop further definition of the roles and responsibilities for the group as well as develop procedures and processes

Provide day-to-day prioritization of tasks in accordance with schedule and program needs

Provides oversight on the quality of work from their department

Supervise and ensure staff execution to conform to cost, schedule, production, and performance commitments

Leads the engineering team to common objectives, clearly communicates the status of efforts, identify/resolve issues, and manages to cost/schedule

Responsible for the execution and appropriate implementation of system engineering processes: design, development, integration, test and performance verification

Manages resource needs and leads system engineering activities across multiple programs, as well as from the extended engineering organization when surge support is necessary to support schedule

Provide leadership and direct all activities of the group including planning and managing technical performance to ensure quality, business and financial objectives are attained

Regularly gather status from engineering team and provides the status and updates to the Engineering Management and Senior Leadership

Represents the engineering functional organization to Project Management providing status, coordination, and collaboration in achieving project objectives and timelines

Represent specific project team’s efforts to the engineering functional organization and Project Managers

Identify and implement process improvements centered on company systems engineering processes, product lifecycle best practices, and functional manager best practices

Ensure technical leadership and excellence is maintained by participating in the planning, attraction, selection, retention, and development of the required technical talent

Participate in the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contract(s)

Responsible for ensuring all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations are observed wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company

Responsible for ensuring work is accomplished in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices

Qualification

Systems EngineeringRequirements Management SystemsProject ManagementLeadershipElectrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringNuclear EngineeringSoftware EngineeringModel Based System EngineeringCommunication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsTeamworkProblem SolvingTechnical Writing

Required

Typically requires a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in engineering or a related technical field as well as eleven or more years of progressively complex engineering experience. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education

Experience as a system engineer leading the development, assembly, integration and testing for a system which will undergo verification and validation including creation of system engineering and test artifacts

Experience leading teams through milestone SE Review process

Demonstrates knowledge in the application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice as well as project management and leadership skills including organizing, planning, scheduling, and coordinating workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones

Must demonstrate the ability to resolve managerial, technical, and interpersonal challenges

Knowledge/experience with Requirements Management Systems (DOORS, JAMA, etc.), support requirements, lifecycle planning and integration for systems is required

Strong communication, leadership, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required to enable an effective interface with other departments, all levels of management, professional and support staff, customers, potential customers, and government representatives

Customer focused, must be able to work on a self-initiated basis and in a team environment, and able to work extended hours and travel as required

The ability to obtain and maintain a top secret DOD or DOE-Q clearance is required

Preferred

A Professional Engineering License, and original work(s) published in professional engineering journals are desirable

Knowledge of SysML and model based system engineering (MBSE) with experience developing multiple SysML diagram models

Requires strong skills in management, project management, leadership, communication, systems engineering, and engineering technical disciplines

Education and/or work experience in firmware and software engineering development

Broad, multi-disciplinary technical expertise and a history of applying of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice

Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary, product-oriented engineering teams

Demonstrated success in aligning procedure and processes to improve team throughput and visibility

Experience writing technical documents and computer literate with versatile knowledge of the computer applications and MRP systems used in the industry (MS Word, Excel, Access, Project, SAP, Windchill, etc.)

Demonstrated knowledge and implementation of best practices to help transitions from design development to sustainment

Expertise or significant experience in systems engineering, industrial process engineering, nuclear engineering, or mechanical engineering

Existing Security Clearance preferred (DOE-Q or DOD –Secret)