Sierra Nevada Corporation · 15 hours ago
Sr Engineering Manager - Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Lone Tree, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $261K/yr
10+ years expSierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is seeking a highly experienced and knowledgeable Sr Engineering Manager – Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join their team. The role involves driving AI productivity initiatives, mentoring engineering teams, and ensuring alignment with cutting-edge technological advancements to enhance engineering execution.
AerospaceCyber SecurityHardwareNavigationProduct DesignSecuritySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Playing a central role in defining and prioritizing initiatives within the IAS Co-Intelligence Council, ensuring alignment with business growth objectives and employee productivity enhancements
Utilizing standardized methodologies for calculating the value of AI initiatives (e.g., assessing customer impact, business impact, strategic alignment, and operational efficiency), to maximize return on investment
Streamlining collaboration between IAS business areas, corporate IT, and cyber teams to focus on impactful, high-priority tasks
Leveraging their advanced skills in AI principles and applications, the SME will design, develop, test, and certify cutting-edge AI solutions to address complex engineering productivity challenges
Articulating and promoting a forward-looking AI vision to senior leadership and external stakeholders, ensuring cohesive strategies that align with IAS and SNC’s broader objectives
Integrating AI technologies into workflows, to drive efficiencies across business operations, engineering, supply chain, and quality processes
Driving the adoption of AI initiatives by engaging stakeholders, communicating benefits, providing targeted training, and fostering a culture of innovation, ensuring seamless integration and sustained impact across the organization
Establishing and leveraging relationships across SNC business areas and within industry
Participating in forums and events, the AI Tech SME will represent SNC in the AI community, staying current with emerging trends and reinforcing the company’s technological leadership in the aerospace and defense sectors
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related engineering discipline
Typically, 10+ years of progressive engineering experience, which includes 6+ years of management experience
Ability to integrate AI solutions with existing systems and tools to maximize productivity gains
Proficiency in designing, implementing, and optimizing machine learning models and algorithms for real-world applications
Expertise in preparing, cleaning, and structuring data for AI solutions, ensuring high-quality inputs
Experience with deploying AI models into production environments, integrating them into existing workflows, and managing their lifecycle
Capability to define and articulate a clear vision for AI deployment and align it with organizational goals
Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse teams, including engineering, operations, and IT
Ability to identify productivity challenges and devise innovative AI-based solutions to address them
Ability to foster acceptance and usage of AI tools by addressing resistance, emphasizing benefits, and supporting transitions
Ensuring that AI solutions comply with data security regulations
Progressive Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices related to Software Engineering
Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
Demonstrated leadership of new business initiatives, identification and execution of enterprise development activities and transition to production
Excellent written and oral communication skills, reasoning and decision-making abilities
Experience communicating and presenting to all levels of the organization including senior executive leadership and customers, ensuring buy-in and alignment
Possesses an expert-level knowledge of engineering/design principles
The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance is required
Preferred
Progressive experience leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of high impact trade studies and other measures
Skill in coaching teams to adopt AI technologies effectively, ensuring their integration into daily workflows
Thorough understanding and knowledge of software development methodologies such as Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, and Spiral
Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry and experience supporting DoD programs and customers
Excellent interpersonal skills, highly professional, diplomatic, demonstrated executive-level presence, outstanding stewardship, and relationship building skills
Serves as an advisor or key contributor on large complex projects, with the accountability to ensure successful execution of the program plan
Nationally recognized subject matter expert and highly respected within the customer communities
Participates in industry community for respective area of expertise, such as relevant associates, committees, conferences, publications, standards development, etc
Experience in career development of technical staff through training and mentorship
Thorough understanding of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation; systems design, systems integration, technical risk identification and management strategies, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles
Previous management experience; exposure to recruiting employees; assigning, directing, and evaluating their work; and overseeing the development and maintenance of staff competence
Experience with identifying and coordinating resources to ensure the required tools, processes, and training are available/effective and programs are staffed and supported to achieve success
Understanding of how to prepare project schedules, budgets, bids, and estimates for proposed program work packages
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision plans
401(k) with 150% match up to 6%
Life insurance
3 weeks paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Company
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Sierra Nevada Corporation is an aerospace and defense contractor.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
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