Director of Hardware and Electrical Engineering
Leidos
- Cabin John, MD
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide strategic direction and leadership to the Hardware and Electrical Engineering Team, and foster a collaborative and innovative work environment
- Develop and maintain a Sector level Hardware Development Plan, including associated Standards and metrics
- Define Common Tools and Processes surrounding HWE Development
- Develop a training strategy for all employees in the HWE discipline
- Manage budgets and resource distribution
- Approve HWE portion of bids/proposals
- Participate in the definition and implementation of the long-term engineering strategy aligned to the Sector and Corporate Technology Strategies, and the ever-evolving set of Sector and Corporate goals.
- Collaborate with Sector and Business Area Management and Business Development Leadership to execute our strategies and to further our business goals.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams, including software engineering, systems engineering to ensure seamless integration of Hardware and Electrical components
- Active participation in the Capture Process to include writing and reviewing proposal material.
- Develop and mentor engineering staff to include providing career guidance and professional growth opportunities for high potential employees
- Support engineering initiatives across the Defense Sector and the entire Leidos enterprise. These initiatives will focus on engineering, capability, process, differentiation, technical solutioning, proposal development, and program execution - all to further Leidos engineering discrimination and growth goals with agility, speed, and security.
- Oversee the design, development and testing of hardware and electrical systems ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations
- Establish and maintain relationships with external partners, vendors and subcontractors to support project requirements and enhance capabilities
- In collaboration with Systems Engineering, be a champion for Digital Engineering, Digital Threads and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) for the Sector and broader Leidos Company.
- Bachelor's degree in Hardware / Electrical Engineering or relevant technical field and 12+ years of relevant experience in computer hardware and electrical engineering.
- 7+ years of related engineering experience on large acquisition programs, large systems delivery programs, and PoRs - and managing large engineering teams
- Demonstrated people management in multiple management styles and scenarios (matrix, Functional, Projectized, Composite, etc.)
- Prior technical roles within similar organizations with growing duties and responsibilities
- Engineering domain experience includes:
- Technical authority to ensure flawless execution on existing programs,
- Familiar with industry standard tools including MCAD and ECAD (PRO-E, Multisim, Mentor Graphics, etc), MATLAB, Simulink, Labview, Arduino, etc.
- Developing, enforcing, and improving engineering policy, standards, best practices, and management
- Familiarity and use of standard program management tools such as Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Earned Value Management System (EVMS), etc.
- Experience with policy formation, performance management, and best practices in the Defense, Intelligence and Space industry
- Strong oral and written communication skills, along with public speaking skills
- Ability to influence and persuade others, as well as handle difficult negotiations requiring a well-developed sense of engineering execution
- Ability to mentor, lead, and promote talent
- Proven ability to lead/manage large organizations to include workforce planning
- Significant experience supporting capture activities to include chairing/participating in Gate Reviews, writing specific sections of proposals, and providing preliminary technical guidance for solutions
- US citizenship is required and able to obtain TS/SCI clearance and higher.
- A Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a relevant technology and engineering field will be given preference.
- Active TS/SCI Security Clearance or higher is preferred