Senior Director, Aerospace Engineering & Strategy

Rocketdyne; Redmond; On-site; AUD 362,000 - 506,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocketdyne invites an accomplished engineering leader to shape its next chapter. As Senior Director of Engineering, you will drive strategy, technical excellence, and execution across a 350+ engineer organization across multiple locations, partnering with senior leaders to define direction and capabilities.

You will balance innovation with rigor, develop leaders, and navigate programs that shape mission-critical systems for defense and space.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of progressive engineering experience with leadership in complex environments.
• Experience leading large cross-functional and multi-site engineering organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline; advanced degree welcomed.
• Experience with government/defense customers and large-scale transformation is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Define engineering strategy, technical excellence, and execution across Rocketdyne.
• Lead an engineering community of 350+ engineers across locations.
• Partner with senior leadership to set direction and invest in capabilities.
• Balance innovation with engineering rigor and manage program risk.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Risk assessment

People leadership

Engineering judgement

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Advanced degree welcomed

Tools

EVMS

Job description

Rocketdyne invites an accomplished engineering leader to shape its next chapter. As Senior Director of Engineering, you will drive strategy, technical excellence, and execution across a 350+ engineer organization across multiple locations, partnering with senior leaders to define direction and capabilities.

You will balance innovation with rigor, develop leaders, and navigate programs that shape mission-critical systems for defense and space.