Aerospace Deputy Engineering Manager – Launch Systems

ARES Corporation; Virginia; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA Accounts

Life & Disability Insurance

Critical Illness & Accident Insurance

ESOP

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Job summary

ARES Corporation seeks a Deputy Engineering Manager at Wallops Island, VA to serve as second-in-command for engineering disciplines supporting NASA and DoD programs. You will lead a ~30-person engineering team, act as the technical lead and customer liaison, and backfill the Engineering Manager when needed.

You will drive technical excellence, operational readiness, and mission success across launches and range operations, while balancing schedules, costs, and risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from ABET-accredited program.
• 5–10 years of progressive engineering experience.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interface with a broad range of customer and technical personnel.
• Strong decision-making skills balancing technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Experience with government contracts, preferably NASA or DoD programs.
• Experience with complex systems integration and infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and lifecycle processes.
• Experience with managing organizational Asset Management and Engineering processes.
• Experience with configuration management and technical drawing development and review.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of ~30 engineers across multiple disciplines.
• Act as Engineering Manager in their absence and serve as technical lead and customer liaison.
• Oversee workload distribution and resource allocation for 30+ launches per year and ongoing engineering sustainment.
• Drive modernization of assets and day-to-day range operations support while upholding safety, quality, and mission assurance.

Skills

Communication

Decision making

Systems engineering

Government contracts

Systems integration

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Job description

ARES Corporation seeks a Deputy Engineering Manager at Wallops Island, VA to serve as second-in-command for engineering disciplines supporting NASA and DoD programs. You will lead a ~30-person engineering team, act as the technical lead and customer liaison, and backfill the Engineering Manager when needed.

You will drive technical excellence, operational readiness, and mission success across launches and range operations, while balancing schedules, costs, and risks.