Engineering Digital Transformation Lead

Nassco

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 170,000 - 220,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Wellness coaching

Paid holidays & PTO

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Job summary

General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego seeks a Digital Transformation Manager to drive modernization across Engineering platforms, ensuring stable upgrades, secure operations, and cross‑system integrations. You will guide data standards, tool transitions, and governance while leading the Digital Transformation team toward measurable value delivery.

The role emphasizes stakeholder alignment, budgeting, and responsible leadership in a regulated, shipyard environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or demonstrated equivalence.
7+ years of experience in engineering or technical environments, including 3+ years leading teams or complex cross‑functional initiatives.
Familiarity with platforms like AVEVA Marine, E3D, or Unified Engineering is preferred; interest in learning cross‑system integrations (MACPAC, LMS, Autotime) is welcome.
Training or experience with platform stewardship, secure operations, and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP GCC‑High, ITAR/EAR, CMMC/NIST) is a plus, with willingness to develop these skills.
Understanding of engineering workflows (structure, piping, electrical, HVAC, outfitting) and data governance is preferred, along with enthusiasm for learning multi‑system integration and incident/root‑cause practices.
Ability to apply technical knowledge to standardize configurations, retire customizations, design robust integrations, implement automation and AI governance, and translate Engineering needs into scalable solutions
Strong change‑leadership capabilities, including leading teams and stakeholders through resistance, skepticism, or competing priorities
Exceptional communication, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts, build trust, negotiate trade‑offs, and foster alignment across diverse stakeholder groups
High emotional intelligence, patience, and a collaborative leadership style, including the ability to build communication effectiveness within technical teams
Experience with AI-supported workflows, automation technologies, agentic systems, or proofs‑of‑concept for emerging digital tools
Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, vendor contracts, licensing agreements, and enterprise platform procurement within compliance constraints

Responsibilities

Own Engineering’s digital‑platform strategy and execution for AVEVA Marine, E3D, Unified Engineering, and legacy Tribon, serving as platform steward for stability, upgrades, security alignment, vendor coordination, and environment health
Direct the shift from legacy customizations to OEM‑aligned workflows, ensuring consistent standards and reduced fragility across engineering disciplines
Govern Engineering’s digital data standards, including naming conventions, EBOM/PBOM structures, configuration controls, and product information integrity
Plan and coordinate the transition of Engineering tools (Jira, Confluence, Tableau) toward Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform, ensuring continuity and adoption
Lead integrations and data exchanges between AVEVA/E3D/UE and shipyard systems such as MACPAC MRP, LMS, and Autotime
Establish and operate within governance structures and compliance frameworks for automation, AI, data workflows, and secure platform operation under FedRAMP GCC‑High, ITAR/EAR, and CMMC requirements
Provide direct supervision and performance management for the Digital Transformation team, including hiring, coaching, career development, and setting clear, measurable expectations
Build a community of engineering software champions through mentoring and enablement programs that strengthen digital fluency across Engineering
Collaborate with Talent Development and Technical Training to identify, develop, implement, and manage strategic training programs for digital tools and practices
Make decisions on platform configuration standards, de‑customization priorities, backlog sequencing, automation approvals, integration architectures, and vendor selection within approved budgets
Answer for department performance, including cost, schedule, and transformation outcomes aligned with the roadmap.
Collaborate with Engineering, IT, Production, Supply Chain, QA, executive sponsors, OEMs, and software vendors to ensure alignment, timely support, and effective integration of digital platforms
Build strong relationships with customers and their representatives to resolve complex and often unforeseen issues in the best interests of programs; manage resolution of logistics, personnel, and prioritization conflicts
Communicate the rationale behind changes, negotiate trade‑offs with stakeholders, and navigate conflict to build alignment
Apply effective conflict-resolution strategies calibrated to urgency, relationship sensitivity, and operational impact
Address complex and ambiguous technical problems (e.g., platform incidents, integrations, data‑integrity gaps, and de‑customization trade‑offs) using structured analysis and collaboration
Solve issues inherent in a legacy‑plus‑modern ecosystem while driving toward standardization and reliability
Manage overhead and capital budgets for digital platforms, licensing, vendor contracts, and professional services, applying course corrections to prevent overruns
Reduce risk to people, processes, and systems through approved policies, technical safeguards, governance, and proactive planning
Support Planning and Program Controls to integrate transformation schedules with networked detail schedules and the Integrated Master Schedule, mitigating late‑change impacts
Track and report Digital Transformation outcomes to Engineering leadership, including value delivered, cycle‑time reductions, defect rates, and adoption metrics
Ensure transformation activities are conducted safely and in alignment with production, testing, and engineering workflows
Build strong relationships with customers to resolve unforeseen issues, logistics challenges, personnel conflicts, and priority disputes
Identify practical AI use cases and coordinate proofs‑of‑concept for secure, compliant automation within Engineering
Other responsibilities and duties as assigned