Engineering Director

Cubic Digital Intelligence; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 232,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Cubic in San Diego seeks an Engineering Director to lead a multidisciplinary team overseeing development, execution, and sustainment of advanced technology products. Based onsite in San Diego, you will drive resource planning, roadmaps, and IRAD initiatives while mentoring engineers and shaping program execution from concept to production.

The role requires strong leadership, deep technical expertise, and the ability to collaborate across functions to win proposals and grow the business.

Qualifications

• 12 years of mechanical engineering leadership or engineering director experience.
• BS in Engineering; masters preferred.
• CAM Certification required.
• Ability to obtain Secret Clearance (active preferred).
• Experience with ASME Y14.5, tolerance analysis, and manufacturing feasibility.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the engineering organization's strategic vision and long-term roadmap.
• Allocate engineering resources to align costs with contracts and plans.
• Plan IRADs and product roadmaps; determine TRL/MRL for development.
• Support IRADs and Programs of Record as needed.
• Create work plans, objectives, and IMS schedules for projects.
• Oversee technical development reviews and baselines.
• Lead Mechanical Eng design team for packaging and thermal/vibration modeling.
• Mentor engineers and support talent development and succession planning.
• Prepare technical proposals for government and primes.
• Travel to customer sites in CONUS/OCONUS.

Skills

Collaborative leadership

Verbal communication

Influence teams

Mentoring engineers

Education

BS in Engineering (Software/Electrical/Mechanical)

Masters preferred

CAM Certification

Ability to obtain Secret Clearance

Tools

Microsoft Office

ANSYS

SOLIDWORKS

MATLAB

DOORS

Visio

Jira

Primavera P6

Job description

Company Details

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

Business Unit

Cubic Defense

Company Details

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details

Job Summary

• Title – Engineering Director
• Location – San Diego, CA, onsite
• Schedule – 9/80
• Travel requirements – 25%

The Engineering Director will lead and support a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for the development, execution, and sustainment of advanced technology products and programs. Based in San Diego, CA, this onsite role operates on a 9/80 schedule and may require up to 25% travel to customer locations within the continental United States (CONUS) and outside the continental United States (OCONUS). The Engineering Director is responsible for engineering resource planning, technology and product roadmap development, Independent Research and Development (IRAD) planning, and oversight of technical program execution. This position also plays a key role in mentoring engineering talent, supporting business growth through technical proposals, and ensuring successful execution of development programs from concept through production.

Essential Functions

• Developing and executing the engineering organization's strategic vision and long-term roadmap.
• Resource allocation loading of Engineering Staff to ensure costs are in alignment with customer contracts and business financial plans.
• Planning for IRADs and Product Roadmaps; Determining TRL and MRL for products in development
• Support Project Engineering roles on IRADs and Programs of Record (POR) as needed.
• Create work plans, technical objectives, and program schedules including detailed creation of Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for project execution.
• Provide review and monitoring of Technical Development programs including Gate Reviews and Technical Baseline Reviews.
• Oversee Mechanical Engineering design team for Electronic Packaging and Thermal/Vibration modeling as needed.
• Provide leadership to engineering staff, including hiring, career development and mentoring of engineers to ensure skillset development and succession planning is proactively managed.
• Prepare technical proposals for government agencies and prime contractors
• Travel to customer sites in CONUS and OCONUS

Minimum Qualifications

• Years of experience – 12 years as Mechanical Engineering Lead or Engineering Director, or in a comparable technical leadership role.
• Degree – BS in an Engineering discipline (i.e., Software, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering), Masters degree is preferred
• Certifications - Cost Account Director (CAM) Certification
• Clearance – Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance, Active Secret Clearance preferred
• Specific software/program experience – Microsoft Office ANSYS, SOLIDWORKS, MATLAB, DOORS, Visio, Jira, Primavera P6
• Experience applying ASME Y14.5 for drawings, tolerance stack-up analysis and manufacturing feasibility

Preferred Qualifications

• Soft skills – Ability to create collaboration among Engineering, Program Management, Business Development, and Integrated Supply Chain groups. Ability to communicate effectively verbally with both internal and external customers including the creation and presentation of PowerPoint charts for face-to-face and remote meetings.
• Certifications that aren’t required but nice to have – Systems Engineering Certification, Professional Engineer Certification, Scrum Master Certification
• Software/programs that aren’t required but nice to have – Experience with C/C++ programming
• Proven ability to influence teams, drive technical execution, and support strategic business objectives in a fast-paced environment.

Cubic Pay Range

$232,000.00 - $253,000.00 + benefits.

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Worker Type

Employee

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.