Engineering Manager – Space Systems & Launch Range

ARES Corporation; Wallops Island (VA); 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 an Engineering Manager to provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for the NASA Wallops Range Contract. The role leads ~30 engineers across disciplines, ensuring technical excellence, readiness and mission success for NASA, DoD and commercial customers.

You will oversee asset management, sustaining engineering, system integration, IT security, and liaison with customers while managing schedules, cost and safety.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree required.
• 10–15 years of progressive engineering experience.
• 5+ years leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop technical staff.
• Strong decision-making balancing tech, schedule and cost.
• Experience with government contracts, NASA or DoD preferred.
• Experience with complex systems integration and lifecycle processes.
• Familiarity with asset management and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for all engineering disciplines.
• Lead a team of ~30 engineers across multiple disciplines.
• Serve as primary technical liaison to the customer on engineering activities.
• Oversee range instrumentation, maintenance, and sustaining engineering.
• Manage asset management, upgrades, and capital projects while controlling scope and costs.

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Systems engineering

Team motivation

Stakeholder management

Education

ABET-accredited engineering program

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Asset management

Configuration management

Job description

ARES Corporation seeks an Engineering Manager to provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for the NASA Wallops Range Contract. The role leads ~30 engineers across disciplines, ensuring technical excellence, readiness and mission success for NASA, DoD and commercial customers.

You will oversee asset management, sustaining engineering, system integration, IT security, and liaison with customers while managing schedules, cost and safety.