Senior Deputy Engineering Manager - Aerospace Launch & Systems

ARES Corporation; Wallops Island (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental 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 is seeking a Deputy Engineering Manager to lead our engineering team supporting the NASA Wallops Range Contract. You will serve as the second-in-command to the Engineering Manager and act as technical lead and customer liaison for daily activities.

The role focuses on technical excellence, mission readiness, and safe operations across 30+ launches per year, with responsibilities in workload planning, asset sustainment, and infrastructure modernization while ensuring safety and

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree required.
• 5–10 years progressive engineering experience.
• Strong communication and broad customer interface.
• Strong decision-making balancing technical, schedule, and cost.
• Experience with government contracts, NASA or DoD preferred.
• Experience with complex systems integration and infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and lifecycle processes.
• Experience with Asset Management and Engineering lifecycle processes.
• Experience with configuration management and technical drawing development.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to 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.
• Maintain safety, quality, and mission assurance standards in all activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Decision making

Customer interfacing

Systems engineering

Lifecycle processes

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

Configuration management

Asset management processes

Technical drawing software

Job description

ARES Corporation is seeking a Deputy Engineering Manager to lead our engineering team supporting the NASA Wallops Range Contract. You will serve as the second-in-command to the Engineering Manager and act as technical lead and customer liaison for daily activities.

The role focuses on technical excellence, mission readiness, and safe operations across 30+ launches per year, with responsibilities in workload planning, asset sustainment, and infrastructure modernization while ensuring safety and