Senior RME Engineering Leader | Systems & Strategy

NAVAIR; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outstanding benefits package

Job summary

NAVAIR in Arlington, VA seeks a Supervisory General Engineering Branch Head in the R&ME Division to lead as the technical authority on reliability and maintainability engineering for the JSF F-35 program. The role directs multi-disciplinary teams, develops policy and staffing plans, mentors engineers, and aligns branch activities with national-level program objectives.

This senior position demands strong leadership, budget awareness, and collaboration with senior managers to deliver trusted

Qualifications

• Expert in Reliability and Maintainability Engineering (RME) providing technical authority.
• Develop and defend staffing plans for supported customers.
• Mentor, coach and train engineers and junior staff.
• Develop long-term strategic business and technology plans for the Branch.
• Interface with senior leadership to ensure consistency in practices and policies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a recognized expert on all aspects of RME engineering and act as RME technical authority.
• Establish and input RME policy development and implementation.
• Direct and coordinate efforts of engineers on multi-division projects.
• Provide input for executable national-level strategic plans and metrics.
• Support development and execution of technical initiatives with the Technical Director.
• Monitor and adjust plans to ensure successful outcomes for customer programs.
• Identify budgetary requirements and prepare manpower/resource estimates.
• Review plans and proposals and provide technical justification to higher authorities.
• Uphold EEO policies and promote diversity in qualifications and assignments.
• Promote well-documented processes and incorporation of new technology and lessons learned.

Job description

NAVAIR in Arlington, VA seeks a Supervisory General Engineering Branch Head in the R&ME Division to lead as the technical authority on reliability and maintainability engineering for the JSF F-35 program. The role directs multi-disciplinary teams, develops policy and staffing plans, mentors engineers, and aligns branch activities with national-level program objectives.

This senior position demands strong leadership, budget awareness, and collaboration with senior managers to deliver trusted