Sr Engineering Manager - Project Engineering (IAS)

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Englewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 199,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Life insurance

3 weeks paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation in Colorado (Englewood) seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead multiple Project Engineering leads within IAS programs, guiding strategic planning, budget alignment, and on-time delivery. This role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, regulatory awareness, and mentoring of engineers.

The position requires partnering with executives, promoting new technologies, and maintaining high-quality standards while interfacing with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related field).
• 10+ years of engineering experience with at least 4+ years in a leadership role.
• Extensive experience managing large-scale engineering programs.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles and practices.
• Extensive experience with Computer Aided Engineering tools, analysis and simulation.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.
• Previous management experience; recruiting and evaluating staff; developing staff competence.

Responsibilities

• Manage the multiple Project Engineering leads embedded within IAS programs.
• Develop strategic plans to guide engineering direction and alignment with goals.
• Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet standards.
• Foster relationships with customers, suppliers, and regulatory bodies.
• Drive innovation and adoption of new technologies and methodologies.
• Provide high-level technical guidance and decision-making.
• Mentor and nurture junior engineers and interface with leaders across disciplines.
• Establish regular meetings with Sr Project Engineers and define training/tools/process improvements.
• Report status to executive management and provide insights on engineering initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Mentoring

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

Risk mitigation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

CAE tools

Analysis & simulation

Job description

Are you dreaming about a position where you can deliver quality, meaningful results? Come be a part of our diverse, multi-disciplined team of engineers, operating in an agile environment, using the latest tools and methodologies. Develop your technical acumen as well as your leadership skills at a company with huge potential for long-term career growth. As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will leverage my strong technical leadership to drive engineering success. You will build collaborative, high-performing functional teams and manage complex projects with advanced project management and risk mitigation skills. Your focus on process optimization will enhance efficiency and quality. Through cross-functional collaboration and strategic planning, you will align our efforts with organizational goals. Your strong analytical skills and A&D regulatory knowledge will ensure innovative, compliant solutions. Additionally, you will lead organizational development to maintain our competitive edge. The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Manage the multiple Project Engineering leads who are embedded within the multiple IAS programs
• Develop strategic plans to guide the direction of engineering efforts and align with organizational goals
• Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet all technical and quality standards
• Cultivate relationships with key stakeholders, including customers clients, suppliers, and regulatory bodies
• Drive innovation by promoting the adoption of new technologies and methodologies
• Provide high-level technical guidance and decision-making
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment
• Report directly to executive management, providing insights and recommendations on engineering initiatives
• Conduct high level professional briefings to internal and external stakeholders
• Obtain status and report information up the chain of command
• Establish regular meeting cadence with Sr Project Engineers
• Help to define training, tools and process improvement for the PE Organization
• Mentor and nurture junior engineers with a desire to learn or join the PE Organization
• Interface with leaders across all disciplines

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related field); Master’s degree preferred
• 10+ years of engineering experience with at least 4+ years in a leadership role
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience
• Extensive experience managing large-scale engineering programs
• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles and practices
• Extensive experience with Computer Aided Engineering tools, analysis and simulation
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
• Previous management experience; exposure to recruiting employees; assigning, directing, and evaluating their work
• Overseeing the development and maintenance of staff competence
• Strong understanding of Project Engineering across all engineering disciplines

Qualifications We Prefer

• Master’s degree in Engineering or Business Administration (MBA)
• Certifications in Lean, Six Sigma, or Agile methodologies
• Publications or patents in relevant fields
• Experience with identifying and coordinating resources to ensure the required tools, processes, and training are available/effective and programs are staffed and supported to achieve success
• Understanding of how to prepare project schedules, budgets, bids, and estimates for proposed program work packages
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, the US Department of Defense or US Military
• Ability to motivate/work with others
• Prior exposure to working successfully in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment emphasizing rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities, with minimal supervision
• A well rounded understanding of all aerospace engineering disciplines (Electrical, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, Systems Integration, Manufacturing, Operations, Structures, Flight Sciences, Certification, etc) is highly desired for this role

Essential Functions

• Must be able to work in an office environment or hybrid setting
• Ability to travel as required (up to 10% of the time)
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds occasionallyClearly convey technical information, design specifications, and project updates to team members, stakeholders, and management
• Ability to understand technical documents, schematics, and electronic instrument measurements
• Ability to work with and collaboratively lead teams of engineers

This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $199,249.83 - $273,968.52.

Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, such as candidates' key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

• medical
• dental
• vision plans
• 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%
• life insurance
• 3 weeks paid time off
• tuition reimbursement
• and more

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team! SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security. Our innovative solutions enable connected protection through command, control and communications systems, as well as ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and other high capabilities for systems across all domains – sea, land, air, space and cyber. As a longstanding leader in defense technology, SNC is the optimum intersection of commercial, defense and non-traditional contractors. We are one of the only privately owned mid-tier A&D contractors and we pride ourselves on our ability to invest early and often to ensure mission success on or ahead of schedule. It’s part of our mission to always stay one step ahead; working on solutions today to solve the problems of tomorrow. Founded in 1963, SNC is owned by Chairwoman Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen.