Engineering Manager

5-D Systems, a KRATOS Company, is seeking a highly motivated candidate to lead the engineering organization and maintain a high standard of system and software engineering excellence. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for staffing, fostering the company culture, creating / maintaining system and software engineering company processes, and providing technical expertise and contribution. The team is composed of engineers with various roles across aerospace and defense programs, including IPT leads. This role requires a combination of technical skills, soft skills, and leadership experience and will support target and tactical aircraft, radar, hypersonics, and software development programs. The Engineering Manager will collaborate and coordinate with other engineering managers, program managers, and chief engineers, and report to the Director of 5-D Systems.

Management and Leadership Duties Include :

• Ensuring the engineering team is staffed appropriately to meet company growth and business objectives. Leads hiring, resource allocation, and performance management for the engineering organization.
• Providing the engineering team members with feedback and recognition.
• Generating and performing annual performance reviews.
• Working in collaboration with company leadership and business development to forecast engineering requirements and capability growth areas.
• Building and maintaining relationships with customers and other engineering managers to ensure the appropriate level of engineering is provided to new and existing customers.
• Supporting proposal development efforts.
• Completing engineering forecasts / estimates to complete (ETC), monitoring team progress, and reporting to business team.

Technical Duties Include :

25% travel may be expected at times).

Qualifications :

The successful candidate has :