Mechanical Engineering Branch Manager

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Leidos Defense Systems is seeking a talented Mechanical Engineering Branch Manager for its hypersonics line of business. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense space cyber and commercial fields Leidos provides responsive cost-effective engineering scientific and IT solutions. The selected candidate will support the Common Hypersonic Glide Body program (CHGB). The CHGB is the Armys #1 priority for strategic weapons capability for long-range precision fires and will counter and gain a lead on our adversaries technological advances in this field come join us in this exciting cutting-edge field.

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Primary Responsibilities

The successful candidate will serve as the Mechanical Engineering Branch Manager that will oversee and lead a team of analysts and designers for mechanical design of weapon system structures components sub-assemblies and assemblies. Specific duties may encompass structural design parts design materials evaluation requirements specification and source selection of missile components. Areas of responsibilities will include overseeing the documentation of mechanical designs as well as assembly test equipment and transport candidate will provide personnel to assist in preparation of RFP for component manufacturing including parts management quality test requirements and documentation. The candidate will provide personnel to assist supplier surveillance during installation and inspection as well as review technical drawings and update/correct as needed.

Basic Qualifications:

A Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent field from an ABET accredited school is required. Candidate should have8 yearsof relevant experience. Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama AL area.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project or people management
• Proposal writing or business development
• Project estimating
• Understanding of Systems Engineering processes
• Test planning
• CONOP development for assembly integration and testing of hardware
• Experience in requirements definition design development and test of hardware systems
• Experience in management of hardware design teams to include developing integrated master schedules and planning required to execute small to large sized programs
• Must have a working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• A background in DoD programs is required. Candidates must have good organizational skills and attention to detail and work well in a team environment
• Experience with Creo Elements/Pro (formerly Pro/ENGINEER)
• Knowledge of missile mechanical structural systems including cast forged and
  machined parts
• Experience with environmental testing of missile components and related test equipment
• Experience with compatible materials fasteners coatings processes and assembly methods
• Knowledge of ASME drawing standards
• Organizational skills to document designs
• Knowledge of Technical Data Packages (TDP) development
• Experience managing a team of engineers
• Must have experience supporting business development through marketing and generating proposals
• Technical leadership of weapon system and architecture development tasks

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Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.