Serve as primary technical point of contact for respective project, across all engineering disciplines.
Produce recommendation reports, analysis of alternatives, and gap analysis of any relevant tools and technology that can aid customer missions.
Provide technical and programmatic status and advisement to Project Manager, Chief Engineer, senior leadership, customers, and business partners.
Provide technical and programmatic direction to Engineering team.
Communicate technical information effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including internal and external customers and stakeholders.
Plan, develop, and update program execution budget and schedule in coordination with Project Management.
Lead engineering team in meeting all technical delivery milestones and contractual requirements in accordance with program execution budget and schedule.
Identify engineering resource needs and coordinate with Engineering Functional Management for resource allocations to effectively meet project execution budget and schedule.
Coordinate, consolidate, review, and approve all technical inputs and deliverables.
Coordinate, consolidate, review, and approve all technical content for Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) and milestone technical reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR).
Develop and present project-centric technical content (e.g., roadmap, technical risks, SOW technical requirements) for Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs) and milestone technical reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR).
Technical Leadership
Enforce adherence to established process in the course of project execution.
Apply strong leadership principles to foster a safe, collaborative, and innovative work environment.
Recognize team achievements through the utilization of newsletter spotlight and general encouragement.
Hold staff accountable when not meeting expectations through direct employee engagement and/or through coordination with Engineering Functional Management.
Customer Alignment
Engage with current customers to understand their requirements and expectations.
Ensure approaches and activities align with customer requirements and expectations.
Business Winning
Engage with current customers and business partners to gain insight into future needs and scope growth opportunities.
Develop and coordinate inputs to Basis of Estimates (BOEs) that are executable while remaining competitive, in response to solicitations for proposal and ROM estimates.