Job Summary General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.

The Advanced Programs group has an exciting opportunity in San Diego, CA (Poway, CA) for a Senior Project Engineer to oversee the definition and maturation of enterprise and program-level Low Observable diagnostic processes, procedures, and training. As a Survivability Project Engineer, you will oversee multiple projects, including IRAD and Contract-funded efforts, that require collaboration across multiple engineering functions within the organization. You will develop, lead, and mentor this multidisciplinary team of engineers towards common strategic and technical goals. You will manage budget, schedule, risks, and quality of the system to ensure that it meets the technical, operational, and program needs. Additionally, you will evaluate and resolve complex system issues, problems, and conflicts while communicating the status, progress, and results to senior management.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop roadmap and execution plans for the definition, development, and implementation of multi-tier diagnostic plans that will be employed on emerging advanced development activities
• Develop tools to aid analysis and predictions of platform performance, such as first-order modeling, material property prediction or estimation, geometry fixing, and design optimization.
• Support the Development of production quality and verification plans
• Participate in the design and fabrication of measurement and test articles (“fixtures”, “pole models”) for validation of survivable designs.
• Support testing efforts at outside facilities and mature in house RCS testing capabilities. The successful candidates will prepare test plans, interface with vendor personnel, and may require being onsite during testing to ensure test integrity
• Recommend novel facilities/methods/processes for Tier 1-3 diagnostic testing to support the development of low observable air systems
• Support survivability-related ground-testing covering the full life-cycle of test: planning, execution, analysis, and reporting
• Provide technical leadership to IRAD and CRAD projects targeting development and implementation of Survivability technologies.
• Develop tools to evaluate measured test data of platform performance
• Develop technical briefings for internal and external stakeholder review
• Regular communication with Advanced Programs and ASI executive leadership
• Provide regular technical mentorship to lower-level technical team members
• Collaborate with the manufacturing team to define new process and mature existing processes for the development and fabrication of LO observable fixtures, assemblies, and systems
• Ensure compliance, reporting, and safety standards are maintained. Work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.


Job Qualifications:

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; eighteen or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, sixteen or more years of experience with a masters degree, or thirteen or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Degree in aerospace/aeronautical, electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering is highly desirable.
• Previous experience designing and fabricating LO air vehicles.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment working cross functionally with other disciplines including industrial engineering, planning, scheduling, Quality Assurance &/or production planning
• Experience with equipment used to apply all LO coating materials
• Experience with robotically applied materials
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering blueprints, process specifications and manufacturing planning
• Experience leading an engineering team or project
• Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with other departments, customers, government representatives, and/or professionals.
• Must have a current DoD Secret clearance and a periodic reinvestigation, or an original adjudication date completed within the last 5 years
• Ability to obtain SAP access

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must be customer focused and able to work on a self-initiated basis or in a team environment and able to work extended hours and travel as required.
• Demonstrated ability to solve logistical issues and lead efforts to drive mission success.
• Comfortable in working with a team of subject matter experts.
• Able to lead less-experienced engineers.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.

Salary:$140,940 - $252,293