Apache Longbow Fire Control Radar Chief Engineer

Apache Longbow Fire Control Radar Chief Engineer

About the Role: This position is for the Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) Chief Engineer role in the Rotary Wing Sensors (RWS) program area. The successful candidate will report to the RWS Chief Engineer programmatically. This role will work closely with the other members of the Precision Strike Sensors Chief Engineer staff to ensure synergy across programs and to communicate lessons learned. You will also work closely and be the primary POC for the FCR program and customer community.

What You Will Be Doing As the Longbow FCR Chief Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Drive technical delivery to meet all Longbow FCR development and production milestones on schedule.
• Partner with the U.S. Government (USG) customer, providing technical guidance and architecting radar solutions that satisfy warfighter requirements.
• Cultivate a productive, trusted relationship with the USG customer throughout the program lifecycle.
• Guide IPT leads and cross functional teams in program planning, scheduling, trade study execution, design concept development, verification, and critical lifecycle reviews.
• Validate staffing from an Engineering & Technology (E&T) perspective to ensure the team is adequately resourced.
• Collaborate with Engineering Excellence management to guarantee successful milestone execution.
• Lead and support technical reviews, including monthly E&T meetings, staff briefings, and other key program events.
• Document and share lessons learned, fostering synergy across the Chief Engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• End to end technical leadership for the production rate increase process.
• Technical leadership for design and development, from system architecture through qualification.
• Develop and execute detailed program plans, schedules, and trade study analyses.
• Lead or support customer briefings, weekly IPT status updates, Technical Interchange Meetings, Technical Readiness Reviews, and other critical program reviews.
• Participate in Failure Review Boards, Risk, Issue and Opportunity Management, and Mission Success Reviews.
• Provide technical review support internally, with the customer, with external stakeholders, and at supplier locations.

Requirements:

• Proven experience steering technical solutions from proposal through all development phases (SRR, PDR, CDR, qualification, system verification & test, FCA, transition to production)
• Initiative and proficiency in providing technical leadership throughout the development process.
• Strong grasp of Full Spectrum Leadership principles (technical, people, business, strategic).
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Why Join Us: We are looking for a collaborative and experienced leader to join our team. As the Longbow FCR Chief Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on challenging projects, develop your skills, and contribute to the success of our team. If you are a motivated and dedicated professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply.

Further Information About This Opportunity: This position is located in Orlando, FL and will require occasional domestic travel. The position will require on-site work with the ability to flex working hours.