Job Description

Are you looking to use your engineering capabilities, leadership tools and collective skills in your next position? We could use your expertise on our team! We are innovators on a mission to unify, explore and inspire. As a Principal Engineer - UM Lead, you will lead a team of UMs and DERs in supporting the certification strategy for multiple programs through the coordination of UM/DER support. You will directly support show compliance activities, interface with customers and employees on technical matters, and advise leadership on organizational growth requirements. You\'ll also review, manage, and proactively challenge status of project programs and budgets, manage UM/DER workload, and guide and lead teams in achieving the goals of programs including issue identification, resolution and contingency planning.

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations \xe2\x80\x93 with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

Responsibilities:

Support program show compliance activities through the mentoring of discipline engineers in the certification process

Provide find compliance support through active engagement as a UM/DER - Lead a team of UMs/DERs through technical mentorship, workload management, and career growth guidance

Develop and manage a growth plan for continued internal UM/DER development

Must-haves:

Bachelor\'s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related Engineering discipline and typically 14 or more years of relevant experience

Existing UM and/or DER with recent experience serving as a UM as part of an Organization Delegation Authorization (ODA)

Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices

Thorough understanding of Computer Aided Engineering tools and Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams -Expert knowledge of engineering principles and practice

Comprehensive understanding of requirements management, system design, integration

Preferred:

Typically 6-8 years of relevant leadership and/or project management experience

Experience leading a multi-disciplinary design and development team and communicating with program management and customers

Previous management experience in assigning, directing, and evaluating work and overseeing the development and maintenance of staff competence and growth

Familiarity with preparation and development of project estimates, technical proposals, and program cost and schedule management

Past history of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis of alternative

Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics, parts lists, specifications, instructions, and test procedure

Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America\xe2\x80\x99s fastest-growing companies.

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $138,634.92 - $190,623.01

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and .

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.

Sierra Nevada Corporation