Systems Engineering Division Chief

The Division Chief is the principal leader and manager of all Division activities, while also maintaining a research role including contributions to sponsored research projects. The Division Chief sets the vision and strategy for the Division, provides oversight and direction for research projects in the Division, manages the personnel in the Division, and maintains ultimate responsibility for all of the financial and administrative operations of the Division.

Key Responsibilities
- Develop strategic vision and execution plan for the division.
- Oversee Division project and operational activities
- Lead contract development activities and interface with sponsors
- Manage personnel including hiring, performance evaluations, staffing, career development, etc.
- Manage budgets, resources, and compliance with policies and procedures
- Develop research collaborations with other teams
- Mentor Division personnel
- Research activities supporting sponsored projects
Project management of specific research projects
- Develop and execute internal research and development programs supporting the division strategic vision
- Develop proposals for new research efforts

Additional Responsibilities
- Capture and lead new projects to further the state-of-practice in model-based systems engineering in Department of Defense
- Oversee professional development of direct and indirect reports (approximately 60-80 total researchers)
- Review formal project deliverables to ensure quality artifacts
- Support the Division in retaining its ISO 9001 certification of its Quality Management System

Compensation $164,610 - $239,800, depending on level of education and years of experience.

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Required Skills & Experience
- Master's degree and 10+ years of experience
- Active Secret Clearance required (Top Secret with SCI eligibility is a plus)
- Experience as a Systems Engineer or Model-Based Systems Engineer related to Department of Defense systems
- Strong Leadership experience, leading sponsored project teams to include direct sponsor interaction; managing project budget, schedule, and deliverables; assigning tasks to team members and ensuring quality delivered artifacts
- Research experience
- Business Development skills and experience

Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Active TS/SCI Clearance
- Experience with formal Department of Defense Acquisition processes, to include the different Adaptive Acquisition Framework Pathways
- Experience with model-based systems engineering tools to include the Systems Modeling Language and related authoring tool, such as Cameo Systems Modeler
- Experience developing software to solve engineering problems, as well as familiar with utilizing published APIs to integrate different software tools
- Experience briefing senior Department of Defense leadership

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.