Tracked Automotive Vehicle Subsystem Integrated Product Team Lead

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Job description

Job Description

The Tracked Automotive Vehicle Subsystem Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead provides engineering leadership of a cross-functional team with responsibility and authority to deliver key automotive products and to integrate and test them at the subsystem and vehicle level. The IPT lead oversees related performance activities and drives key engineering decisions to meet project schedule and cost goals.

Company Information:

General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.

Hybrid or On-Site:

• This is a Hybrid role, comprising of 80% in office work and 20% remote

What We Offer:

If you are just starting your career or are an experience professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you.

• Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending

• Competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.

• 401k Match (6%)

• Educational assistance

• 9-80 Work Schedule (The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.)

• On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment

• Onsite Cafeteria, fitness center, and outdoor fitness track

Responsibilities:

• Subsystem/domain technical authority; ensures product is developed in accordance with GDLS and customer engineering standards to achieve program requirements

• Provide direction and guidance to applicable stakeholders to deliver technical products and deliverables to support project milestones

• Ensure subsystem team products meet technical, cost, quality, and performance requirements

• Manage Tracked Automotive Vehicle Subsystem Integrated Product Team to deliver on technical scope within project constraints, and ensures customer expectations are met

• Signature authority over related Tracked Automotive Vehicle Subsystem Integrated Product Team scope, schedule, and budget

• Responsible for review and approval of related products / CDRLs / Milestone review content

• Control account responsibility for Tracked Automotive Vehicle Subsystem Integrated Product Areas

• Lead Tracked Automotive Vehicle Subsystem Integrated Product Team designs and test activities and makes trade/technical decisions in coordination with Chief Engineer

• Responsible for execution and management of design release to Engineering Release Plan (ERP)

• Responsible for related subcontractor performance and coordination for engineering tasks

• Lead engineer for GDLS Leadership and Customers on Tracked Automotive Vehicle Subsystem IPT scope execution

• Coordinate with functional departments on related technical resource needs

• Support negotiations of technical requirements, scope and deliverables

• Identify potential risks and mitigation strategies

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or similar engineering degree

• Minimum 7 years of applicable experience

• Experience in design, development and integration of ground combat vehicles or automotive subsystems in commercial/passenger vehicles

• Experience in ground combat vehicle or automotive subsystem products preferred

• Experience with tracked vehicles

• Highly motivated performer

• Works well in team and individually

• Must be able to work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and people skills is required

• Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and control account management experience is preferred

• Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) knowledge is required

• Must be able to obtain a U.S. security clearance

• Ability to make decisions in a fast paced dynamic environment

• Ability to travel when needed

GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.