About the Role:

The Chief Engineer (CE) for the Stryker development programs is responsible for ensuring overall technical design integrity, compliance, and robustness of a balanced system design. The CE is accountable to program and engineering leadership. Chief Engineers (CE) have the authority to execute the overall technical scope and provide direction to the supporting IPTs and functional organizations for their program. The CE will also be supported by the Systems Engineering Manager and Project Engineers

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 onsite

• Due to the nature of the work, this role requires on-site presence up to 80%

What We Offer:

Starting your career or you 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 and incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
• 401k Match (6%)
• Educational Assistance
• 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. 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, remodeled fitness center, and outdoor fitness track

Responsibilities to Anticipate/Expect:

• Provide leadership of technical decisions to be coordinated thru the Systems Engineering Integration Team (SEIT)
• Responsibility for ensuring that all technical products are developed, delivered, and a good balanced design is achieved within cost and schedule constraints
• Responsibility for the product design and resolution of architecture/design conflicts
• Manages product development architecture/design (system, physical, data, communications, structure, survivability, thermal, etc.). Approval of system architectures and any changes, conditions, inputs and final resolution for requirements, trades, and alternatives
• Responsible for outcome of whole system trades, Key Performance Parameter (KPP) and Technical Performance Measurement (TPM) compliance, vehicle weight, power, and unit cost management
• Responsible for interface definition and arbitration, physical/functional management and technical management of the product baseline
• Provides technical approval to the product structure documentation, Reliability Plan, and changes in interfaces or Size, Weight, Power & Cooling (SWaP-C) among subsystems
• Responsibility for ensuring the overall product technical design integrity, design compliance with all requirements, and that the product will function as an integrated system within its intended environment Responsible for day-to-day product design and development engineering, system integration and product verification
• Responsibility for documenting technical decisions in the form of DDMs
• Responsibility for leading all system level DFMEAs including the initial development of Fishbone Diagrams
• Responsibility for technical completeness and review of all Factory, Material and Field Problem Reports prior to closure
• Technical oversight of failure analysis and corrective actions; including design implementation and validation (based on TIRs or FPRB actions)
• Manages Integration, Assembly, Test, & Checkout (IAT&C) of product development and oversees IAT&C team
• This position will require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible)

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical or Computer Engineering preferred. Other technical degrees will be considered with relevant experience. Advanced/additional degree in Business Administration a plus.
• Minimum of 7-10 years relevant experience in the engineering/defense industries preferred
• Demonstrated systems engineering experience overseeing simple or complex technical projects
• Proven experience in technical interface with customers
• Excellent communication skills: written, verbal, and presentation
• Organizational capabilities to direct and lead others in a team based environment
• Analytical skills and ability to direct and consult on technical analyses
• Must be willing to travel (domestic and/or foreign) as needed
• Proficiency in Windows XP, Lotus Notes, and Microsoft Office with adequate computer skills to manage the development of presentations and other methods of media display
• Significant experience with US Government programs a plus.

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