Manage engineering technical support activities for the Space Sector in Dulles, VA while maintaining a full-time technical program role.

Define and deliver people, processes, and tools to support current and future program and technology needs across the portfolio
Supervise, mentor, and oversee assignments for Engineering Technician employees, including support for career development
Provide functional oversight across multiple supported programs, including:
- Bid and proposal inputs for future work
- Independent technical reviews of major programs and R&D projects
- Organizational budget management
Establish and maintain discipline-specific processes and tools
Drive process improvement initiatives by implementing and monitoring metrics and best practices
Maintain the requirement to hold a full-time technical program role in addition to management duties (functional management overlay estimated at ~15-20% coverage)

Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience, or Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience
Will consider 4+ additional years of experience in lieu of degree
Must have and be able to maintain an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
Proven experience in people- and technical-leadership roles in program or functional environments
Working knowledge of engineering staffing, metrics, training, resources, processes, and tools
Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (verbal and written), with ability to communicate effectively with management and individual contributors

Depending on position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and share in company results
Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives
Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date; may be shortened or extended based on business needs and qualified candidate availability

Manager Engineering Technical Support - Level 1

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