BGS F/A-18 Sustainment Chief Program Engineer (CPE)
Core
Senior engineering leader responsible for overall safety, technical integrity, and engineering execution excellence for F/A-18 sustainment activities and supporting systems.
Role type
Senior IC program engineering manager (aerospace defense)
Builds
Sustaining activities and support for F/A-18 aircraft after delivery
Domain
Aerospace defense / Military aviation
Required skills
Engineering leadership, systems engineering, product integration, technical risk management, program management, configuration management, root cause analysis, capital project oversight, team management, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
USAF/USN end-user collaboration, executive team strategy development, senior military official interfacing, integrated strategy development
Technologies
Avionics systems, electrical systems, mechanical systems, structure systems
Responsibilities
Lead diverse logistics and engineering teams, chair Engineering Review Board (ERB) and technical reviews, manage program technical baseline, partner with Program Manager on battle rhythm, obtain personnel and resource commitments, perform staffing and hiring, ensure customer commitment delivery, establish technology investment plans, drive process improvements, lead technical projects, summarize actions and status via metrics, lead risk and issue management, ensure technical correctness of solutions, oversee capital/IRAD/IAD projects
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities