Director, Engineering for the Undersea Mission Solutions (UMS) Business Area

Responsibilities for this Position

Director, Engineering for the Undersea Mission Solutions (UMS) Business Area

ID: 2025-66387
USA-Varies USA-NC-McLeansville USA-PA-Canonsburg
Required Clearance: Secret, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements
Posted Date: 5/12/2025
Category: Engineering-Other
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.


Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Engineering, a related specialized area or field is required (or equivalent experience) plus a minimum of 15 years of demonstrated leadership; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 13 years of demonstrated leadership.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is highly desirable at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Director, Engineering for the Undersea Mission Solutions (UMS) Business Area of the Maritime and Strategic Systems (M&SS) Line of Business (LoB). Our UMS team is a market leader that delivers operational excellence in both development and production of torpedoes and full life-cycle systems solutions for cabled seafloor infrastructure providing managed power, data communications, and acoustic sensing in vast areas of the world's oceans. Primary locations are Greensboro, NC and Canonsburg, PA.

The successful candidate will report directly to the M&SS Engineering Vice President. You will have responsibility for the 450 plus employee engineering team and will be fully accountable for engineering execution within the Business Area.

You will be responsible for enhancing the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nations fundamental defense services. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

Job Responsibilities:

Below are key responsibilities of the Undersea Mission Solutions Engineering Director

• Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering efforts within Business Area
• People activities such as performance management, hiring, headcount management and forecasting, close collaboration with our Learning and Organizational Development team on training and development, and employee recognition
• Support key technical initiatives and/or problem resolution
• Collaborate across LoB and share resources where necessary, proactively anticipating needs
• Accountable for effective implementation of business-driven IR&D
• Provides leadership and technical/managerial content for proposals with identification of cross business unit strengths and technical shortcomings
• Leads improvements in engineering through process change and implementation of new methods/tools and application of appropriate resources
• Support the implementation of technology into the LoB, including AI
• Financial activities such as Engineering budgets/forecasts, capital/expense management, and financial analysis (direct/indirect labor usage)
  
  

The successful candidate will have direct experience in leading and growing teams who execute technologically complex programs in a changing environment.

Preferred candidate must have a clearly demonstrated background building enduring customer relationships, and an ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization.

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Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $222,815.00 - USD $247,185.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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