Responsibilities

• Establish the Composite and Analysis Engineering discipline and provide functional leadership within the Longmont organization.

• Strategically position the functional engineering team for growth through recruitment of world class engineering talent.
• Provide engineering leadership for proposals and active space hardware development projects.
• Conduct supervision, including managing priorities, hiring, performance management, mentorship, career growth and succession management of engineering staff serving multiple product areas.
• Support the projecting of engineering staffing demands across the organization and manage resource allocation for active and forecasted projects.
• Coordinate with engineering leadership across the Redwire enterprise to expand capabilities for staffing.
• Establish and report team metrics to Space Systems leadership to monitor team performance, skills bench depth, and on-time-delivery of engineering data.
• Support the implementation of Engineering department process and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Establish and manage implementation of engineering tools to improve efficiency and performance of the team.
• Provides inputs to department budgeting, organizational strategic planning, and project planning.
• Participate in proposal activity by developing and/or reviewing execution plans, developing estimate and a basis of estimates for task execution, and reviewing project costs.
• Participate in hardware development project execution as necessary; typically reviewing project plans and engineering data, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting/managing issue resolution.
• Evaluate new technologies for application in improving the design of aerospace systems.
• Support internal research and development planning and project execution.
• Provide guidance for intellectual property management among the engineering team

• Physically located in Longmont, CO.

• Minimum 10 years space-related experience
• Post graduate degree in Engineering, Aerospace, or related fields
• Recognized space industry specialist with insight into multiple engineering fields and disciplines.
• Demonstrated leadership by example.
• Comprehensive understanding of space design best practices and lessons learned.
• Experienced with SwiftComp, Ansys, Abaqus, and Nastran analysis tools.
• Lean Six Sigma belt certification.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365, including SharePoint and Team. Microsoft Project experience a plus.