Engineering Manager II - Engineering Applications

We're hiring an Engineering Manager II to lead our Engineering Applications Platform for the Enterprise Engineering organization. These teams build, deploy, and support the software engineering platform, systems engineering platform, and other discipline-specific engineering tooling (flight sciences, RF, and other domain toolchains) that our engineers depend on every day. This is a manager-of-leaders role: you own overall accountability for platform outcomes across multiple teams, while your team leaders own day-to-day execution.

You will set the direction for how our internal engineering platforms scale (driving SLAs, security, automation, and repeatability) while making sure program teams get fast, reliable support. If you enjoy building the systems that make other engineers dramatically more productive, you aren’t afraid to ask questions and understand technical nuances, and you're energized by growing other leaders in your team, this is the role for you.

As SNC's corporate team, we provide the company and its business areas with strategic direction and business support spanning executive management, finance and accounting, operations, human resources, legal, IT, information security, facilities, marketing, and communications.

Responsibilities:

 

• Manage, coach, and grow the team leads reporting to you. Includes career development plans, performance conversations, and succession planning 

• Identify skill and capacity gaps across the org and drive investments to close them 

• Balance program support velocity with the internal rigor (security, quality, reliability) the platform demands 

• Represent the Engineering Applications Platform org in strategic and technical leadership forums; be able to speak credibly on any team's activities and step in for a lead who is out 

• Advance the org's vision. Prioritize work that is both valuable and cost-effective, and driving it to completion 

• Partner across Engineering, DIT, and Cybersecurity to make sure platform decisions land well in the broader business context 

 

Qualifications You Must Have 

• Demonstrated ability to build and develop high-performing engineering teams (hiring, coaching, performance management, career development, etc) 

• Track record of delivering on commitments in a multi-team, multi-stakeholder environment 

• Strong communication skills, able to convey technical direction, trade-offs, and status clearly to both senior leadership and to engineering teams 

• Ability to work in and lead multi-disciplinary teams 

 

Qualifications We Prefer 

• Background in software development, SRE, DevSecOps, or Platform Engineering. Enough hands-on depth to make credible technical calls and challenge your teams' designs 

• Experience managing internal platform, developer productivity, or engineering tools organizations 

• Prior experience in the Aerospace & Defense industry  

• Working awareness of cybersecurity practices (secure baselines, vulnerability management, access control) and enterprise IT operations 

• Understanding of the complexity of running platforms that serve varied engineering disciplines and their differing tool needs 

• Experience owning a software/infrastructure budget and license portfolio 

• Experience analyzing utilization, negotiating renewals, and making right-size decisions 

• Experience defining and operating against SLAs, and driving automation to make support scalable 

• Prior exposure to fast-paced, collaborative environments emphasizing rapid delivery with minimal supervision 

• Growth mindset. Visibly invests in the development of the people around them 

 

Essential Functions 

• Office or hybrid work environment 
• Travel up to 10% as required 
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer 
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds occasionally 
• Ability to clearly convey technical information and project updates to team members, stakeholders, and senior leadership 
• Ability to understand technical documents and collaboratively lead teams of engineers 

This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

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SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination.  Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.