Engineering Deputy Director - Engineering Design Manager

About the role

Amentum is recruiting an Engineering Deputy Director (Engineering Design Manager) to join the Engineering Directorate and support the Center Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering Contract (CMOE) at NASA Langley Research Center. The position reports to the Engineering Director and involves managing design engineering departments and projects of all sizes and disciplines.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the Design Engineering departments (Civil/Str/Arch, Mechanical, Electrical) and design engineering projects of all sizes and complexity
• Assist in proposal development and project management of small, medium and large projects across mechanical, electrical, controls, civil, architectural and structural engineering
• Serve as a point of contact for new opportunities, project objectives, scope and budget with the company and the client
• Lead teams in delivering design projects and documentation within budget and schedule, and control progress against scope, schedule and budget
• Evaluate team member performance and occasionally handle in-house project management to balance workload
• Supervise planning, scheduling and estimating, coordinate with supervisors in a matrix organization, and manage up to ten projects or design teams of up to ten people each

Required profile

• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• BS degree from an accredited engineering school with 8-12 years of engineering experience including at least 1 year in project or discipline management, or a MS degree with 7-10 years, or a PhD with 2-5 years of related experience
• Demonstrated project management competence, leadership skills and knowledge of engineering and company policies
• Preferred: DBIA best practices knowledge and experience, and a Professional Engineer license

Required skills

• Project management and technical competence in the discipline field(s)
• Preferred: Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and Outlook; budget reporting and critical path scheduling software

What we offer

• Salary of $150,000 (good-faith estimate)
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement, parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan, tax-saving options, disability and life insurance, pet insurance