Avionics Manager

Avionics Manager

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KBR is seeking an Avionics Manager to support our SPACE SUIT DESIGN TEAM for KBR's Science and Space division.

The Avionics Manager will be responsible for the supervision of the daily avionics design, assembly, integration and test activities in the facility. Candidate must be highly organized, work well in pressured situations with diplomacy, possess the ability to manage multiple projects, in a multi-contract environment. The candidate must have experience with leading complex systems projects, integrating with other organizations such as Logistics, Production, Safety, Quality & Mission Assurance, Maintenance and Operations, and interacting and meeting the needs of the customer. Prior experience with project management, NASA customer interaction and integrated team leadership is desired.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the team that develops, tests, and certifies avionics hardware that controls Life Support Systems.
• Establish strong working relationships with on-site Customer Leadership Team, Systems Engineering, respective internal/external stakeholders, and NASA customers.
• Lead, collaborate, and conduct program design and safety reviews with internal development teams and NASA customers for commercial spacesuit development.
• Provide or lead project management efforts for managing, and mitigating schedule, budget, and risk activities.
• Write Statements of Work and manage vendors in Level of Effort and Milestone contracts.
• Provide guidance for hardware and software systems, technical discussions, organization, and architecture development.
• Communicating project progress, status, and potential issues to stakeholders and leadership.
• Implementing and maintaining agile project management methodologies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensuring team conducts work that meets company and industry standards
• Fostering a culture that empowers employees and fosters personal responsibility
• Coordinating resource prioritization and allocation within the department
• Ensuring that the team's responsibilities are completed within budget and schedule

Required Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (aerospace, electrical, mechanical, or related discipline) is required
• A minimum of 10+ years of management experience in NASA/DOD flight hardware development
• Experience leading technical teams larger than 5 people
• Experience in Life Support Systems or other Criticality 1 development and testing of avionics hardware
• Prior experience in formal test and verification activities including flight hardware
• Track record of delivering outcomes in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Uses good judgement to problem-solve proactively, positively impacting hard challenges
• Proven to deliver high quality results under tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as the ability to operate with situational awareness, and to be diplomatic in critical situations
• The ability to demonstrate leadership experience on projects, technical and otherwise
• The ability to demonstrate project monitoring and control experience
• The ability to interact across organizations and all levels of personnel
• Candidate must be effective at handling multiple tasks, flexible, and have the ability to responds quickly to changes, as well as the ability to manage manpower, priorities and customer requirements

Preferred Education/Experience:

• Knowledge of engineering standards and specifications, as well as engineering drawing standards, and specifications
• Familiarity with aerospace projects.
• Advanced degree (Technical Masters, MBA, or similar)

Work Location:

This position is located onsite at customer facility.

Standard KBR Requirements:

All of KBR's employee's must be team players, able to communicate effectively with internal and external customers, able to follow safety and quality policies, able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives. In addition, they must also be organized, with good time management skills.

KBR Benefits:

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.