Senior Deputy Program Manager Engineering

General Dynamics

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Canonsburg, PA
Salary
$155,000–$165,000 / yr
Posted
43 days ago
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Below market

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This role $160k
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This role pays less than 83% of similar roles. Most pay $172,963–$231,475 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $160k versus about $202k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Senior Deputy Program Manager Engineering

As a Sr Deputy Program Manager Engineering (DPME) within the Torpedo Systems Group, you will work closely with senior engineering leadership and business area managers to plan, authorize, and drive the execution of engineering tasks. You will serve as the primary face of program engineering teams to stakeholders while ensuring all contract obligations are met. Your daily responsibilities include overseeing technical performance, validating requirements, managing resources like staff assignments and capital equipment, and conducting status reviews to implement corrective actions. You will manage technical issues, develop risk management plans, and identify opportunities for AI integration. The role requires expertise in Agile practices, cost and schedule estimation, and coordinating geographically separated teams. This position focuses on the development of advanced torpedo systems and related defense technologies within a Department of Defense environment.

What you'll do

  • Oversee technical performance to ensure requirements are validated, integrated, tested, and verified across all engineering efforts.
  • Develop and maintain engineering plans while managing risks, opportunities, and change management processes.
  • Manage engineering resources including staff assignments, capital equipment, organizational interfaces, and project scope.
  • Conduct engineering status reviews and provide necessary materials for program reviews and corrective actions.
  • Resolve technical issues and communicate outcomes to all affected parties and relevant documentation.
  • Provide leadership input on new business opportunities, internal research, and expansion initiatives.
  • Prepare cost and schedule estimates for specific design tasks.
  • Identify opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation within the engineering process.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Must be able to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or Mathematics with 8 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 6 years of experience.
  • Experience overseeing program technical performance to ensure requirements are validated, integrated, tested, and verified.
  • Ability to manage engineering resources including staff assignments, capital equipment, and organizational interfaces.
  • Experience preparing cost and schedule estimates for design tasks (preferred).
  • Proven success with Agile practices and processes in a DoD setting (preferred).
  • Demonstrated ability to lead geographically separated teams and broker consensus among diverse stakeholders (preferred).

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