Mission Architect

What you will do

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Mission Architect focused on embedded security, anti-tamper, operating system and hypervisor security, avionics, and tactical radios and networks. This role pairs deep technical mission architecture with business development responsibility: the successful candidate will serve as a principal technical authority who shapes government customer requirements, architects winning technical solutions, and leads capture of new government-funded R&D programs.

What you need

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience is required plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience to meet managerial expectations

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire; ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance is preferred. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Demonstrates tremendous experience defining and executing successful strategies to grow government R&D business in embedded security, anti-tamper, or related technical domains
Able to articulate examples of having conceived, architected, and led novel technical research efforts through to funded programs and transitioned capabilities
Able to articulate examples of having identified, pursued, and won large capture efforts in areas related to GDMS business
Possesses broad market awareness, including government budgets, customer priorities, mission gaps, and market dynamics across embedded security and anti-tamper
Credible as a technical authority among engineering peers, program customers, and executive leadership on operating systems / hypervisors, anti-tamper, and embedded security topics
Demonstrates tremendous interpersonal, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills; thrives in a highly interactive team environment spanning technical, program, and business development functions
Recognized ability to build relationships with senior-level customers and internal counterparts
May require an understanding of international business and export processes
Works well under pressure with the ability to simultaneously deliver on multiple tasks and priorities
Top level of management below the Executive Team, usually reporting to a Vice President; directs the activities of a functional area, business area, or major program through lower management levels
Participates with other senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives; expected to make final decisions in conjunction with the Executive Team on business, operational, or programmatic matters
Works on complex technical and business issues where analysis requires in-depth knowledge of the company and of embedded security domain
Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers, conducting business and technical briefings for senior and top management and external representatives
Interactions frequently involve negotiating with customers, partners, or management, and influencing senior-level leaders regarding matters of significance to the organization
Performance metrics visible at the GDMS, business, or functional level; erroneous decisions will have a serious impact on the overall success of functional, division, or company operations
Has overall control of planning, staffing, budgeting, and managing expense priorities; responsible for managing people, including performance evaluations, pay increase recommendations, and hire/fire decisions

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience generating and capturing government-funded research and development business; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of demonstrated experience.
Minimum of 10 years of experience authoring and leading proposal captures for government-funded research and development programs, with demonstrated success winning funded awards
Minimum of 5 years of experience serving as a principal investigator or technical authority on funded government research efforts
Experience leading or directly contributing to multiple concurrent government research programs
Direct, hands-on research and engineering experience — not solely oversight or program management — in at least two of the following mission areas: operating system or hypervisor security; embedded or tactical computing platform security; avionics or other flight-safety-critical embedded systems; tactical radio and tactical network systems
Direct experience developing, integrating, or transitioning Anti-Tamper (AT) or cyber security technologies into customer systems, including familiarity with DoD Anti-Tamper policy and DoD Cyber Security / Zero Trust policy
Experience growing and leading a technical team supporting research capture and / or program delivery
Experience directing or technically evaluating subcontractor support on government research programs
Working knowledge of government contracting and acquisition practices

Representative duties and tasks

Directs business development activities for embedded security, OS/hypervisor security, and anti-tamper R&D offerings to government agencies and firms performing government business
Serves as principal technical architect and capture manager for assigned new-business opportunities, translating mission needs into research roadmaps, technical solutions, and win strategies
Maintains key business development and technical relationships with government program offices, research laboratories, defense industrial base primes, and subcontractor teams
Partners with account teams on fielded embedded security and anti-tamper programs to identify incremental sustainment and technology-refresh opportunities, while prioritizing new R&D program capture
Evaluates and manages new business opportunities, initiatives, partnerships, alliances, and joint ventures in secure computing, embedded OS, avionics, and tactical networking
Oversees market analysis, monitors competitive R&D activity, and identifies emerging mission gaps and new program starts across the embedded security and anti-tamper customer base
Defines vision, strategy, and tactics for assigned business development pursuits, including technology roadmaps spanning embedded security, secure processing, anti-tamper, and cyber resilience
Authors and directs proposal development for government R&D opportunities, drawing on direct technical expertise to strengthen technical volumes and win themes
Advises higher management on status and recommended action for existing and potential business development opportunities across the embedded security portfolio
Provides technical and business leadership in the planning, design, due diligence, and implementation of strategic objectives for the embedded security and tactical systems portfolio
Represents the company at technical conferences, industry days, and government technology demonstration events
Leads and mentors multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting technical capture and solution development
Develops and monitors profitability, productivity, and growth targets for the assigned technology and business area

Mission Architect

What you will do

Mission Architect

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