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Join EBAD and you'll be a part of a team who creates cutting edge technology that will blast us into the future. No other company can match the innovative energetic solutions that we provide. At EBAD you will actively contribute to successful missions putting men, women and satellites into space, and protecting our armed service men and women around the world. If this is the culture and work environment you are seeking, then EBAD is the place for you!\nJob Description\nPosition Summary\nAt Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD), our products perform in environments where technical rigor, reliability, and safety are essential. The Principal Engineering Manager leads EBAD's Principal Engineering organization and strengthens technical capability across the broader Engineering function.\nThis senior engineering leader develops EBAD's most experienced technical talent, builds the next generation of technical leaders, and improves how Engineering solves complex, high-consequence problems. The role ensures EBAD has the right expertise, methods, and technical discipline while building scalable organizational capability rather than dependence on a small number of individual experts.\nWhat You'll Do\nBuild and Lead the Principal Engineering Organization\nLead, coach, and develop the Principal Engineering team, with clear expectations, development plans, mentoring responsibilities, succession strategies, and accountability for results.\n\nBuild the technical-leadership pipeline by enabling Principal Engineers to mentor and develop engineers across the organization and by identifying critical capability gaps.\n\nStrengthen Problem-Solving and Safety Capability\nBuild Engineering problem-solving capability through effective use of EBAD's structured problem-solving methodology, ensuring significant technical problems are clearly defined, analyzed with data, resolved to root cause, and sustained.\n\nStrengthen product and process safety expertise and ensure appropriate technical rigor is integrated into design reviews, qualification activities, and critical program decisions.\n\nImprove Technical Capability and Results\nIdentify and close systemic capability gaps across the product-development lifecycle by improving engineering standards, methods, reviews, tools, and technical practices, with measurable reduction in development and qualification test failures, late discovery of technical issues, and recurring failure modes.\n\nProvide senior technical judgment on complex engineering challenges by challenging assumptions, evaluating risk, and ensuring the right multidisciplinary expertise is engaged.\n\nUse the EBAD Operating System (EBOS) to reinforce effective operating cadence, visual management, standard work, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within Principal Engineering.\n\nInfluence Across the Business\nPartner across Development Engineering, Systems Engineering, Chief Engineering, Program/IPT leadership, Operations, Quality, Technology, Business Development, and customers to align technical decisions with manufacturability, testability, reliability, safety, cost, schedule, and customer outcomes.\n\nSupport critical technical reviews, failure investigations, program decisions, proposals, and customer engagements.\n\nTranslate complex technical considerations into clear risks, recommendations, and business implications for senior leaders, customers, and cross-functional partners.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or another relevant technical discipline. An advanced degree is preferred.\n\nAt least 10 years of progressive engineering experience supporting complex aerospace, defense, or similarly demanding engineered products.\n\nDemonstrated success leading, coaching, developing, and holding highly experienced engineers or senior technical professionals accountable, including succession and capability development.\n\nStrong technical credibility across the product-development lifecycle, from design and analysis through manufacturing, qualification, and production.\n\nExperience leading multidisciplinary resolution of complex technical problems using structured, data-driven problem-solving methods.\n\nA track record of improving engineering standards, design practices, technical reviews, or development processes.\n\nSound technical judgment, including the ability to challenge assumptions, evaluate risk, and guide decisions when information is incomplete.\n\nStrong influence and communication skills, with the ability to align technical experts, business leaders, customers, and cross-functional teams.\n\nExperience That Would Set You Apart\nExperience with energetics, ordnance, aerospace electronics, satellite systems, launch vehicles, or other high-consequence aerospace and defense products.\n\nExperience developing a Principal Engineering, Chief Engineering, Technical Fellow, or similar technical-leadership organization.\n\nProduct and process safety, reliability, qualification testing, or complex failure-investigation experience.\n\nExperience working within a mature continuous-improvement or business operating system.\n\nDirect experience supporting aerospace and defense customers, proposals, or critical technical reviews.\n\nAdditional Requirements\nMust have or be able to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance.\n\nMust be eligible to support U.S. Department of Defense and ITAR-controlled programs.\n\nWhy This Role Matters\nThis is an opportunity to shape the future of technical leadership at EBAD, develop the next generation of technical leaders, and make a measurable impact on Engineering performance across complex, mission-critical aerospace and defense products. The role has broad influence across Engineering, Operations, Programs, Technology, customers, and senior leadership.\nYou will also develop as a leader through EBOS, our mature operating system for building organizational capability, improving performance, and sustaining results.\nEnsign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). 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