Senior Engineering Manager
First seen by Alion on Sep 28, 2026.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant supervisory experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of experience.
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. 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.
Responsibilities for this Position
Below are key responsibilities of the ISCI Senior Engineering Manager
- Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation across the business segment
- Accountable for engineering program execution, cost control, and technical performance across all programs within the business segment, including directing, coordinating, and exercising functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of all engineering efforts within the Business Segment
- Support key technical initiatives and/or problem resolution
- Extensive engagement with all levels of engineering program teams to identify risks, staffing issues, deviations to contractual scope and ensuring appropriate mitigation efforts.
- Collaborate across Business Area/LoB and share resources where necessary, proactively anticipating needs
- Close collaboration with BD and Business segment Director to define viable business strategy for sustainment and growth of the business and provide technical advice and direction during proposals and execution issues.
- Alignment of our technical strategy to the overall business strategy
- Approval authority for engineering proposals and execution baseline plans
- Accountable for effective implementation of business-driven IR&D
- Provides leadership and technical/managerial content for proposals with identification of cross business unit strengths and technical shortcomings
- Leads improvements in engineering through process change and implementation of new methods/tools and application of appropriate resources
- Support the implementation of technology into the Business Area/LoB, including AI
- Financial activities such as Engineering budgets/forecasts, capital/expense management, and financial analysis (direct/indirect labor usage)
- People activities such as performance management, hiring, headcount management and forecasting, close collaboration with our Learning and Organizational Development team on training and development, and employee recognition
The successful candidate will have direct experience in leading and growing teams who execute technologically complex programs in a changing environment. This candidate must be able to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance.
Preferred candidate will have:
- Domain expertise in Anti-Tamper (AT), hardware physical security, and/or commercial product development.
- Strong background leading a multi-functional team to successfully design, develop, and deliver products.
- Clearly demonstrated background in building enduring customer relationships
- An ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization.
- Knowledge of how to build, grow and execute AT/physical security based programs to include leveraging core products to support multiple product lines
- Ability to grow and execute production focused programs focused on DTC/DTUPC and manufacturability
- Existing secret clearance
- Willing to travel regularly to staff sites in Scottsdale, AZ, Boise, ID, and Salt Lake City, UT
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire. 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.
Salary Note
This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.Combined Salary Range
USD $184,562.00 - USD $194,665.00 /Yr.Company Overview
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!
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