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Successfully launching more than 155 consecutive missions with 100% mission success doesn't happen by accident. It's a testament to the commitment and dedication of our team of rocket scientists and support employees combined with the systems and processes we use to pull them together. As a ULA employee, you'll have the opportunity to grow in your career while working in a team-oriented culture that combines technology, innovation, ingenuity and a commitment to the extraordinary. Whether you are in college just launching your career, or, have experience and want to come work with the best rocket team in the world, our unshakable unity yields stronger solutions and better results as we carry out our mission to save lives, explore the universe, and connect the world. Our team is excited to meet you!\n Job Overview & Responsibilities\nThis posting is for a position within the ULA Operations engineering team leading a structures focused analysis and design team. As a leader of one of our teams, you will be a responsible for:\nLeading the team to execute recurring operations engineering support of the strategic business objectives of the enterprise\nManaging individuals on the team including assignments, priorities, performing performance reviews, merit planning, and promotions\nDevelopment of individuals on the team in support of their career development plans and in support of building depth and diverse skillsets cross the team\nDrive training and resources needed to ensure success for the team\nDrive inputs/deliverables from the upstream/downstream customers\nSupport the team with technical resolutions\nSupport the team with supplier requirements, analysis efforts, and engineering desing support activities in the factory\nCoordinate across strength and design enterprise leaders for resource sharing and help needs\nRecognizing and rewarding teammates\nGenerating estimates in support of continuous improvement and strategic improvement projects\nDeveloping Estimates at Cost (EAC) along wiht other Cost Account Manager (CAM) duties for strength and design focals\nProviding regular status to ULA senior leadership\nActively managing risk through proactive mitigation\nRequired Education\nBachelor\nRequired Years of Experience\nMinimum of 8 years of related work experience\n Basic Qualifications\nBachelors degree in Engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university. \nAt least 8 years of applicable experience\nKnowledge of operations engineering support functions including product certification, non-conformance and material review board activities, and related processes\nPrior experience leading an engineering team, project management, or team lead experience\nExcellent teamwork, programmatic, and communication skills\nAbility to tackle and fix complicated cross-organization challenges and conflicts\nExperience preparing and presenting at engineering reviews (technical decision making reviews, anomaly review boards, etc)\nExperience briefing senior leaders and customers\nExperience developing technical and cost proposals\nDemonstrated ability to share experience, mentor junior engineers, and lead by example\nDemonstrated ability to develop next generation of engineering technical experts in the Decatur factory\nDemonstrated ability to deal with personnel issus to ensure performance and team cohesiveness\n Preferred Qualifications\nExperience with staffing/hiring/onboarding employees\nExperience working with Space Force or NASA customers\nDetailed knowledge of pressurized metallic structure hardware requirements (design or strength)\nKnowledge of engineering tools such as FEMAP, Abaqus, NASGRO, NASTRAN, Teamcenter, and NX\nKnowledge of primary structure and component level qualification requirements and methods\n What makes ULA different?\nBecause we understand launch success comes through the collective efforts of a team, we seek the best to join us. We value ethics, ingenuity, engagement and professional development for employees at all levels.\nWe offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:\n401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution\nDiscretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees\nGenerous paid time off\nFlexible work environments\nAdditionally, most salaried ULA team members work a \"9/80 schedule,\" meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.\nBenefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.\n Security Clearance / International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). Therefore, all applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62 (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or protected individual. 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