Position: SW Engineering

Outstanding Compensation Package - 200k+ Base + Bonus - Comprehensive Benefits
Must be US Citizen and be able to obtain TS Security Clearance - Relocation Possible for Strong Match

Location: Cambridge, MA Area

Company:

The client is a software engineering development company. They develop software for mission critical applications for the defense and aerospace industries.

Position Responsibilities - Summary:

The client is a software engineering development company. They develop software for mission critical applications for the defense and aerospace industries.

They are looking for a division leader to lead a development team of up to 75 and generate revenue for the division. The person will be responsible for 25% hands on development 50% management of the division and 25% business development.

Division Leader will be responsible for the organizational leadership and line management of approximately 70 employees organized in five (5) groups including Technical Staff Members (~60), Administrative Support Personnel, and the Division’s graduate and undergraduate students.

They will be asked to work a variety of internal and external clients.

Reports to the VP of SW Engineering.

Key Technical Capabilities of this Division are:

1. Tactical Guidance, Navigation, and Control

2. Advanced Navigation, GPS, and Localization

3. Close-In C4ISR Systems

These capabilities enable us to provide solutions for our customers in application areas involving guided munitions, precision airdrop systems, GPS challenged navigation, tracking and locating systems, difficult access robotics, and communications and signal processing for small systems.

The Division Leader provides leadership for the development of our technical offerings, which provide our sponsors with value-added software solutions in our key technical capabilities. The Division Leader provides the overall leadership of the Division with assistance from the Division’s five (5) Group Leaders and Division Staff.

Specific Division Leader Responsibilities will include:

1. Organizational leadership including the development and maturation of the Division’s technical capabilities and discriminating technologies

2. Business development technical support for the development and advancement of key technical capabilities

3. Management of staff hiring and recruiting

4. The development of the Division’s Strategic Plan

5. Oversight of the quality of execution of projects led by Division staff

6. Implementation of Integrated Quality Management within the Division

7. Personnel resource management for projects staffed by the Division

8. Career development of the future leaders of the organization through mentoring, growth assignments, professional seminars, and other educational opportunities.

9. Promotion and annual raise recommendations for the members of the division.

Required Skills and Competencies:

- The candidate must have experience as a leader for a R&D software engineering group for a defense contractor - May have worked for firms like BEA - Lockheed - Northrop or other defense related firms.

- Substantial, 10+ Years experience as a software development leader, leading a large group, with a defense contractor.

- Significant experience developing and managing developers for mission critical software applications in a real time operating environment.

- The ability to manage up to 75 people.

- 10 Years + exp as a hands on software engineer in an embedded environment - C/C++ - Requires some hands on work. - Must have experience with Kernel Level software development for a real time operating environment.

- Must have Strong contacts with government sponsors in the Information and Decision Systems domain area.

- The qualified candidate must be performance driven, and have demonstrated consistently outstanding performance in his/her career. The ability to work within a team environment is a must. Must be a self- starter and be able to implement new processes to a variety of mil specs.

- Must be US citizen and have the ability to get a TS clearance.

- Must have a BS in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent. Masters or Ph.D Preferred. Compensation

Compensation:

Outstanding Compensation Package - 200k+ Base + Bonus - Comprehensive Benefits
Must be US Citizen and be able to obtain TS Security Clearance - Relocation Possible for Strong Match

Contact Information:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354
Email - replywrightassociates AT verizon DOT net
Website - www.wrightassociates.org