Phantom Works Senior Systems Engineering Manager
$170,000–$230,000 year
On-siteSaint Charles, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Lead and develop a team of approximately 15–20 Systems Engineering employees supporting Phantom Works programs across St. Louis and St. Charles sites. Provide day-to-day people leadership, including coaching, performance management, development planning, and succession planning. Partner with program and functional leaders to align staffing, workforce planning, and resource allocation with business and mission needs. Coordinate team priorities and manage workload across multiple programs to ensure execution quality and timely delivery. Foster collaboration across sites, programs, and technical disciplines to improve communication, consistency, and engineering effectiveness. Identify capability gaps and drive improvements in team processes, organization, and execution. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time; U.S. Secret Clearance post-start is required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry or related technical degree
- 10+ years of relevant engineering or technical experience
- Experience in Systems Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline
- 5+ years of leadership experience, which may include formal management, team leadership, or cross-functional leadership responsibility
- Must be able to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
- An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required
- Must be able to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
- An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required
- Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements
- Must be a 'U.S. Person' as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62
- Must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee
- Must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process
- Must be subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met
Desired Qualifications
- Prior formal management experience leading an engineering team
- Experience leading a team of engineers in a multi-program, multi-site environment
- Experience supporting Phantom Works, advanced development, or defense/aerospace programs
- Strong interpersonal, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills
- Experience with staffing, workforce planning, resource management, or talent development
- Familiarity with systems engineering practices such as requirements, architecture, integration, verification, validation, or technical reviews
- Demonstrated ability to influence leaders and build trust across organizational boundaries
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