Sr. Manager, Stress Engineering

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Sr. Manager, Stress Engineering will lead a team of analysis engineers focusing on structures, mechanical systems, fatigue, durability and damage tolerance, propulsion, interiors, methods, internal loads, test and materials review board.

Guided by our values, “Safety Above All”, we proactively manage the risks inherent in human spaceflight through our daily actions.

Support the company strategy by holding ourselves and one another accountable for getting the work done. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></span></p><ul><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Oversee and improve VG’s stress capabilities, resources and procedures as required to meet the needs of the engineering organization and all VG programs.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Track stress team schedule and budget and regularly report results to senior leadership and program staff.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Provide technical review and approval of engineering documentation including stress plans, procedures, reports and associated designs.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Resolve schedule and technical setbacks by developing and implementing practically driven recovery plans with engineering and program staff.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support team development and growth with a commitment to elevating people through hiring, mentorship and career development of stress engineers.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Drive practical continuous improvement of stress activities including stress processes, capital projects, standardization efforts and training activities.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsible for the development and implementation of engineering tools/methods/processes for the functional area of responsibility.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Champion the automation of manual processes in the spirit of Digital Transformation through development of standard Structural Integrity Methods.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Establish and coordinate processes, plans, and procedures necessary to provide timely, accurate, and focused engineering substantiation.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Promote the continual identification and active management of teams’ risks and opportunities.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Foster an inclusive work environment that values diversity, sharing, creative problem solving, and strategic thinking.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ensure the integrity of the team’s engineering through informed, data-driven decisions.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Emphasize Safety in all situations including inside and outside the organization.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsibility for resource planning and determining program assignments.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Interface regularly with engineering managers/leads assigned to development programs to generate technical approach plans, staffing requirements, and understand schedule needs.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsible for assuring staffing needs and proper skills are deployed for each development program.

This includes contractors and Engineering Service Providers as needed by program leadership.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsible for attracting, hiring, onboarding and retention of team members.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Deliver department communications through regular staff meetings, provides career planning, performance management, mentoring, and training to the team.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsible for resolving performance deficiencies or policy violations.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsible for engineering personnel having defined tools, methods and processes for executing their individual technical tasks.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsible for ensuring common “best” practices are integrated across the development programs and are used upon program go ahead.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Participate in various technical reviews for specific product development activities and verify that technical requirements are properly achieved.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work with product development Chief Engineer and technical leads to assist in resolving all technical issues and helps implement personnel and process improvements, when needed.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support review of manufacturing plans and procedures to ensure compliance with program, design and loads requirements.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsible for the creation of structural stress plans which will be used to verify manufacturing processes that meet design intent and requirements.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsible for developing departmental budget inputs to include process and capability improvements and managing the final approved budget throughout the fiscal year.</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Conduct personnel evaluations and one-on-ones with team members at regular intervals to:</span><ul style="list-style-type: circle;"><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop personalized growth & development plans, as well as appropriate annual goals</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Track performance to aforementioned plans and goals</span></li><li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, s