Pratt Miller, an Oshkosh company, is seeking a Defense Chief Engineer to lead innovation in defense solutions. The successful candidate will be responsible for project execution, technical approach, customer satisfaction, quality, timing, and profitability.
Requirements
- Assist in market intelligence, customer lead generation, scope meetings, opportunity evaluation, and leading proposal efforts.
- Oversee the engineering execution of projects, ensuring technical approach, customer satisfaction, quality, timing, and profitability.
- Lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering growth and team development.
- Plan and formulate engineering programs, reviewing product designs for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer requirements.
- Approve design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
- Coordinate technical development, scheduling, and resolve engineering design and testing challenges.
- Lead the identification of electrical and hybrid vehicle technical architectures and system partitioning.
- Develop SWOT analyses and identify competitive advantages, proposing PM solutions based on market needs.
- Integrate engineering best practices across the organization.
- Present technical capabilities and solutions to management, customers, and partners.
- Ensure alignment of project solutions with broader organizational goals, industry roadmaps, and emerging technologies.
- Set technical objectives, resolve conflicts, and make decisions based on trade studies and requirements.
- Coordinate resource forecasting, program management, and recruiting efforts.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks to customer satisfaction and project deliverables.
- Lead internal and external technical communications to keep projects on track.
- Oversee financials and ensure project profitability.
- Manage customer relationships, provide status updates, and ensure on-time deliverables.
- Offer feedback on customer needs and continuous process improvements.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package
- Opportunities to support team member growth and success
- Reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities
