Program Technical Director

Overview:

Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nation’s most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers’ missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit (url removed) for more details.

Responsibilities:

The Program Technical Director will support an IDIQ contract overseeing the full spectrum of technical task requirements as well as general management requirements. This includes identifying, evaluating, and prototyping, and transitioning critical technologies in support of the Sponsor’s missions. The Technical Director will also foster collaboration with industry, academic institutions, not-for-profits, venture capitalists, IC partners, Sponsor components, and Sponsor innovation partners to identify and evaluate emerging and commercial technologies that can address the Sponsor's mission challenges.

Recognized expert within the company, who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications, which may result in new product/business opportunities for the company.

Leads efforts to capture new business through technical work and capability briefings.

Bachelor's (or equivalent) with 12 - 15 yrs of experience or a Master's with 10 - 13 yrs of experience.

Using a holistic approach, designs, develops, evaluates and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.

Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics.

Ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods.

Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower level detailed implementation requirements.

Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development.

Designs interfaces and brings system elements together so they work as a whole.

Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.

Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements.

Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts.

Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower level detailed requirements.

Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.

Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.

Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.

Qualifications:

Required:

Must Possess and Maintain a TS/SCI with Poly

Technical leadership experience managing programs of similar scope and complexity in a dynamic operating environment

Ability to monitor the progress of multiple concurrent mission technical needs with the ability to recommend tactical and strategic actions aligned with mission

Demonstrated experience delivering high availability, high reliability, and high performance solutions

Strong customer service with excellent written and oral communication skills – able to express complex thoughts and concepts effectively to diverse audiences, including senior officials, while addressing their relevant levels of understanding

Demonstrated experience delivering executive-level briefing materials and oral presentations to C-suite level personnel.

Ability to translate customer requirements from a vision to an approved technical implementation

Demonstrated experience with developing new ideas/strategies and implementing change

Expert level skills with Microsoft Office products

7 years of experience as a technical leader analyzing, leading and evaluating the effectiveness of current and planned technical solutions;

5 years of experience analyzing technical trends and advancements for application within the customer’s community

Minimum of Bachelor Degree in engineering, computer science, or another scientific/technical field; BS 12-15, MS 10-13, PhD 8-10

Desired:

Experience supporting multiple Sponsor Directorates, with at least 1-2 years of DDI experience preferred

Successful experience working in a classified customer environment

Familiarity with current and emerging technology trends such as AI/ML and quantum computing

Proven capability of managing diverse workforce – prime and subcontract relationships

Strong interpersonal skills to resolve problems in a professional manner, lead working groups, and negotiate to create consensus

An understanding of the broad and diverse scope of the Sponsor’s mission and organization

Demonstrated ability for creative problem solving – ability to identify and respond to evolving priorities, and to find corporate solutions to problems.

EEO Statement:

EEO

Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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