Director, Engineering

About the job

Job Title: Director, Engineering

Job Number: 43008

Location: Nashville, TN

Schedule: 9/80 (every other Friday off!)

Job Description:

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Director, Engineering, to lead a multi-disciplinary engineering organization within one of LHX’s most dynamic sectors. As a key member of the TSS Leadership Team, this role owns the technical vision, execution, and performance of the Sector engineering organization across the full lifecycle—from R&D through production and sustainment.

Reporting directly to the Sector President and indirectly to the Vice President, Engineering & Program Excellence, this leader is accountable for aligning engineering strategy with business growth priorities, customer commitments, and long-term enterprise objectives while operating in a complex, highly regulated environment that demands both innovation and rigor. The role will drive engineering transformation, strengthen organizational capability, and build a high-performing culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Essential Functions:

• Own and execute the Sector engineering strategy in alignment with business growth and operational priorities.

• Lead end-to-end technical strategy and product development across multiple engineering disciplines.

• Translate enterprise and customer needs into actionable technical roadmaps and delivery plans.

• Accountable for engineering execution across development, quality, deployment, and sustainment of products and solutions.

• Lead engineering transformation initiatives that improve scalability, efficiency, and technical capability across the Sector.

• Drive long-term technical planning, including technology roadmaps, organizational design, succession planning, and capacity planning.

• Champion innovation by driving adoption of emerging technologies, modern tools, and improved ways of working while ensuring delivery accountability.

• Provide executive leadership oversight across engineering activities spanning four business units.

• Ensure delivery excellence across cost, schedule, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.

• Establish governance models, metrics, and operating rhythms to ensure consistent execution and accountability across teams.

• Own resource planning, prioritization, and allocation to optimize delivery against business and program commitments.

• Standardize engineering processes, tools, and best practices to improve efficiency and scalability across the Sector.

• Build and develop a strong leadership pipeline and high-performing engineering organization.

Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline with a minimum of 15 years of prior related leadership experience.

• Active Top Secret Clearance

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time, including international travel, as required.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active Secret Security Clearance

• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, multi-disciplinary engineering organizations across multiple business units or sites.

• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements including ITAR, and related industry standards.

• Proven success leading technical strategy, product development, operational transformation, and organizational growth initiatives.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to plan, execute, and deliver complex initiatives on time and within budget.

• Demonstrated success supporting factory readiness, production launch, and full product lifecycle management activities.

• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to align engineering priorities to operational and commercial objectives.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and executive influencing skills.

• Demonstrated ability to lead through change and build high-performing, engaged technical organizations.

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