Director - Space Ground Systems

Responsibilities for this Position

Director - Space Ground Systems

ID: 2025-69096
USA-AZ-Scottsdale
Required Clearance: TS/SCI, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements
Posted Date: 11/5/2025
Category: Program/Project Management
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

Basic Qualifications

The Director - Space Ground Systems will lead our most technically advanced space ground portfolio. As such we are seeking a candidate that has demonstrated at least 10 years of development program leadership across a variety of customers and technologies. The ideal candidate will have previous experience delivering space ground systems to both Department of War (DoW) and the Intelligence Community (IC).

The Space Ground Systems portfolio includes turnkey satellite ground station development, sustainment and operation, RF and Optical Ground Entry Points, and satellite ground system technologies. This portfolio includes technologically-complex, completion-based programs. Potential candidates need to have previous experience executing completion-based programs driven to satisfy both the customer requirements and ultimate mission needs.

Bachelors degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 18 years of demonstrated leadership; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 16 years of demonstrated leadership.

Must currently hold a TS/SCI security clearance or have held one in the past 24 months. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Director, Space Ground Systems business area. The position provides an opportunity to enhance the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nations fundamental defense services. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions. The position will be responsible for all aspects of business performance and strategy for space ground systems to include profit/loss and customer relationship management.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

Directs a business segment consisting of multiple disciplines, programs, products, and/or customers to meet current and long-term business objectives

Responsible for customer satisfaction, leadership, overall performance, schedule, and profit and loss of large programs, or a portfolio of programs and/or products throughout the entire program life cycle

Ensures creation of well-constructed, comprehensive business plans

Establishes strategic plans and objectives in coordination with others

Evaluates and analyzes the functional area plans (such as IRAD) and the impacts of these plans on the business

Reviews organizational capabilities, and development/execution of strategies, to improve the competitiveness of the organization through actions such as professional growth & development, strategic hiring, strategic partnering, and acquisitions

Balances programs, risks and opportunities with executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgets

Conducts reviews to drill down into issues on products/programs, identify issues, develop corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to program teams

Develops personnel to ensure efficient operation

Conducts business and technical briefings for senior and top management and for external representatives

Develops and executes proposal plans and strategies

Effectively engages in complex negotiations involving critical matters

Develops customer relationships and develops new business within the market/program

Coordinates the patent and data rights for the products/programs/proposals/subcontracts

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Extensive knowledge of space ground products and technologies including current and potential applications

Extensive knowledge of target customer markets across DoW & IC

Skilled in the development and implementation of product/program strategy and tactics

Demonstrated leadership of a program with significant delivery or technical risk

Ability to develop and implement a product-oriented WBS and WBS Dictionary

Ability to generate cohesive program plans

Ability to track work accomplished to baseline plans and identify issues, track progress, and follow through on effective corrective actions based on data analysis and trends

Skilled in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions on programs to internal and external representatives

Expert risk and opportunity management skills and ability to apply them to programs

Extensive ability to understand and analyze program financial data

Extensive knowledge of government contracting practices and regulations regarding acquisition

Outstanding relationship management and marketing skills

Ability to identify partnership candidates best suited to fill product gaps

Ability to manage managers of teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives

Ability to lead others in team building, conflict resolution, motivation, leadership and advanced risk management

Ability to evaluate quality of work product to ensure satisfaction of customer requirements

Ability to develop and execute company policies that affect immediate operations

Extensive verbal and written communication skills

Extensive understanding of business and supply chain strategy

Ability to develop and execute proposal plans and strategies

Ability to apply advanced negotiation skills to solve internal, external and customer issues

Erroneous decisions will have a long-term effect on the companys success

Will interact frequently with internal personnel and outside representatives at various levels

PREFERRED DEGREE TYPES AND EXPERIENCE:

Engineering degree in a discipline related to space ground technology

Demonstrated intimate working knowledge of government acquisition process

Strategist with proven ability in business development

Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time

Experience leading technical development teams

Experience leading remote teams spread among sites

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Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $245,665.00 - USD $265,817.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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