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What this posting asks for

Level: Manager — The title says "Director".

Main responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary organization spanning communications, and integrated mission systems.
• Lead cross-functional trade studies that balance mission capability, survivability, technical risk, cost, schedule, manufacturability, and program maturity.
• Ensure disciplined execution from requirements definition and architecture development through hardware-in-the-loop testing, signature validation, flight tes…
• Partner with engineering, product, program management, business development, and aircraft leadership to deliver integrated and mission-relevant capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable system-safety, airworthiness, cybersecurity, security, and certification requirements.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “Are you a mission-driven engineering leader passionate about developing advanced autonomous aircraft? Do you want to help deliver capabilities that provide d…” · “Ensure disciplined execution from requirements definition and architecture development through hardware-in-the-loop testing, signature validation, flight tes…” · “Partner with engineering, product, program management, business development, and aircraft leadership to deliver integrated and mission-relevant capabilities.”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Communication Core
  In the posting: “Shield AI is seeking a Director of Mission Systems to lead multidisciplinary teams spanning communications, and integrated mission systems for our next-gener…” · “This individual need not be a subject-matter expert in every discipline but must understand how operational analysis, survivability, communications, payloads…” · “Lead and develop a multidisciplinary organization spanning communications, and integrated mission systems.”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “Lead cross-functional trade studies that balance mission capability, survivability, technical risk, cost, schedule, manufacturability, and program maturity.” · “Partner with engineering, product, program management, business development, and aircraft leadership to deliver integrated and mission-relevant capabilities.” · “Leadership experience on military UAS, advanced autonomous aircraft, collaborative combat aircraft, or fifth-generation fighter programs involving integrated…”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Ownership and accountability Core
  In the posting: “Are you a mission-driven engineering leader passionate about developing advanced autonomous aircraft? Do you want to help deliver capabilities that provide d…” · “Shield AI is seeking a Director of Mission Systems to lead multidisciplinary teams spanning communications, and integrated mission systems for our next-gener…” · “The ideal candidate has led a multidisciplinary organization supporting complex military aircraft or autonomous systems and brings strong business acumen alo…”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Leadership and mentoring Core
  In the posting: “Partner with engineering, product, program management, business development, and aircraft leadership to deliver integrated and mission-relevant capabilities.” · “Recruit, coach, and develop people managers and senior technical leaders while building organizational depth and succession capability.” · “Demonstrated experience leading and developing a multidisciplinary engineering organization that includes people managers and senior technical leaders.”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “Define technical strategy, capability roadmaps, and investment priorities aligned with aircraft program objectives, customer requirements, and broader busine…” · “Engage DoD customers, operators, suppliers, and government stakeholders to shape requirements, refine concepts of operations, support key decisions, and comm…” · “Executive-level communication skills with demonstrated success influencing customers, operators, business leaders, engineering teams, and government stakehol…”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “This leader will establish the organization’s technical and business strategy, align investments and priorities with product and program objectives, and over…” · “The ideal candidate has led a multidisciplinary organization supporting complex military aircraft or autonomous systems and brings strong business acumen alo…” · “Lead and develop a multidisciplinary organization spanning communications, and integrated mission systems.”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “This individual need not be a subject-matter expert in every discipline but must understand how operational analysis, survivability, communications, payloads…” · “Direct modeling, simulation, wargaming, and system-of-systems analysis to evaluate mission effectiveness, operational performance, emerging threats, and airc…” · “Broad working knowledge across multiple relevant disciplines, including mission systems, operational analysis, modeling and simulation, survivability, secure…”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “Ensure disciplined execution from requirements definition and architecture development through hardware-in-the-loop testing, signature validation, flight tes…” · “Ensure compliance with applicable system-safety, airworthiness, cybersecurity, security, and certification requirements.”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Stakeholder management Core
  In the posting: “Engage DoD customers, operators, suppliers, and government stakeholders to shape requirements, refine concepts of operations, support key decisions, and comm…” · “Executive-level communication skills with demonstrated success influencing customers, operators, business leaders, engineering teams, and government stakehol…”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.

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