[Hiring] Engineering Manager @General Dynamics Information Technology

Role Description

Engineering Manager

• Lead a high-performing team of engineers (employees, internal contractors, and external contractors) to deliver high-impact features and improvements to our core services and systems.
• Focus primarily on people management, team development, and strategic execution rather than hands-on coding.
• Independently drive execution on projects supporting semi-annual and annual goals, navigating ambiguity and organizational change.
• Foster a culture of ownership, excellence, and psychological safety where team members can grow and deliver their best work.
• Set clear priorities, goals, and key metrics for your team and hold them accountable for progress while maintaining healthy team dynamics.
• Partner effectively across engineering teams and with cross-functional stakeholders (product, design, customer) to deliver business and customer impact.
• Build and develop a diverse, high-performing team through strategic hiring, coaching, and creating growth opportunities aligned with individual strengths and career aspirations.
• Balance running the business, foundational work, and new initiatives to optimize for sustainable long-term execution.
• Identify and address technical risks, system bottlenecks, and process inefficiencies that impact team productivity and outcomes.
• Drive informed decision-making by gathering diverse perspectives and balancing customer value with broader business goals.
• Champion engineering best practices, including architectural quality, operational excellence, and technical strategy alignment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related experience.
• US Citizenship Required: Yes.
• Skills: Leadership Management, Team Development, Team Performance, Team Productivity.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C.
• Position is remote, with approximately 10-20% business travel.

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental plan options.
• Vision plan.
• 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for vacations, personal business, and illness, plus an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
• GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.