Director, New Product Development Engineering (M20)
Location: Chandler, AZ (Onsite)
Business: PacSci EMC (A Ralliant Company)
About PacSci EMC
PacSci EMC, a Ralliant company, is a global leader in advanced energetic materials and systems supporting aerospace, defense, and space applications. With over 70 years of innovation, we design and manufacture mission-critical energetic devices used in emergency egress, flight termination, and satellite systems where performance, precision, and safety are paramount.
Position Summary
The Director of New Product Development Engineering (M20) leads a multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for development, qualification, and production transition of energetic systems. This role serves as both a technical authority and organizational leader, owning engineering execution, TRL decisions, and delivery against commitments in a fast-paced, multi-program environment.
Key Responsibilities
Lead multidisciplinary engineering organization (~18 team members, including leaders)
Serve as final technical authority for TRL/tollgate decisions
Customer facing technical leader
Drive full lifecycle product development (concept through production)
Ensure performance, safety, and regulatory compliance
Enforce tollgate discipline and technical readiness
Oversee prototype lab / pilot plant operations
Deliver against revenue-driven NPD commitments
Drive data-driven engineering decisions
Partner cross-functionally to resolve constraints
Represent NPD in leadership and customer settings
Ensure safe handling of energetic materials
Oversee failure investigations and corrective actions
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Chemistry, or related field required. MS or higher a plus
Experience in energetics, propellants, munitions, or adjacent industries
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and leaders
Strong ability to evaluate design outputs and compliance
Experience supporting qualification and production transition
Ability to operate in fast-paced environments
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with initiators, detonators, CAD/PAD systems
MIL-STD and explosive safety familiarity
Aerospace/defense background
Lean / Six Sigma experience
Key Competencies
Technical leadership and energetics expertise
Analytical decision-making
Leadership of leaders
Execution under pressure
Systems thinking
Strong communication
Success Metrics
On-time TRL progression
High first-pass qualification success
Successful production transition
Delivery against commitments
Team development and bench strength
Scope & Impact
Leads critical NPD engineering organization supporting mission-critical systems. Owns engineering decisions impacting product performance, safety, and manufacturability with high visibility across leadership and customers.
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About Company
Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (PacSci EMC), a Ralliant Corporation (NYSE: RAL) operating company, makes critical missions possible. From concept to demonstration to delivery, we provide leading-edge energetic materials, devices and subsystems for use in military and commercial applications. With engineering and manufacturing capability in Arizona and California, our associates work together to solve the toughest technical challenges with a dedication to Safety First, Quality Every TimeTM. We enable success for innumerable missions on a daily basis, impacting the lives of military personnel, law enforcement officers, commercial airline pilots, astronauts, and oil field operators. For nearly a century, PacSci EMC’s experience and expertise has been relied upon in the times When Milliseconds MatterTM. For more information, go to www.psemc.com.
PacSci EMC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, or veteran status. Nonetheless, pursuant to our subcontractor status on highly sensitive national security matters, Mechanical Assemblers and all other floor personnel who frequently shift cell assignments, as well as any personnel directly working with the following contract are subject to the following contractual provision: THAAD PRIME Flowdowns (H-Clauses) H-42 FOREIGN PERSONS, paragraph D., “All employees of all entities that make up the Contractor’s team, whether subcontractors, consultants, or anyone who works with or on behalf of the Contractor will be citizens of the U.S.” Accordingly, only U.S. citizens will be qualified to fill these roles. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
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