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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Program Management Leader 6 - Vehicle Integration, Test & Certification - **Company:** United Launch Alliance - **Location:** Decatur, AL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Integration, Test Execution Engine - **Published:** July 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87743554/1 ## About the Role Please reference the Basic Qualification for minimum years of related work experience required, * Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university. * Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience plus a minimum of 4 years of management or leadership experience of leading teams. * Demonstrated technical leadership experience in the integration, test, production, certification, launch, or sustainment of complex aerospace or high-rate environment. * Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and resolving complex integrated hardware or systems issues. * Experience working in a production, integration and test, field operations, or mission execution environment. * Experience with personnel management, including employee development, performance management, organizational planning, and talent development. * Demonstrated ability to lead technical issue resolution across organizational, functional, or geographic boundaries. * Demonstrated ability to establish priorities and lead execution in an environment with competing technical, cost, schedule, production, and mission demands. * Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with employees, peers, senior leadership, customers, and stakeholders., * Experience with launch vehicle, spacecraft, aerospace, defense, or other complex high-reliability systems. * Experience with vehicle or system-level assembly, integration, checkout, and test activities. * Experience supporting vehicle acceptance, product certification, flight readiness, mission assurance, or launch operations. * Experience leading engineering organizations directly supporting production, integration and test, field operations, or launch operations. * Experience integrating technical execution across multiple engineering disciplines. * Experience with test anomaly investigation, nonconformance review, root cause analysis, corrective action, and recurring issue elimination. * Program management skills, including cost and schedule management, risk management, resource planning, and business execution. * CAM knowledge and experience. * Experience developing and leading teams, including experience developing leads and leaders. * Demonstrated ability to resolve complex cross-organizational challenges and conflicts., Because we understand launch success comes through the collective efforts of a team, we seek the best to join us. We value ethics, ingenuity, engagement and professional development for employees at all levels. ## Description The Vehicle Integration, Test & Certification Engineering Leader is responsible for leading the engineering organization supporting final vehicle assembly and integration, IACO, factory test and checkout, vehicle acceptance and certification, and technical continuity into launch-site processing. Located in Decatur, Alabama, this position leads a multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for enabling successful vehicle completion and delivery. The successful candidate will partner closely with Operations, Quality, Mission Management, Program Management, subsystem engineering organizations, and launch-site teams to resolve technical issues, maintain vehicle configuration and certification integrity, and support increasing production and launch cadence. Responsibilities include: * Lead the engineering organization supporting final vehicle assembly and integration, IACO, factory checkout and test, vehicle acceptance and certification, and technical continuity into launch-site processing. * Provide engineering leadership and accountability throughout vehicle integration, test, acceptance, certification, delivery, and downstream launch-site processing. * Partner with IACO, Test, Quality, and Launch Operations leadership to align engineering priorities, staffing, and execution with vehicle flow, certification milestones, and mission schedules. * Lead timely and disciplined resolution of technical issues affecting vehicle integration, test execution, certification, delivery, and mission readiness. * Integrate engineering disciplines and technical organizations to resolve complex vehicle-level issues that cross subsystem or organizational boundaries. * Ensure effective engineering execution for test anomalies, nonconformances, requirement verification, technical closure, and vehicle certification. * Maintain technical and configuration continuity as vehicles transition from Decatur production through launch-site processing and mission preparation. * Drive recurring issue elimination and continuous improvement by incorporating factory and launch-site lessons learned into future builds, engineering priorities, and product improvements. * Establish and monitor organizational performance measures for engineering responsiveness, technical issue resolution, test anomaly closure, certification readiness, and vehicle flow. * Develop and execute organizational, staffing, talent development, and succession plans to support increasing production and launch cadence. * Foster a One Team culture across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Mission Management, Program Management, and launch-site organizations with shared accountability for vehicle delivery and mission success. ## Related Videos - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [AI Agents & Agentic AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2017-ai-agents-agentic-ai) - [Introduction to Azure Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/368-introduction-to-azure-machine-learning) - [Crew Management System for Airlines: Plan duties for pilots & flight attendants worldwide](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1444-crew-management-system-for-airlines-plan-duties-for-pilots-flight-attendants-worldwide) - [Physical AI: The Era of Intelligent Machines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100141-physical-ai-the-era-of-intelligent-machines) - [There's an app for that - on the role of cross platform development in the app development ecosystem](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/278-there-s-an-app-for-that-on-the-role-of-cross-platform-development-in-the-app-development-ecosystem) ## Related Articles - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [How to Write a CV and Interview if You Don't Fully Qualify For The Job](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/183-how-to-write-a-cv-and-interview-if-you-don-t-fully-qualify-for-the-job) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [What Makes WeAreDevelopers World Congress Different From Every Other Tech Event?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/701-what-makes-wearedevelopers-world-congress-different-from-every-other-tech-event)