AUKUS Deputy Director - Fleet Sustainment Integration Lead - 30678

HII is seeking a Deputy Director - Fleet Sustainment Integration Lead that will lead the integration of fleet availability, operational demand, and sustainment execution, ensuring readiness outcomes are managed proactively and aligned across planning, engineering, and delivery. This role will be located in Canberra, Australia.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Integrate availability planning, defect resolution, and fleet demand
• Drive end-to-end readiness management across planning and execution
• Coordinate across Fleet Sustainment Division and Navy interfaces
• Align short-term availability decisions with long-term sustainment plans
• Support availability forecasting and performance stabilisation

• Client requirements: 12-15+ years in fleet sustainment, availability planning, or operational readiness
• Hands-on experience with US SSN operations and sustainment cycles (VCS strongly preferred)
• Proven ability integrating:
• Availability planning
• Maintenance execution
• Operational demand signals
• Strong understanding of:
• Fleet readiness reporting (e.g., SORTS/DRRS concepts)
• Defect management and availability recovery
• Experience coordinating with Navy operational commands and sustainment organisations
• Must have an active Secret clearance (or above) within the last 24 months.
• 10 years relevant progressive experience with Bachelors in related field; 8 years relevant progressive experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 14 years relevant progressive experience.

Preferred Requirements

• Direct experience supporting Virginia-class availability planning or maintenance execution
• Prior work with CSS or TYCOM Maintenance organizations, shipyards, SUPSHIP, or intermediate maintenance activities
• Prior Shipyard Engineer, Super-JO, Project Superintendent, EDMC, or 3MC
• Familiarity with digital readiness / predictive maintenance tools
• Experience aligning tactical readiness decisions with long-term lifecycle plans

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Leadership at HII - Mission Technologies

HII’s Leadership Capability Framework defines the standard of excellence expected of all leaders across Mission Technologies. Leaders are accountable for modeling these capabilities and building them within their teams:

• Know & Grow Your People - Develop talent, empower teams, and build an inclusive environment.
• Build Relationships - Strengthen trust, collaboration, and cross-functional partnerships.
• Take Ownership - Drive accountability, execution excellence, and results.
• Customer First - Anticipate mission needs and deliver value to our partners.
• Shape the Future - Inspire innovation and align work with strategic priorities.
• Act with Urgency - Make informed decisions and move with purpose.

These capabilities define how leaders inspire teams, deliver results, and shape the future of Mission, The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role’s location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII’s Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role’s function and a candidate’s education or training, work experience, and key skills.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.