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Vice President Agile Engineering Division

S3Huntsville, ALPosted Oct 23, 2026 · open 18 days

Last confirmed open Oct 26, 2026

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S3, Inc. is a rapidly diversifying business, approaching 1000 employees, founded in 1991, and headquartered in Huntsville, AL. S³, Inc. provides technical, programmatic, logistics, maintenance, and training services to space, missile and aviation, other Government agencies, Partner Nation militaries, and DoW requirements, at CONUS and OCONUS sites co-located with customer requirements. With a staff that is 80% veterans, the company operates under a ISO 9001/AS9100 certified Quality Management System.

S³’s Agile Engineering Division (AED) supports PAE/PMO technical services for offensive and defensive fires and for PAE Aviation and PMO's.

S3, Inc. has wholly owned subsidiaries that expand the customer base and increase our annual growth rate: KBFS – provides aviation pilot training, heavy lift, aircraft maintenance, and related aircraft services to government and commercial requirements IAW multiple FAA certifications; S3I – provides OCONUS FMS technical services, maintenance, and aviation platform training; and GLSS – provides SCA/CBA contract aviation maintenance.

S3, Inc. and its subsidiaries are recruiting to expand and augment staff for contract growth. We are proud to offer above-industry-standard benefits and encourage our team members to build fulfilling careers with our mission-focused leadership. Come work with us, and let us build something great together!

S³, Inc. has an opening for a Vice President of Agile Engineering Division (AED) to join our executive team at our HQ in Research Park, Huntsville, AL. There is a $10,000.00 hire-in bonus.

There is a also a $1,000.00 bounty for any S³, Inc. employee who identifies a potential candidate that gets hired and passes a 90 day probationary period.

This is not a teleworking position.

We do not use outside recruiting sources.

US citizenship is required.

Description:

The VP is responsible for providing strategic level leadership to the Agile Engineering Division of S3 and provide management and strategic vision necessary to ensure that the company has the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, and personnel systems in place to effectively grow the organization and to ensure its financial strength and operating efficiency.

The VP establishes the company’s missions and goals and establishes/maintains the operational culture and ethics to ensure the integrity of the operation. Functions as a member of the senior management team to formulate policies and procedures and evaluate the effectiveness of the company’s tactical and strategic plans.

Responsibilities:

• Lead execution across multiple IDIQ, BPA, and task order prime contracts, sustaining exceptional CPARS ratings and durable customer relationships.

• Own business unit P&L, delivering revenue and EBITDA targets through budget projection, cost control, and compliance with company policy and ISO requirements.

• Plan, allocate, control, and resource personnel across all business unit programs to meet contract performance and CDRL delivery requirements.

• Lead a Business Unit workforce of 200+ employees and 20 subcontractors, setting performance expectations and reinforcing corporate quality goals, ethics, and culture.

• Build and qualify the business unit pipeline, and serve as capture manager on priority pursuits alongside the business unit capture team.

• Execute a customer diversification strategy that extends the business unit beyond its current core programs and contract vehicles.

• Recruit and place strategic hires that enable achievement of business unit growth.

Performance Expectations:

• 10% min (20% goal) annual revenue growth, including growth from new customers.

• Win all recompetes and minimum of 25 percent of new business bids.

• Capture at least one new IDIQ or BPA vehicle annually.

• Maintain a revenue mix of approximately 60 percent prime and 40 percent subcontract and operate within projected rates and deliver projected profit.

• Sustain 97 percent CDRL schedule compliance with no unresolved customer performance issues.

• Recruit minimum of two strategic hires annually who can support corporate growth goals.

Qualifications:

• 25 years of experience, inclusive of 10 years PM experience managing aviation, missile, or space technical service portfolios; five years managing 200+ employees; 5 years corporate experience in a directorship or Vice President technical leadership position.

• Military experience is a plus.

• BS or MS degree required; PhD preferred.

• Experience managing at least 12-20 subcontractors, in support of customer requirements per contract specifications.

• Demonstrated strength with aviation, missile, and space services programs (technical, programmatic, logistics training). Not OEM product development.

• Must be flexible for travel to remote field site reviews, proposal support, corporate meetings, and reviews, and business development.

• Demonstrated staff, program, and minimum of 5 years business development experience using Shipley processes

• Knowledge and experience with Huntsville, AL, aviation, missiles, and space customers required.

• Experience with MDA (Missile Defense Agency) is a plus

• Clearance Requirement: Active Secret clearance required. Top Secret preferred.

Systems Studies and Simulation, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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Job Details
Company
Location
Huntsville, AL
Type
Full-time
Level
Executive
Experience
25+ years
Posted
Oct 23, 2026
Required Skills
IDIQBPATask Order Prime ContractsCPARSP&L managementEBITDABudget ProjectionCost ControlISO requirementsCDRL deliveryCapture ManagementCustomer DiversificationShipley processesBusiness DevelopmentAviation Services Programs
Preferred Skills
Military experienceMDA (Missile Defense Agency)
Benefits
  • above-industry-standard benefits
  • $10,000.00 hire-in bonus

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