>> I think what I like most as a lead you get kind of a bigger picture type view.
So not only are you responsible for that one unit but you understand how
that unit interacts with the whole system.
And you know, getting a bigger picture view of the system and how it interacts with other parts
of the system and how the customer uses this product it's really interesting.
And the customer being the Navy directly.
I think one of the bigger challenges is always, you know, the budget and the schedule
and getting, you know, the engineers to kind of close on designs.
Right? And naturally we always want to design and optimize it to the best design possible
and keep tweaking it and making it better but you know, as a lead,
you know you are also responsible for a budget.
You're also responsible for schedule in order for the larger program level to be successful.
So often times you have to really manage the team to make sure we close on the designs.
Put the pencils down.
It meets the requirements.
It meets expectations, right?
We got to move forward and kind of stop reengineering stuff.