Job DescriptionWe are looking to expand our team with a talented and energetic Project Engineer in support of development of space vehicles and ground systems for commercial and government customers. This position consists of collaborating with a tightly integrated team in a fast-paced Agile environment to deliver continuous innovation to our customers.
What You'll Do:- Cost account management and project engineering. This position is up to 70% management and the remainder technical.
- Work with a team of engineers in the development and execution of complex engineering projects including defining project scope, schedule and budget.
- Develop and implement project plans, resource allocation plans, and risk management plans
- Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards
- Identify and mitigate project risks, and develop contingency plans as needed
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define project requirements and ensure customer satisfaction
- Develop and manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial reports
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements
- Prepare and give presentations to peers, management and customers.
- Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working
on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.
Working Conditions: - Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
- May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
- May access other facilities in various weather conditions.
Required Skills and Education- BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 6 or more years related experience.
- Each higher-level related degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of related experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
- A current, active Secret security clearance is required, with the ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI.
- Experience leading teams of 4 or more in the execution of a software development program or project.
- Experience performing agile leadership roles (i.e. Scrum Master, Product Owner, Release Train Engineer).
- Experience managing Earned Value to support cost and schedule baselines (generating BOEs, generating ETCs, writing variance reports, etc).
- Experience authoring sections of proposal volumes (cost or technical).
- Experience with Atlassian Tools such as Confluence and Jira.
- Knowledge of related disciplines in software engineering, hardware engineering, integration, test engineering, quality engineering, configuration/data management.
- Knowledge of systems engineering roles and functions, including operations concept development, requirements management, functional analysis, interface definition and control, synthesis, and/or verification and validation.
- Knowledge of and support various test milestones like Test Readiness Review (TRR), Factory or Site Acceptance Test (FAT/SAT); Security milestones like Interim Authority to Test (IATT), Authority to Operate (ATO); Ground sell-off milestones like Ground Completion Review (GCR).
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Preferred Skills and Education- Any experience in mission management, command & control, mission data processing, ground terminal and infrastructure domains.
- Any experience with any ground or mission integration including operations readiness activities, rehearsals and launch support activities.
- Any experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Information Assurance (IA) in developing ground systems.
- Experience in cloud development environment.
- Experience with requirements management tool like Jama or DOORS.
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Multiple positions may be available on this opening.