DCS Corp

Technical Project Manager

DCS Corp$123K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizenship required due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements.
  • MS degree or BS degree in engineering with 10+ years' experience in a technical discipline.
  • 3+ years of project management experience in hardware/software development in aerospace or defense.
  • Experience managing the HW/SW development cycle from requirements to testing phases.
  • Familiarity with project scheduling software (MS Project, Primavera P6, Smartsheet).
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
  • Ability to multitask effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Collect requirements and define project scope while identifying stakeholders.
  • Develop project plans and create work breakdown structures.
  • Define and sequence activities, generating schedules with milestones aligned to goals.
  • Generate cost estimates for labor and materials, allocating costs to activities.
  • Identify and analyze risks, creating and implementing mitigation plans.
  • Track material procurements, costs, and delivery schedules in support of project timelines.
  • Manage daily project workflow and facilitate communication between teams.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a critical field impacting national security.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams on high-tech projects.
  • Involvement in the entire project lifecycle, from initiation to closure.
  • Focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence.
  • Chance to develop and enhance project management skills in a dynamic environment.
Full Job Description
Salary Range: $123,639 - $160,800

As a Technical Project Manager within an integrated Government and contractor team, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and operational performance excellence. The candidate will provide project management and leadership for cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams that specify, develop, integrate, test, operate, and sustain electronic warfare threat-representative targets and simulation systems for test and training ranges. The candidate will be responsible for the project's life cycle process (initiation, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing process).

Essential Job Functions:

Plan technical projects: Collect requirements and define scope, identify stake holders, develop project plans, create work breakdown structure.

Schedules: Define, sequence, and estimate durations for activities; generate schedules with defined milestones while ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

Budgets: generate labor and material resource and cost estimates, allocate cost to activities.

Risk Management: Identify risk, perform risk analysis and mitigations plans. Implement and monitor risk mitigation controls.

Materials: track materials procurements, cost, and delivery schedule to ensure they support the cost and schedule requirements.

Own and maintain the project master schedule, track deliverables, risk mitigation strategies to ensure on-time and on-budget completion.

Manage the daily project workflow and interactions between disciplines and technical subject matter experts.

Partner with cross functional teams in finding and implementing solutions to problem and challenges.

Oversee operational processes, ensuring efficiency, alignment, and continuous improvement across the team.

Stakeholder communication: Develop project dashboards and provide regular updates to stakeholders, including status reports, risk assessments, and project outcomes.

Required Skills:

U.S. Citizenship is required due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements.

Requires MS degree or a BS degree in engineering with a minimum of 10 years' experience in a technical discipline.

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance the for the duration of employment.

Have 3+ years of project management experience in hardware/software development and integration environment in an aerospace, defense or other related industry.

Have experience and clear understanding and management of HW/SW development cycle from requirements definition, design reviews, fabrication, integration, test, etc.

Clear understanding of engineering documentation and processes.

Experience with Project Scheduling software (MS Project, Primavera P6, Smartsheet).

Experience with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Ability to multitask.

Desired Skills:

PMP, Agile, or similar training or certification preferred

Experience with aerospace product development, design, and I&T life cycles.

Ability to work across all disciplines, functions/levels as part of a team.

Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Active security clearance

About DCS Corp

DCS Corp is a defense and aerospace company that provides engineering and technical support services to clients in the United States government and commercial sectors. The company was founded in 1977 and has grown to become a leading provider of engineering and technical services in the defense and aerospace industries. DCS Corp's services include systems engineering, software development, and logistics support, among others. The company is known for its expertise in advanced technology and has been recognized for its contributions to the defense and aerospace industries.
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1,200 employees
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Founded
1977

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