Sr Specialist, Project Engineering

Job Title: Sr Specialist, Project Engineering

Job Code: 24181

Job Location: Ashburn, VA

Essential Functions:

Responsible for full lifecycle Project Engineering support for a range of hardware, manufacturing, and systems integration efforts utilizing Agile Methodologies and tools.

Responsible for successfully leading a project team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments in a growing business area.

Develops, oversees, and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.

Regularly interface with all levels of engineering, manufacturing/operations, and management to establish, measure, and report performance metrics

Review status of engineering projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepares status reports.

Leads proposal development efforts related to determining scope, execution schedule, material budgeting, subcontracts, and labor estimates.

Assesses engineering issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.

Identifies, tracks, mitigates, manages, and dispositions program-level risks and opportunities.

Estimate resource, material, tooling, and facility needs for the project/product.

Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received.

Understands how to develop a schedule using Earned Value (EV) and manage a project using the Earned Value Indicators.

Participate in small teams and perform a wide variety of tasks

Must have ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects and will have regular contact with customers.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Technical Background of hardware product design, development, manufacturing, operations, integration, and test.

Experience with Earned Value Management and Microsoft Project

Experience with managing PLM specifically BOMs, drawing trees, and supply chain

Experience with best practices for project engineering and program execution

Experience in managing multi-discipline programs across multiple locations

Experience in hardware/software integration programs

Experience managing projects with budgets of $10M+

Experience with Technical Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management

Experience with managing execution of hardware/software development programs and/or integration programs

Active Secret clearance is required with ability to obtain TS/SCI

Preferred Additional Skills:

Active TS/SCI security clearance

STEM degree preferred

Experience with Agile SW development process and tools.

Experience with aviation, missile, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programs.

Experience in manufacturing and operations.

Experience leading Government Contract development programs.

Experience or knowledge of Government contract acquisition lifecycle a plus.

Experience with management of design to cost activities.

Experience with program, pursuit, and proposal activities.

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