Lead, Project Engineering
$53.12 - $98.80 per hour
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Manager
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$53.12 - $98.80 per hour
About the role
- Responsible for successfully leading the execution of Space System project teams to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule
- Develops, oversees, and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
- Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepares status reports
- Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM) or equivalent fiscal responsibility
- 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 and material needs for the project/product
- Coordinates interdependencies within specific projects and with the greater Space Enterprise
- Provides the coordination between project teams and resource managers/supervisors to ensure all necessary reviews and approvals are received
- 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 tasks/projects and will have regular contact with customers
- Works closely with the product manager to identify project risk and with the Chief System Engineer to ensure risk management mitigation strategies and events are being planned executed correctly
- Understands how to use Earned Value (EV) to guide the success of a project
- Able to support proposals for new work in a growing business
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
- Ability to obtain a federal security clearance Preferred Additional Skills:
- Active Top Secret/SCI is highly preferred
- Program Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) or other formal training
- Experience with optical payload, space vehicle integration and testing is preferred
- Experience integrating and testing complex optical/mechanical/electrical systems
- Experience in at least one of the following areas: integration of hardware & software systems, electrical system end-end test, space vehicle level integration & test
- Ability to work closely with Customers, Business Development, and all functional disciplines
- Experience leading Government contract development programs
- Work closely with Program Manager and Chief System Engineers
- Has proven track record with long term planning and attention to detail
- Knowledge of Government contracting practices and Earned Value Management (EVMS)
- Ability to develop broad, cooperative relationships with numerous groups and individuals, even when having no direct authority over them
- Experience with creating and managing schedules
- Experience with executing contract scope on Firm Fixed Price contracts
- Ability to lead program milestone/gate reviews (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, FCA/PCA, PSR)
- Experience with project management aspects of technology development programs
- Experience with estimating and managing labor, material, and/or subcontract costs
- Fast learner able to adjust to project needs and learn new skills quickly
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