Title:  Lead, Project Engineering

Job Title: Lead, Project Engineering

Job Code: 24411

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 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 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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