Lead Project Engineering

Job Title: Lead, Project Engineering

Job Code: 47018

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

We are seeking a motivated and innovative individual to join our team as a Lead, Project Engineer.

This position is responsible for managing and directing program teams with the cost, schedule, technical, and contractual performance requirements of a complex technical program portfolio through the life-cycle phases of development, implementation, and operations. This includes utilizing Earned Value Management, maintaining an integrated master schedule, managing development and testing to a technical baseline, and maintaining an active and proactive risk management program. Responsible for budget management and financial execution of the portfolio. Work closely with the Cheif Engineer, engineering team, manufacturing, quality and other departments as necessary to expedite project completion and most importantly meet the customer expectations.

Essential Functions:

• Support Engineering teams working on solid rocket motor development and production program tasks/problem resolution, etc. Coordinate engineering work; manage technical progress, risk, schedule, and cost as needed.
• Monitor technical progress and interface with Program Management, Missile Solutions customers, and other Missile Solutions functional organizations to understand and develop resolution to program technical issues.
• Effectively communicates status to stakeholders, including organizational leadership, multifunctional teams, and the customer. 
• Proactively manages risk, including identification and mitigation plans, and issue elevation and resolution. Demonstrates operational discipline and ownership and solves problems with a calm sense of urgency.
• Provide technical consultation to Program Management and Business Development organizations for business development activities such as writing white papers or preparing and presenting technical briefings to customers.
• Support the technical lead on proposals to government customers or prime contractors for propulsion development or technology programs.
• Maintains scope control through disciplined change management. 
• Creates environment of inclusivity and respect as well as strives to build diverse teams and develop talent.  
• Ability to establish a culture of trust, open communications, data driven decision making, customer focus and relentless continuous improvement.
• Work with functional leadership to ensure that all resources such as engineering, manpower, production, and facilities are available to support the program.
• Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.
• Travel: 25% travel to supplier, company, and production sites.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior project management experience.
• 5 years Solid Rocket Motor experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Previous aerospace & defense experience, particularly with hypersonics or airbreathing propulsion technology.
• Active US Secret security clearance is desired.
• Previous experience working bid/proposal and capture efforts through critical design review (CDR).
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and projects.
• Previous experience as a control account manager (CAM) in an EVMS environment.
• PMP certification is a plus.
• Previous experience in technical management of supplier development efforts.

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