Sr. Project Engineer
Sierra Nevada CorporationAbout the role
SNC has led thoughtful and disruptive change in the aerospace and defense industry for the past 60 years and now, we’re applying this tenacity and expertise to the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) mission. Join the SNC-led SAOC team and be a part of exciting and meaningful work to modernize and deliver the next-generation SAOC aircraft trusted by the President, Secretary of Defense and Chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure continued critical command, control and communication during national emergencies. If you’re passionate about building the airborne command post of the future, consider SNC for your next mission. Learn more about NC3 and SAOC here.
Are you looking to use your engineering capabilities, project management and collective skills in your next position? We could use your expertise on our team! We are innovators on a mission to unify, explore and inspire. As a Sr Project Engineer, you'll assist in developing and implementing the strategy for multiple integrated plans for product development including coordinating activities throughout the product lifecycle from design concept phase to release. You will monitor the product/program/project from initiation through delivery, interfacing with external customers or field-based employees on technical matters, as needed. You'll also review, manage, proactively challenge, and control status of project programs and budgets, manage schedules and prepare status reports, and guide and lead teams in achieving the goals of the program including issue identification, resolution and contingency planning. Expertise in life cycle sustainment development and execution with a focus on cost effective management of reliability, availability, and maintainability of the weapon system.Qualifications You Must Have:
- Bachelor's of Science degree in a related field of study
- Typically, 12+ years of progressive technical experience
- Expert knowledge of engineering principles and practice
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development team
- Comprehensive understanding of requirements management, system design, integration
- The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required
Qualifications We Prefer:
- Typically 6-8 years of relevant leadership and/or project management experience
- Experience leading a multi-disciplinary life cycle management technical team.
- Familiarity with preparation and development of project estimates, technical proposals, and program cost and schedule management
- Past history of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis of alternative
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics, parts lists, specifications, instructions, and test procedure
- Professional Certification in Program Management International (PMI) and/or Program Management Professional (PMP
- Experience or certification in INCOSE standard
- Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
- Experience in reliability and maintainability
- Development and execution of DMSMS
- Development an execution of LORA
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in verbal and written forms; ability to tailor conversations to adapt to audiences including technical, program management, operators, maintainers, customers, and subcontractors.
- Prior experience maintaining product line technical baselines ensuring compliance, consistency, continuity, safety, and configuration control.
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SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision pl
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