Software Project Manager

Description

Location: NAS Patuxent River, MD

Security Clearance Requirement: Secret

Telework Eligible? No - 100% On-Site

As the Software Project Manager,  you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of missile, platform, and launcher software. You'll directly support our government customer in PMA-242 at NAS Patuxent River, MD, providing essential design expertise that drives critical mission planning capabilities.

• Providing technical guidance and mentorship to PMA-242 leadership and IPTLs with respect to software integration into a missile system.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, prioritize tasks, and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Participating in the full software development lifecycle, from ideation and design to implementation, testing, deployment, sustainment and disposal.
• Conducting regular code reviews, ensuring code quality, performance, and adherence to coding standards.
• Ensuring program alignment with industry best practices and compliance standards.
• Staying abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices, incorporating them into the development and sustainment process, as appropriate.
• Providing technical leadership in the evaluation, acceptance and/or adoption of proposals, cost estimates, procedures, schedules, new tools, frameworks, testing, and methodologies.
• Evaluating missile and platform interface software design/specifications/interfaces.
• Reviewing software-related data provided by contractors (OEMs).
• Evaluating Change and Deviation Requests related to software requirements.
• Maintaining an overarching knowledge of the PMA-242 Programs and its products relative to focused area of expertise.
• Acting as the PMA’s technical conscience across respective competency disciplines.
• Ensuring Reliability/Availability/Maintainability of the design and development processes.
• Maintaining the Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action system to document results of all software design and test efforts from initial laboratory development and system level testing through flight test.
• Collecting, tracking and maintaining software metrics (e.g., Software size, Processor/ Memory utilization, Software Defects, Schedule, costs, etc.) and report program status.
• Supporting airworthiness and weapon safety activities, as required.
• This position may require travel 15% or more, annually.

The job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or other technical degree with strong software experience, required.
• Proven experience operating within an Agile framework, required. 
• Familiarity with NAVAIR acquisition policies and regulations, highly desired.  
• Demonstrated experience with project tracking and collaboration tools, specifically Confluence and Jira, highly desired. 

Equally Important:

• You are able to establish and maintain positive relationships with internal and external customers.
• You possess professional and effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• You take a proactive approach to your work and you're able to accomplish tasks with limited guidance and supervision.
• You have demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Your organizational skills allow you to manage competing priorities.

ASEC is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws.

Security Clearance Requirement:

• This position requires U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance. Selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Salary Range:

• The estimated salary range for this position will be $130k - $180k annually, based on an individual's level of experience and skill set. It is our goal at ASEC to provide equitable compensation to all employees.

Who We Are:

ASEC offers meaningful work and a culture that supports your professional and personal growth. We are a 100% employee-owned business focused on providing value and innovation in the a