Deputy Program Manager Engineering/ Project Lead

• Plans, authorizes, and monitors the engineering work (including providing strong leadership to ensure all events occur as planned)
• Staffs the project team (along with SEM and maybe Director of Engineering) with the appropriate engineering personnel
• Fosters cross-functional collaboration and builds project consensus
• May be responsible for some of the following: performance, cost, scope and schedule for all engineering efforts (including efforts that are subcontracted)
• Ensures that total system requirements are validated
• Ensures that total system is integrated, tested and verified
• Ensures all project deliverables (including documentation) are developed with high quality and delivered on time
• Develops and maintains engineering plans as required by the project
• Manages the engineering related risks and opportunities of the project
• Assists with developing and managing the project change management process
• Ensures that all engineering processes to be used adhere to established engineering practices
• Manages engineering resources (e.g. staff assignments, capital equipment, etc.), organizational interfaces, and engineering scope
• Identifies, develops, analyzes, and reports engineering project measures
• Conducts monthly engineering status reviews and provides material for the monthly program reviews
• Implements effective corrective actions as required
• Manages the resolution of technical issues and ensures that they are communicated and resolved
• Conducts lessons learned after each major phase of the project
• Scope of projects are usually small to medium and/or have small to medium engineering teams or may assist a DPME running a larger program
• Helps provide a clear understanding of project goals
• Ensures that team members are rewarded for their contributions
• May provide performance feedback and management for the project team
• Takes immediate & decisive action in dealing with technical & performance issues
• Leads small proposals and ECPs with identification of cross business unit strengths and technical shortcomings
• Assists in ROM development

• US Citizenship
• Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire
• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related Science, Technology or Mathematics field
• Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience
• Strong ability to understand and apply project leadership principles including SPI/CPI, Earned Value, Cost Account Management (CAM), and Statistical Process Controls for complex programs
• Proven organizational and time management skills
• Proven communication skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Proven team building and motivation skills
• Proven conflict resolution and negotiation skills
• Proven problem-solving skills in complex environments
• Recognized internally as fully proficient in project management
• Fully proficient ability to apply or develop highly advanced technologies, principles, theories and concepts
• Strong understanding of company policies and practices
• Strong understanding of engineering processes and practices
• Strong proficiency at planning and organization skills
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite of tools and Microsoft Project
• Strong knowledge of various project life cycles including agile
• Strong proficiency with communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions
• Strong ability to easily and effectively communicate project topics to a diverse audience
• Strong ability to clearly report relevant information
• Strong ability to anticipate technology, process, and skill needs
• Demonstrates proactive leadership and has name recognition throughout the business unit
• Creates an environment in which impact of technology on the business is clearly recognized

Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire

limited benefits