Job Title: Lead, Project Engineer Job Code: 11677 Job Location:Wilmington, MA Job Description: * Responsible for full lifecycle Project Engineering support for a range of software and hardware development, assembly, and integration and test efforts.
* Responsible for successfully leading a project team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments.
* Develops, oversees, and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of an ongoing engineering project within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
* Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets, manages schedules, drives execution, identifies opportunities, and delivers results through achieving payment milestones.
* 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 and material 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 on a DCMA surveilled program (highest rigor applied).
* Participate in small teams and perform a wide variety of tasks to drive execution (e.g., value stream mapping activities)
* Must have ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects and will have regular contact with customers.
Essential Functions: * IPTL/CAM Professional experience
Qualifications: * Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience, or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience
* Experience with best practices for project engineering and program execution
* Must be able to get a security clearance
Preferred Additional Skills: * Experience in managing multi-discipline programs across multiple locations
* Experience in software development and integration programs
* Experience managing projects with total budgets of $70M
* Experience in managing a team Integrated Product Team Leads (IPTL) and driving labor resources in a matrix organization
* Experience with Technical Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management
* Active TS/SCI preferred
* Experience in space telescope, optical-mechanical development programs is required
* 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
* Experience with operations and/or manufacturing activities
* Experience in Root Cause Corrective Action process and techniques
* Program Management Institute - PMP certification desired