Job Title: Lead, Software Project Engineer
Job Code: 19201
Job Location: Chantilly, VA
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for full lifecycle Project Engineering support for a range of software development as well as integration efforts utilizing Agile Methodology and tools
- Responsible for successfully leading a project team to meet customer requirements within allocated cost and schedule commitments in a growing business area.
- Develops, oversees and coordinates the cost/schedule/technical aspects of ongoing engineering projects within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer.
- Reviews status of engineering projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepares status reports.
- 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.
- Participate in small teams and perform a wide variety of tasks
- Must have ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects and will have regular contact with customers.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
- Active TS/SCI clearance is required with a Poly
- Technical Background of software
- Experience with Earned Value Management and Microsoft Project
- Experience with best practices for project engineering and program execution
- Experience in managing multi-discipline programs across multiple locations
- Experience in hardware/software integration programs
- Experience managing projects with budgets of $30M+
- Experience with Technical Supplier Management, Risk and Opportunity Management
- Experience with managing Agile SW development programs including using Confluence
Preferred Additional Skills:
- STEM degree required
- Experience with Agile PLM
- Experience leading Government Contract development programs
- 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.
