Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Staff Project Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL and will be on-site.
Position Overview:
The selected Staff Project Engineer responsibilities include the Control Account Management of the In-Flight Interceptor Communication Systems (IFICS) Data Terminal (IDT) product within the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program. You will be responsible for performing proposal development and writing, schedule development, time-phase budget planning, earned value management system (EVMS) reporting, and managing a major subcontractor to best meet dynamic customer needs for new and existing features of the IDT system, collaborating with team members, and working in a cross functional team.
Essential Functions:
- Develop Proposals and Program Management Estimates and resolve proposal preparation problems and assess the progress against established plans and parameters
- Plans and coordinates the labor, schedules, and resources required for new or existing programs
- Develops and adheres to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools to include supplier integration
- Coordinate with internal and external customers and integrated product teams.
- Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions.
- Monitors program progress and identifies risks and issues.
- Day-to-day collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure timely awareness of project updates.
- Determines, monitors, and reviews costs, operational budgets and schedules, and manpower requirements.
- Compliance with organizational processes and procedures
- Evaluation of financial variances and changes to baseline plans
- Supports and participates in negotiations with customer
- Formulates and recommends corrective action measures such as schedule revisions, manpower adjustments, fund allocations, and work requirements.
- Develops forecast
- Supports Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) and DCMA Joint Surveillance Reviews (JSR)
- Developing executive level presentations
- Risk and Opportunity Development and Management
- Supports consistent CAM approach across all cost accounts on the program to include supporting submission of high quality monthly financial CDRLs and supporting audits
The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.
This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 12 Years with Bachelors in Science; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD.
- Ability to interpret and comply with Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements and proven experience in cost estimation and scheduling
- Experience supporting DoD proposal activities that include BOE development, Integrated Master Schedule input, and writing contributions on multiple proposal activities.
- Proven experience with presentation/briefing development
- Proven experience managing a subcontractor
- Demonstrated skills in the organization and execution of tasks and projects
- Demonstrated proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Experience with communicating with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shard, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program stakeholder needs.
- Experience identifying and addressing program impacts through systematic, proactive approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the program.
- Experience monitoring/controlling program plans, cost and schedule baselines that meet both program contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations.
- Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in systems engineering, requirements, verification development and product development processes and application to complex weapon or space systems.
- Security+ certification
- GMD/MDA Experience
- Missile Defense Experience
- Proven experience managing a major subcontractor
- Exposure to Earned Value Management and Agile
- Demonstrate a track record as an effective collaborator, communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.
- Show experience developing capabilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities.
- Demonstrate an ability to operate in a team environment and collaborate across the organization as required to accomplish the team goals.
- Assist Leadership with proposals and other contract modifications.
- Exposure to all parts of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of experience, or 10 years with a master's degree, or 8 years with a PhD
- Ability to interpret and comply with Request for Proposal requirements
- Experience in cost estimation and scheduling
- Experience supporting Department of Defense proposal activities, including basis of estimate development, Integrated Master Schedule input, and proposal writing
- Experience developing presentations and briefings
- Experience managing a subcontractor
- Skills in organizing and executing tasks and projects
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Experience communicating program information to stakeholders through organized processes
- Experience identifying and resolving program impacts, issues, conflicts, and risks
- Experience monitoring and controlling program cost and schedule baselines
- Ability and willingness to travel 10%
- Experience in systems engineering, requirements, verification, and product development for complex weapon or space systems
- Security+ certification
- Ground-based Midcourse Defense or Missile Defense Agency experience
- Missile defense experience
- Experience managing a major subcontractor
- Exposure to Earned Value Management and Agile
- Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving abilities
- Experience developing diverse and inclusive teams, including mentoring and coaching
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience assisting leadership with proposals and contract modifications
- Exposure to all parts of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle
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