Automotive Project Engineer

Textron•Slidell, LA

About The Position

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems. This role is in Textron System’s Land Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make! About This Role Textron Systems is seeking engineers of all disciplines to support the United States Marine Corps Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) program. For this program, Textron Systems has developed the Cottonmouth® ARV, a recon vehicle to be feared and a force-multiplier armed to the fangs with advanced full-spectrum reconnaissance and surveillance sensors. It’s expertly designed to defeat threats beyond line of sight and comes complete with cutting-edge technologies that will keep adversaries up at night. Cottonmouth was developed using a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) that is Ground Vehicle Operating System (GVOS) based employing the Tactical Assault Kit Extended (TAK-X) framework for easy capability integration. This modern vehicle platform has superior mobility capabilities to tackle treacherous off-road terrain and waterways while keeping Marines safe thanks to its advanced survivability suite and Human System Interface (HSI) focus. Amphibious mobility, unrivaled versatility, and electronic warfare capabilities define a vehicle that is adaptable, stealthy and thrives wherever enemies hide. Our teams are engaged in multiple cutting-edge development programs for defense applications. We are seeking multiple highly qualified candidates to lead and support our Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) engineering projects supporting our internal development initiatives and our contract programs. The Project Engineers will work primarily with the engineering disciplines and program teams to plan and execute ARV project to achieve defined objectives within cost and schedule constraints. Project Engineers lead a multidisciplinary team and provide technical leadership and guidance on development efforts that impact on ground vehicles products and programs. As a member of ARV Project Engineering team, the ARV Project Engineers ensures that the engineering efforts meet customer and internal requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline, graduate degree in engineering or management disciplines desired
6+ years of related experience and ability to obtain Secret clearance
Development of systems architectures and concepts of operations
Experience in program planning, control account management, and risk management
Experience in leading internal and external programmatic and technical reviews
Experience in proposal processes and basis of estimate review

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with Program Management to tightly control program schedule and budget per customer Earned-Value Managements System requirements (EVMS)
Resolve schedule, resource, and technical conflicts
Navigate and lead multidiscipline teams through unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions
Collaborate with functional managers to organize and delegate key tasks
Interact daily with program managers, planners, engineers and technicians
Generate statements of work and managing outside contractor performance
Act as a technical interface between engineering development team, Integrated Product Teams, and Integrated Supply Chain for product and program needs
Chair (or delegate) responsibilities to execute change control boards for your project /product
Develop discretionary funding plans and requests outlining program needs for successful execution
Provide recommendations to senior management regarding critical risk acceptance
Develop proposals (cost and technical) and basis of estimates for new business opportunities
Prepare and present engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews
Responsible for Average Unit Manufacturing Cost (AUMC) of PPD vehicles and future LRIP/full-rate production environments
Responsible for managing and coordinating all ARV Automotive and Vehicle specific-related activities, acting as a liaison between different teams and stakeholders to ensure project objectives are met on time and within budget.
Manage and coordinate Vehicle and Automotive Design, Development, Integration and Test Activities
Supports Chief Engineer to drive technical risk and maturity into Vehicle/Automotive system designs and development
Coordinate Engineering support of Vehicle of builds, outfitting, test and final delivery
Responsible for delivery of associated technical artifacts including Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL’s)
Support of all Vehicle, Survivability, and Automotive related Technical Customer Integrated Product teams (IPT’s) and Working groups (WG’s)
Responsible for coordination and communication with Integrated Supply chain, Engineering, Program Management and Government customers on all ARV Automotive and Vehicle related tasks, activities, risks and issues.