Senior Manager, Project Engineering

L3HHCM20 • Greenville, TX

54d

About The Position

Project Engineering is the art of organizing technical requirements into precise technical direction with a clear vision for the engineering teams to focus on and execute. As a Project Engineer, you are given technical authority from Engineering Leadership and the Chief Engineer to execute assigned programs. Project Engineering requires technical expertise, a willingness to make decisions to lead the project team to the required capability or delivery, and the ability to communicate internally to leadership and externally to the customer. Project Engineering is empowered to guide the program from a notional idea or customer requirement, to a delivered platform capable of executing its intended mission.   As Senior Manager of Project Engineering, you will manage experienced and junior PE professionals. Often leads one or more teams or a department. Communicates within and outside of the organization to influence leadership to accept new practices, approaches, and concepts. Develops or champions new concepts or technologies. Manages the implementation of functional strategies and recommends operational plans that directly impact the short- to mid-term function or business area results. Requires broad management and cross-functional leadership knowledge and mastery level knowledge within a specific technical area or broad expertise across multiple related job areas.  Communicates with parties within and outside of the organization, which includes larger customers and vendors. Works to influence others to accept team's views or practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices, and approaches. Requires ability to communicate and influence leadership regarding matters of substantial importance to the function or business area. Frequently conducts briefings to senior leaders.   Responsible for improving upon existing or establishing new processes and systems using significant conceptualization, reasoning and interpretation. Solutions are innovative and unique and draw upon best practices based on expertise. Develops or champions new concepts or technologies. Opportunities for problem solving and innovation are often complex, requiring broad-based consideration of variables that impact multiple functions and/or businesses. Extensively analyzes problems to seek understanding of the root cause of the problem.   Recommends operational plans and tactics that will directly impact the achievement of overall functional results. Directs the execution of tactics established by functional leadership. Establishes operational plans for job area with short- to mid-term impact on results (e.g., 1-2 years). Work requires a high degree of responsibility for resources, and occasionally influences business decisions made by functional leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Experience with the one or more of the following areas is required: Aero Engineering Systems Engineering Project Engineering Software Engineering Hardware Engineering Program Management / Senior Leadership / or Functional Management
• Experience with the following processes is required: Bidding and Proposal Program Planning, Guidance, and Execution Customer Interaction and Communication Executive Level Interaction and Communication Engineering Execution (including control of engineering cost, schedule, and technical performance)
• TS/SCI Clearance is required

Nice To Haves

• As a Senior Manager, Project Engineer, you will be responsible for various engineering disciplines. Experience with as many of the following engineering disciplines is desired: Project Engineering Systems Engineering Aeronautical Engineering (Electrical, Structural, Mechanical, Stress, Mass Properties, Aerodynamics, etc.) EMI/EMC Engineering Software/ Hardware Engineering Test Engineering
• It is also desired for this Project Engineering candidate to have the following: Advanced technical and/or management degree
• Ability to formulate and communicate a solution, collect/review labor and material costs, and summarize proposal information for senior leadership review
• Ability to work with Senior Program Management to develop and support the program execution schedule, effectively communicate with the entire program team, and guide engineering teams through the execution of the contract
• Ability to effectively communicate with external customers and internal senior leadership regarding design and implementation of the contractually required capabilities
• Experience with the following: Entire Program/Engineering Life Cycle Phases and Activities Aircraft Modification and Modernization Airworthiness and FAA Certification processes Requirements Management Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaisance (ISR) Products and Platforms Bid & Proposal Development Architecting airborne mission system configurations to meet customer needs Aircraft integration expertise in coordinating integration and test plans of multiple mission and non-mission systems on airborne platforms, including Boeing, Rotary Wing, Gulfstream, King Air & similar platforms Aircraft logistical sustainment and in-the-field aircraft modification Subcontract technical requirements management Subcontract technical oversight

Responsibilities

• Proposal Execution – Formulate and communicate a solution, collect/review labor and material costs, and summarize proposal information for senior leadership review
• Program Planning, Guidance, and Execution – Work with program management to develop the program execution schedule, effectively communicate with the entire program team, and guide the team through the execution of all required tasking to complete the contract
• Customer and Senior Leadership Interaction and Communication – Effectively communicate with external customers and internal senior leadership on the design and implementation of the contractually required capabilities and manage expectations
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees