Space Force MUOS Release Planner
About The Position
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) is seeking a Release Planner to join the MUOS team. This role involves working with a cross-functional team responsible for the oversight of development and test planning activities for a satellite communications systems release. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, and 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience. Agile experience is preferred. A Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred, and candidates must be able to obtain one within a reasonable amount of time. U.S. citizenship is required due to the nature of the work. The role can be fully on-site or hybrid (three days on-site, two days remote) in Scottsdale, AZ. The estimated salary range is $130,617.00 - $144,903.00 per year.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field
- 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire
- U.S. citizenship is required
- Track record for successfully planning, testing and releasing large software releases on schedule
- Experience setting up milestones, determine communication plan and top level release development schedule
- Creative thinker motivated to apply technical standards and methodologies to develop solutions
- Collaborative team player with the ability to provide technical leadership and position others for success
- Experience running internal and customer Failure Review Control Board (FRCB) meetings
- Strong presentation and communications skills with experience in the art of negotiation and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions
- Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others
Nice To Haves
- Agile experience preferred
- Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire
Responsibilities
- Participating in the development of specific current release content objectives as part of a longer term Increment Planning activity
- Understanding the release content objective impacts on each of the contributing development teams
- Developing a high-level understanding of system functionality in order to validate and communicate impacts to Configuration Items
- Setting up milestones, determine communication plan and top level release development schedule
- Overseeing the execution of the development and testing of a release across the multiple contributing teams by: coordinating, progress tracking, cross-team communication
- Ensuring development schedules align for efficient use of system level lab testing / integration resources
- Working with other System Engineers to ensure alignment and adequacy of test planning in order to help guarantee smooth System Test entry and execution
- Interacting with program management and development leads to coordinate, negotiate, and update priorities as needed
- Tracking and drive resolution when teams are running into progress issues or aren’t communicating effectively
- Communicating release development status in monthly reviews
- Communicating release content scope with deployment team and support their planning activities
- Helping identify process holes for lessons-learned improvement opportunities
Benefits
- highly competitive benefits
- flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
