Sr Prin Engineering Project Lead

Mercury Systems • Cypress, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Mercury Systems Integrated Processing Solutions (IPS) Business Unit (BU) is
developing cutting edge secure avionics and space mission systems for military
airborne platforms requiring highly competent talent from the industry. The IPS
BU has a great opportunity for a Senior Principal Engineering Project Lead (EPL)
who will work closely with the program manager (PM) to manage all technical /
engineering execution on one or more related programs through the lifecycle of
the avionics system including development, production, and sustainment.

The ideal candidate will work with the BU Chief Engineers (CEs) to provide the
technical leadership to the matrixed engineering teams. He/she will be
responsible for securing and managing resources from a matrixed engineering
organization and deliver technical solution on program cost and on program
schedule. Another critical role for the EPL is to support bids and proposal
activity and provision of basis of estimates (BOEs) for engineering change
proposals (ECPs) on existing programs and on bids for new opportunities. This
is a great opportunity for someone who wants to make an impact and influence,
with unconstrained thinking and a customer focus.

Requirements

• BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related discipline such as Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Applied Physics/Mathematics
• Typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience
• Experience Project Management in new hardware/software product development, including defense, aerospace, or other domains
• Experience with scheduling, tracking and risk management techniques and tools
• Experience Microsoft Project or similar project management software
• Experience in all phases of the product development life cycle from requirements through design, implementation and integration, and manufacturing release
• Experience identifying and implementing process improvements across an organization
• This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance in the future. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Nice To Haves

• MS degree
• Space domain experience
• Exceptional communication skills, strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Ability to exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Strong team building, interpersonal and personnel development skills
• Comfortable working among ambiguity and a changing and growing environment
• Proactive and taking initiative
• Atlassian Jira and Confluence
• System and subsystem integration
• An Active DoD Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide strong architectural and technical leadership through in-depth understanding of complex hardware-software integrated systems and set the direction for program technical execution
• Integrate and coordinate activities of functional teams, including Hardware Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, System Architecture, Integration, Test, Quality, and Documentation to facilitate the effective on-time/on-budget development and delivery of Mercury’s avionics systems solutions
• Serve as the primary liaison between the program engineering team and other integrated program team (IPT) stakeholders that include Program Management, Operations (Production / Manufacturing), supply chain, contracts, and finance
• Be accountable for the success of assigned programs delivering technical solution within budget, on schedule and meeting customer expectations
• Interact with stakeholders to understand the business needs, communicate program technical status and develop relationships to ensure satisfaction while minimizing program risk
• Develop program plans, risk mitigation plans, tasks, budget, deliverables, dependencies and resource requirements to ensure on time delivery of program deliverables
• Oversee program deliverables, intervening when necessary to adjust priorities, move aggressively toward resolution of key delivery and customer issues, optimize for quality, timeliness, and flexibility
• Interact with and synchronize all key members of the program team and stakeholders
• Work directly with Senior Management and functional managers to resolve resource and organizational conflicts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level