Principal Engineering Cost Account Manager

Duties And Responsibilities

• Budget Ownership: Manage cost accounts, monitor budgets, and take full accountability for cost and schedule compliance.
• Variance Tracking: Analyze weekly cost and schedule variances, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Forecasting: Maintain accurate Estimates at Completion (EAC) based on actual engineering progress and remaining work.
• Schedule Optimization: Partner with schedulers to maintain a realistic, logic-driven Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Bridge Agile & Waterfall: Translate Agile engineering metrics (sprints, velocity) into traditional milestone tracking.
• Resource Planning: Forecast engineering staffing needs to ensure the team can meet upcoming deliverables.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent relevant experience).
• Minimum of 9 years of professional engineering and development experience within the aerospace and defense industry.
• Prior experience serving as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) or working intimately within an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) framework.
• Solid understanding of the full hardware and software development lifecycle, hardware/software integration, and Agile methodologies.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills with a proven ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams or serving as a technical lead/product owner.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Agilist/Scrum Master, or equivalent Agile certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP).