Principal Project Change Engineer - 18315

About the role

The ideal candidate is a team player; but also, a strong independent contributor with strong leadership skills, demonstrated problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills, as well as interpersonal and organizational skills and a proactive, detail-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead change-management activities, coordinating with engineering stakeholders to develop, review, and approve change packages.
• Conduct technical impact assessments and devise implementation strategies for engineering changes.
• Create and maintain detailed bills of material, part codes, and routing instructions based on engineering drawings and specifications.
• Develop and manage schedules for change-package development, approval, and implementation to meet mission timelines.
• Liaise with Configuration Management to validate change paths and ensure compliance with configuration baselines.
• Align demand forecasts with manufacturing and supplier capacities to guarantee timely fulfillment of customer requirements.
• Produce and distribute status reports and briefings to program leadership, IPTs, and external customers.
• Collaborate with the Chief Engineer’s office and Integrated Product Teams to capture impact data and drive successful change adoption.
• Support risk-reduction activities during the Technology Maturation phase by identifying potential technical issues and mitigation actions.
• Ensure documentation and records of change actions are maintained in accordance with DoD and company standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of relevant experience, OR a Master’s degree and 3 years of relevant experience, OR a PhD and 1 year of relevant experience.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Minimum 1 year of project-management experience and demonstrated knowledge of project-management fundamentals.
• Proficiency in MS Office together with excellent technical writing, communication, and team-building skills.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance and SAP approval.
• Understanding of systems-engineering principles and processes.
• Direct experience using the DOORS Requirements Management Database.
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts.
• Subcontractor technical-oversight experience.

Skills

• Strong leadership and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive and detail-oriented approach.
• Project management experience.
• Technical writing and documentation skills.
• MS Office proficiency.
• Systems engineering principles and processes.
• DOORS Requirements Management Database experience.
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts.
• Subcontractor technical oversight experience.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package.
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage.
• 401k retirement plan.
• Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions.
• Discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• Long-term incentives for select positions.
• Relocation assistance package.

Pay

$89,400.00 - $148,300.00

Schedule

9/80 schedule