Project Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a Project Engineer to join the THAAD Obsolescence Surveillance Team in Huntsville, AL. This role will collaborate with other team members to manage databases and tools to track, report on, and resolve material obsolescence issues across the ground, interceptor, and software components of the THAAD architecture. This role will also coordinate supplier data submissions as well as support prime contract data submission creation, tracking, and customer submittals in support of contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage an obsolescence inventory database and case management system with a view towards improvement and optimization of the database.
• Provide inventory analysis development and maintenance.
• Provide data validation for THAAD Indentured Parts Lists (IPL) and subcontractor data submittals.
• Prepare metrics and provide input for internal and external program needs related to document creation, submission, and presentation that integrate information from a variety of industry and LM tools.
• Improve, modernize, and optimize databases, spreadsheets, and integrate visualization tools for use by the team and customers.
• Drive accurate and timely SDRL submittal of obsolescence data from suppliers.
• Manage CDRL prime contract submissions.
• Coordinates planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects within area of assigned responsibility.
• Plans and formulates engineering program; reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.
• Evaluates and approves design changes, specification, and drawing releases.
• Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.

Requirements

• Familiar with Obsolescence practices and Principles.
• Experience or coursework in design or management of databases.
• Experience using databases and/or visualizations (e.g., MS Access, Tableau, PostGres, SQL/Oracle, etc.).
• Experience presenting information to internal and external stakeholders.
• Willing and able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance; US Citizenship is required.

Desired Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, software engineering, data science, or related technical discipline.
• Knowledge of or experience with data transformation/cleaning.
• Experience with and interest in database development and management.
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of system databases, data elements, and application software solutions to optimize data gathering and analysis.
• Understanding of obsolescence principles and component/system life cycles.
• Experience working on an aerospace or defense program.
• Basic understanding of Object-oriented design.
• C#/.net experience highly desired.
• Experience developing Python scripts for custom tooling is highly desired.
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.
• Active or Current Secret clearance.

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $70,500.00 - $130,900.00

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (performance-based, not guaranteed)

For Washington state applicants only:

• Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays.
• Represented full-time employees: accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays.
• PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.