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Senior Engineering Project Manager

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. · Aurora, IL · 3 wk ago
HybridInformation Technology$138k–$170k/yrFull-time

Top Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Yearly Incentive Compensation Plan
  • Medical insurance for self and eligible family members
  • Generous 401(k) program- up to 7% company contribution and 100% immediate vesting
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid wellness, vacation, and holiday leave
  • Paid maternity, paternity, and parental leave
  • 9/80 Work Schedule (every other Friday off)
  • Hybrid working environment

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership to Engineering project teams.
  • Manage cross-functional engineering development teams throughout the product life cycle to design and develop new products and transition to full production.
  • Support Business Development with customer meetings, requirements elicitation, architecture development, and systems implementation.
  • Support product development teams with use case analysis, requirements capture and allocation, architectural analysis and design, unit level testing, integration, verification and validation efforts, and transition to manufacturing.
  • Represent engineering across product lines as a key stakeholder.
  • Work with Program, Product Line and Engineering Management on schedule, resource loading and prioritizing assignments.
  • Lead and support bid and proposal efforts, including managing technical teams to generate technical solutions and concepts, preparing cost estimates and generating material used in formal responses.
  • Work with Business Development and Program Management provide technical support for customer interactions and customer deliverables (e.g. white papers, proposals, demos, meetings, etc.) for new business capture and product developments.
  • Support the development and maintenance of product roadmaps and technology introduction.
  • Manage and mitigate technical risks throughout the project.

Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizenship required. - Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field - MS preferred. MBA and/or PMP are a plus.
  • 12+ years of professional experience, to include:
  • 6 - 8 years+ of experience with design of tactical products (mix of hardware and software) intended for manufacture. Avionics/ helmet-mounted display product experience highly desirable.
  • 6+ as an engineering project manager or equivalent experience
  • Technical background and competence in design and development of complex electronic products requiring a mix of hardware and software.
  • Experience in planning and managing technical projects that include engineering development teams, bid teams and other relevant personnel is a plus.
  • Excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task and strong work ethic required.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects.
  • Ability to work in a team environment and interact with employees in all departments and functions.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Project and Atlassian suite of tools are a plus.
  • Ability to comply with all Company guidelines, policies, procedures and embrace Company Core Values.
  • Ability to travel up to 20%.

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