UAS Project Engineer

About the role

The Project Engineer supports the Endurance Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (EUAS) Product Office, assisting the Assistant Product Manager (APM) for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle System. Responsibilities include leading a multi-disciplined team, developing technical solutions, coordinating efforts with various organizations, and preparing and presenting technical briefings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide technical direction to a multi-disciplined team to accomplish multiple, highly complex, and interrelated Gray Eagle system tasks.
• Develop and implement technical solutions to complex, multi-disciplined technical challenges.
• Monitor cost, schedule, and performance for technical activities within the EUAS product office.
• Manage internal team and contractor progress within estimated time frames and budget constraints.
• Review work products for completeness and adherence to requirements, manage risk/issue management, and brief senior leadership on status, risks, and issue resolution.
• Career Development
• Coordinate EUAS Production and Sustainment efforts with internal and external organizations, such as UAS TMD, Army labs, PD SAI, PM AMSA, PM TAGM, National Guard Bureau, Joint Services, and industry Partners.
• Prepare and present technical and programmatic briefings to management, partners, and stakeholders.
• Aid in the development of program milestones, technical documentation, contract requirement packages, various contracting and acquisition strategies to achieve programmatic success.
• Execute program goals and work within a multi-disciplinary Systems Engineering team, to achieve these goals.
• Aid in the development of integrated master schedules, strategic roadmaps, coordinate milestone activities amongst internal and external stakeholders, derive necessary technical documentation in support of contract requirements packages and various contracting and acquisition strategies.

Requirements

• BS required with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience preferred.
• Product Level Management Experience under an ACAT I or II program preferred.
• Experience in related field of expertise at the program level, ideally in providing programmatic and/or systems engineering/integration support to major DoD acquisition activities.
• Experience in complex aviation system development, testing, fielding, training, and life-cycle sustainment.
• Thorough knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations, Contract/Subcontract terminology and business practices.
• Experience administering various contract types (Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Cost Plus Incentive Fee, Firm Fixed Price).
• Demonstrated experience working individually as well as organizing and facilitating working groups.
• Must be able to prepare detailed technical reports and briefings (using Microsoft PowerPoint) suitable for presentation to senior level military and corporate leaders, as well as present material orally.
• Strong understanding of Army Acquisition processes, Milestone Documentation, in support of the program decision process, in a military setting.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to use Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Ability to work in a teaming environment and have the personality to interface with numerous Government and contractor personnel in a rapid-paced, dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of the acquisition process including development, test and evaluation, contracting, production, and fielding.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, as well as the ability to work in a highly collaborative environment, are a must.
• Proven ability to develop and provide reports to management.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance and the ability to maintain such is required.