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Job Title: Senior Scientist, Project Engineering

Job Code: 11218

Job Location: Palm Bay/Malabar, FL

Job Description:

• Responsible for successfully leading a project team, including subcontractors, to meet customer requirements within allocated cost/schedule commitments in growing business area.

• Overall responsible for the program Integrated Master Schedule development and timely execution. Understands and mitigates risks and problems before they cause schedule slip.

• Oversees and removes roadblocks for the Program Scheduler role in development and management at a lower level of detail in IMS mechanics.

• Leadership stakeholder in developing and managing the program cost baseline. Works closely with Program Manager and Program Finance Administrator roles in tracking and using EVMS metrics to track progress and reduce variances.

• Leadership stakeholder in development of program technical baseline. Works closely with program Chief System Engineer to develop achieve verifiable technical requirements.

• Assesses engineering issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.

• Identifies, tracks, mitigates, manages, and dispositions program-level risks and opportunities.

• Estimate resource and material needs for the project/product.

• Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received.

• Must have ability and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment on quick reaction projects and will have regular contact with customers.

  Essential Functions:

• Project Engineering Experience on Mission Avionics Development Programs

• Technical aptitude with a focus on software and hardware for avionics systems

• Ability to interface with customers at multiple levels (executive to engineering)

• Expertise in Project Execution and Management

• Leadership Skills and ability to lead program teams to successful program execution

  Qualifications:

• Requires both advanced business knowledge and highest level of technical mastery in functional area.

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience.

• Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience. Experience in development programs is required

• Leadership capability to guide business or functional teams without formal management role.

• Familiarity with operations processes for avionics

  Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience or knowledge of Government contract acquisition lifecycle a plus

• Experience with management of design to cost activities.

• Experience with program pursuit and proposal activities.

• Experience with working with subcontractors in meeting their schedule commitments

• Ability to work successfully with both internal and external stakeholders

• Ability to lead RCCA actions and quickly implement process changes

• Ability to work with flexible goals or shifting scope

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