Senior Engineering Project Manager (DRT)

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Job Summary:

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. is a U.S. company serving domestic and international defense domains for 60 years. They are seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to provide technical oversight and project monitoring on design activities related to SIGINT and EW products, ensuring projects remain on track.

Responsibilities:

• Manage cross-functional engineering development teams throughout the product life cycle to design and develop new products and transition to full production.

• Responsible for all technical aspects of the product design and development for assigned project(s).

• Represent engineering across product lines as a key stakeholder.

• Work with Program, Product Line and Engineering Management on schedule, resource loading and prioritizing assignments.

• Responsible for the monitoring, control, reporting, and success of the development of assigned projects, including achieving technical performance, development budget and schedule, and recurring cost requirements.

• 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.

• Working 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.

• Working with Business and Product lines leaders, Business Development, Program Management, and Engineering Management support the development and maintenance of product roadmaps and technology introduction.

• Manage and mitigate technical risks throughout the project.

• Provide technical leadership to Engineering project teams.

Qualifications:

Required:

• U.S. Citizenship Required, along with the ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Top Secret or SCI Level Security Clearance upon hire (current TS/SCI preferred).

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field - MS preferred. MBA and/or PMP are a plus.

• 6 - 10 years+ of experience with design of products intended for manufacture, along with project/ leadership responsibilities.

• Technical background and competence in design and development of complex electronic products requiring a mix of hardware and software.

• Strong technical background in enabling technologies for SIGINT/ EW sensors, including real-time software, high-speed networking and/or storage technology, and radar signal processing algorithms.

• 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.

• Ability to comply with all Company guidelines, policies, procedures and embrace Company Core Values.

• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Preferred:

• Experience in planning and managing technical projects that include engineering development teams, bid teams and other relevant personnel is a plus.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Project and Atlassian suite of tools are a plus.

Company:

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) Headquartered in Clarksburg, MD, Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) is a U.S. Founded in 1964, the company is headquartered in Clarksburg, Maryland, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.