Technical Project Lead

Are you looking for an exciting, innovative company with over 100 years of excellence and commitment to ethical business? Amentum is a trusted partner to United States government agencies, allied governments, and corporations worldwide supporting critical programs across a broad range of domains. We are currently looking for a Technical Project Lead to support our customer’s technical research and development efforts.

This position will lead developments within the design, integration, and testing of advanced electro‑optical and infrared (EO/IR) systems across maritime, airborne, and expeditionary platforms. This position offers hands on experience working with cutting edge imaging technologies, sensor payloads, and embedded electronics in dynamic, mission driven environments.

• Serve as the bridge between engineering and program management, ensuring alignment between technical execution and program plans.
• Create technical schedules while managing milestones and varying customer requirements tasking, while remaining flexible to pivot based on feasibility, risks, and dependencies.
• Provide data‑driven analysis and recommendations to the Program Manager regarding schedule realism, technical risk, and execution strategy.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams to understand project scope, complexity, and technical challenges, translating that into actionable program insights.
• Identify schedule risks, bottlenecks, and integration challenges, and propose mitigation strategies.
• Track engineering progress against plans, ensuring alignment with program timelines, milestones, and budget constraints.
• Ensure engineering efforts are properly scoped, sequenced, and resourced.
• Coordinate Technical Interchange Meetings across cross‑functional teams to resolve execution and integration issues.
• Support planning and execution of test events, integration efforts, and field activities.
• Apply understanding of system complexity across electro‑optic/infrared domains including FPGA, RF, Sensors, Photonics, and UAS to evaluate execution plans.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Preference in Electrical, Optical, or Aerospace) with 6+ years of hands‑on relevant experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance (interim clearance is required to start). Please note, US Citizenship is required to obtain a secret clearance.
• Demonstrated experience working in engineering development environments involving sensor or imaging systems, particularly complex electro‑optical/infrared (EO/IR) hardware systems.
• Proven ability to analyze technical work and assess schedule feasibility, risks, and dependencies, particularly in hardware development and integration efforts.
• Experience working with or supporting program schedules, task planning, or engineering execution tracking.
• Proficiency in understanding engineering lifecycle processes, including design, integration, test, and validation of complex systems.
• Ability to engage with cross‑functional teams to understand technical scope, complexity, and risks across EO/IR systems and supporting subsystems.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail in planning and execution.
• Ability to synthesize technical information into clear, actionable insights for program leadership.
• Ability to translate complex technical work into clear, concise communication for both technical and non‑technical audiences, supporting program reporting and decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work, manage competing tasks, and deliver results in alignment with project schedules and budget expectations.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management certification.
• Active Secret Clearance
• Experience developing or managing Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) or similar planning tool.
• Prior experience as a project engineer or technical lead role.
• Familiarity with risk management frameworks and mitigation planning.
• Experience supporting or leading technical reviews from a planning/execution perspective.
• Exposure to multi‑domain EO/IR engineering environments…