Senior​/Principal Information Systems Engineering Project Manager - Nuclear Detonation Detection

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking an Information Systems Engineering Project Manager to join our team. We develop operational monitoring systems in support of the US and International nuclear monitoring and non-proliferation mission with particular focus on US Nuclear Detonation (NuDet) Detection System (USNDS) and other ground systems. From basic research and development to fully deployed operational data processing and analysis systems, the organization specializes in software feature development, machine learning, analytics, algorithm development and data analysis.

Our department
¿ s focus is on systems engineering, architecture, and project management of these large, complex software systems to ensure successful development and delivery using core skillsets of requirement management including requirement definition, development, and decomposition; technical system engineering; platform/software/security architectures; agile frameworks; and delivery of products to site.

On any given day, the selected candidate may be asked to:

Use information systems engineering expertise to plan, lead, and direct the execution of technical information systems engineering projects through the entire system
¿ s lifecycle (requirements, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, operations, retirement).

Act as the principal project interface with the Program Office, system-level partners, external customers, suppliers, team members, and management to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet technical requirements.

Provide leadership with work breakdown and cost estimates, execution status, and risk mitigation activities.

Negotiate and verify deliverables with stakeholders - external, internal, across functional organizations.

Support subsystem teams with requirements engineering, system architecture and design, system integration, system testing, test data analysis, requirements verification, system performance characterization, system performance reporting, documentation, process improvements, and deliverables associated with each major programmatic milestone.

Provide leadership and tactical planning for the execution of projects by applying technical information systems domain knowledge to identify task dependencies, make technical decisions, and achieve project objectives and deliverables.

Manage changes in project scope using change management: identify potential risk and issues; develop, execute, and sustain risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans; and provide recommendation.

Develop and deliver status reporting, decision documents, and presentations.

Manage quality initiatives, conducts lessons learned engagements, enable continuous performance improvement activities using defect prevention principles and methodologies, and recommends process improvements.

Supports retention of external certification (AS9100D) of the quality management system.

Develop and manage performance metrics; conduct data analysis to…