Project Engineer, Systems Engineer

Overview

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4

ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

SNC has led thoughtful and disruptive change in the aerospace and defense industry for the past 60 years and now, we’re applying this tenacity and expertise to the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) mission. Join the SNC-led SAOC team and be a part of exciting and meaningful work to modernize and deliver the next-generation SAOC aircraft trusted by the President, Secretary of Defense and Chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure continued critical command, control and communication during national emergencies.

If you’re passionate about building the airborne command post of the future, consider SNC for your next mission. Learn more about NC3 and SAOC here.

Are you looking to use your engineering capabilities, project management and collective skills in your next position? We could use your expertise on our team! We are innovators on a mission to unify, explore and inspire. As a Project Engineer I, you ll implement an integrated plan for product development including coordinating activities throughout the product lifecycle from design concept phase to release.

You will monitor the product/program/project from initiation through delivery, interfacing with external customers or field-based employees on technical matters, as needed. You ll also review, manage, proactively challenge, and control status of project programs and budgets, manage schedules and prepare status reports, and guide and lead teams in achieving the goals of the program including issue identification, resolution and contingency planning.

• Implement an integrated plan for product development including coordinating activities throughout the product lifecycle from design concept phase to release.
• Monitor the product/program/project from initiation through delivery, interfacing with external customers or field-based employees on technical matters, as needed.
• Review, manage, proactively challenge, and control status of project programs and budgets, manage schedules and prepare status reports.
• Guide and lead teams in achieving the goals of the program including issue identification, resolution and contingency planning.

• Bachelor s of Science degree in a related field of study
• Typically, 8+ years of progressive technical experience
• Knowledge of engineering principles and practice
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development team
• Basic understanding of requirements management, system design, integration
• Apply systems engineering principles, with an emphasis on software systems engineering, to enhance product development and integration.
• Ability to work within Agile project frameworks, leveraging Scrum practices to effectively collaborate with engineers and contribute to project success.

• Typically 2-4 years of relevant leadership and/or project management experience
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary design and development team and communicating with program management and customers
• Familiarity with preparation and development of project estimates, technical proposals, and program cost and schedule management
• Past history of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis of alternative
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics, parts lists, specifications, instructions and test procedure
• Experience or certification in…