Senior DPME for Crypto and Cross Domain Solutions

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Duties and Tasks:

• Plans, authorizes, and monitors the engineering work (including providing strong leadership to ensure all events occur as planned)

• Staffs the project team (along with SEM and maybe Director of Engineering) with the appropriate engineering personnel

• Fosters cross-functional collaboration and builds project consensus

• May be responsible for some of the following: performance, cost, scope and schedule for all engineering efforts (including efforts that are subcontracted)

• Ensures that total system requirements are validated

• Ensures that total system is integrated, tested and verified

• Ensures all project deliverables (including documentation) are developed with high quality and delivered on time

• Develops and maintains engineering plans as required by the project

• Manages the engineering related risks and opportunities of the project

• Assists with developing and managing the project change management process

• Ensures that all engineering processes to be used adhere to established engineering practices

• Manages engineering resources (e.g. staff assignments, capital equipment, etc.), organizational interfaces, and engineering scope

• Identifies, develops, analyzes, and reports engineering project measures

• Conducts monthly engineering status reviews and provides material for the monthly program reviews

• Implements effective corrective actions as required

• Manages the resolution of technical issues and ensures that they are communicated and resolved.

• Conducts lessons learned after each major phase of the project

• Scope of projects are usually small to medium and/or have small to medium engineering teams or may assist a DPME running a larger program.

• Helps provide a clear understanding of project goals

• Ensures that team members are rewarded for their contributions

• May provide performance feedback and management for the project team

• Takes immediate & decisive action in dealing with technical & performance issues

• Leads small proposals and ECPs with identification of cross business unit strengths and technical shortcomings

• Assists in ROM develop men

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

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• Proven organizational and time management skills

• Proven communication skills

• Strong leadership skills

• Proven team building and motivation skills

• Proven conflict resolution and negotiation skills

• Proven problem-solving skills in complex environments

• Recognized internally as fully proficient in project management

• Fully proficient ability to apply or develop highly advanced technologies, principles, theories and concepts

• Strong understanding of company policies and practices

• Strong understanding of engineering processes and practices

• Strong proficiency at planning and organization skills

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite of tools and Microsoft Project

• Strong knowledge of various project life cycles including agile

• Strong proficiency with communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions

• Strong ability to easily and effectively communicate project topics to a diverse audience

• Strong ability to clearly report relevant information

• Strong ability to understand and apply project leadership principles including SPI/CPI, Earned Value, Cost Account Management (CAM), and Statistical Process Controls for complex programs

• Strong ability to anticipate technology, process, and skill needs

• Demonstrates proactive leadership and has name recognition throughout the business unit

• Creates an environment in which impact of technology on the business is clearly recognize

• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous…