Project Engineer - Level 5

Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Staff Project Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL and will be on-site.

Position Overview:

The selected Staff Project Engineer responsibilities include the Control Account Management of the In-Flight Interceptor Communication Systems (IFICS) Data Terminal (IDT) product within the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program. You will be responsible for performing proposal development and writing, schedule development, time-phase budget planning, earned value management system (EVMS) reporting, and managing a major subcontractor to best meet dynamic customer needs for new and existing features of the IDT system, collaborating with team members, and working in a cross functional team.

Essential Functions:  

• Develop Proposals and Program Management Estimates and resolve proposal preparation problems and assess the progress against established plans and parameters

• Plans and coordinates the labor, schedules, and resources required for new or existing programs

• Develops and adheres to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools to include supplier integration

• Coordinate with internal and external customers and integrated product teams.

• Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions.

• Monitors program progress and identifies risks and issues.

• Day-to-day collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure timely awareness of project updates.

• Determines, monitors, and reviews costs, operational budgets and schedules, and manpower requirements.

• Compliance with organizational processes and procedures

• Evaluation of financial variances and changes to baseline plans

• Supports and participates in negotiations with customer

• Formulates and recommends corrective action measures such as schedule revisions, manpower adjustments, fund allocations, and work requirements.

• Develops forecast

• Supports Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) and DCMA Joint Surveillance Reviews (JSR)

• Developing executive level presentations

• Risk and Opportunity Development and Management

• Supports consistent CAM approach across all cost accounts on the program to include supporting submission of high quality monthly financial CDRLs and supporting audits

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 12 Years with Bachelors in Science; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD.

• Ability to interpret and comply with Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements and proven experience in cost estimation and scheduling

• Experience supporting DoD proposal activities that include BOE development, Integrated Master Schedule input, and writing contributions on multiple proposal activities.

• Proven experience with presentation/briefing development

• Proven experience managing a subcontractor

• Demonstrated skills in the organization and execution of tasks and projects

• Demonstrated proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Experience with communicating with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shard, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program stakeholder needs.

• Experience identifying and addressing program impacts through systematic, proactive approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the program.

• Experience monitoring/controlling program plans, cost and schedule baselines that meet both program contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations.

• Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in systems engineering, requirements, verification development and product development processes and application to complex weapon or space systems.

• Security+ certification

• GMD/MDA Experience

• Missile Defense Experience

• Proven experience managing a major subcontractor

• Exposure to Earned Value Management and Agile

• Demonstrate a track record as an effective collaborator, communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.

• Show experience developing capabilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching.

• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities.

• Demonstrate an ability to operate in a team environment and collaborate across the organization as required to accomplish the team goals.

• Assist Leadership with proposals and other contract modifications.

• Exposure to all parts of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle