Deputy Project Manager, Embedded Software (Defense)

Detroit Defense Inc.; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits

Company Paid Life and AD&D

Short/Long Term Disability

Flexible Spending & HSA Accounts

Legal & ID Shield Services

401k with Company Match

Paid holidays

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

Detroit Defense Inc. in Troy, MI seeks a Deputy Project Manager to support the execution of DoW projects. You will serve as the PM’s right hand, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and stakeholder expectations are met, and you will drive day-to-day execution.

This role requires leading planning and delivery of embedded software programs, maintaining documentation, and coordinating with engineers, contracts, and finance. Domestic/international travel up to 15% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited College or University in an applicable field of study.
• A minimum of five years of experience in business, finance, sourcing, cross-functional teaming, and/or project management.
• PMP and/or PMI-ACP Certification (Highly Recommended)
• GCIA Interface Framework experience (Highly Recommended)
• FACE Extended Safety Profile environment experience (Highly Recommended)
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Secret Security Clearance, if required.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of embedded software projects in compliance with model-based Digital Engineering practices.
• Manage scope, budget, schedule, and risk reporting; communicate program status to upper management and stakeholders via Program Management Reviews and other formal and informal methods.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including status reports, risk registers, and technical requirement specs.
• Work unplanned program issues to a best solution, including development of plans-forward, escalation and increased resources, as required; resolve conflicts, demands, and priorities on assigned programs.
• Identifies and coordinates with key level horizontal and vertical stakeholders between program major activities, teams, suppliers and customers; coordinate inputs from support organizations including engineering, contracts, finance, pricing, and others as needed.
• Assist in preparation of responses to customer opportunities, including white papers, proposals, rough order of magnitude estimates and responses to customer requests for information.
• Occasionally travel to domestic or international customer sites (15%)

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

GCIA Interface Framework

FACE Extended Safety Profile

Job description

Detroit Defense Inc. in Troy, MI seeks a Deputy Project Manager to support the execution of DoW projects. You will serve as the PM’s right hand, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and stakeholder expectations are met, and you will drive day-to-day execution.

This role requires leading planning and delivery of embedded software programs, maintaining documentation, and coordinating with engineers, contracts, and finance. Domestic/international travel up to 15% is expected.