Design Engineering Services Manager

Amentum; Hampton Junction (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Design Engineering Manager to lead Civil/Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical departments for the NASA Langley CMOE program. This role reports to the Engineering Director and requires ensuring deliverables meet scope, budget, and schedule.

You will oversee multiple design projects, coordinate disciplines, support proposal development, and manage resources within a matrix organization.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required.
• BS degree from an accredited engineering school and 8–12 years of engineering experience (or MS degree and 7–10 years, or PhD and 2–5 years).
• Demonstrated leadership, resource management, and project policy knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage Design Engineering departments: Civil/Structural, Mechanical, Electrical.
• Oversee design engineering projects of all sizes and complexities.
• Assist in proposal development and project management for multiple projects.
• Lead discussions on objectives, scope, and budget with client and internal teams.
• Direct and supervise execution, scheduling, and reviews within budget.
• Evaluate performance and balance workload across projects.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Team supervision

Stakeholder communication

Education

BS in Engineering

MS in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Job description

NASA enforces REAL ID requirements for all visitors and badge holders. Please visit www.dhs.gov/real-id to view a list of compliant documents.

The successful candidate will join the Engineering Directorate to support the Center Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering Contract (CMOE) located at NASA Langley Research Center. This position will report to the Engineering Director.

All safety policies and procedures must be followed.

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate’s experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for managing the Design Engineering departments, which include Civil/Str/Arch, Mechanical, and Electrical departments.

Responsible for managing design engineering projects of all sizes, disciplines, and complexity, and/or multiple projects. Assist in proposal development and project management of small, medium, and large complex projects or group of projects to include disciplines of mechanical, electrical, controls, civil, architectural, and structural engineering.

Serve as a point of contact for development and discussion of new opportunities and, subsequently, project objectives, scope, and budget within the company and between the company and the client.

Lead a team in the accomplishment of work on design projects of all sizes and in the development of all required documentation/deliverables within budget and schedule constraints.

Control project work accomplishments vs. scope of services contracted, assess progress vs. schedule and budget; resolve conflicts or elevate conflicts to management level necessary for resolution.

Evaluate performance of project team members.

Occasionally required to perform project management activities for design services/projects in house to maintain a balanced workload.

Direct and oversee engineering disciplines in project management duties. Directs efforts of team members assigned to larger projects. Supervises planning, scheduling, estimating, and reviews work accomplished by the project team. Works and coordinates within a matrix engineering organization with Supervisors to acquire resources needed to complete design projects. Duties may include managing up to ten individual projects and/or multiple project design teams, each consisting of up to ten (10) members.

Qualifications:

US Citizenship required.

BS degree from an accredited engineering school and eight (8) to twelve (12) years of engineering experience with at least one (1) year in project or discipline management, or a MS degree from an accredited engineering school and seven (7) to ten (10) years of engineering experience or a Ph.D. degree and two (2) to five (5) years related experience.

Demonstrated competence in project management and technical competence in discipline field(s) and knowledge of company policies and practices.

Requires demonstrated leadership skills, ability to function under pressure, demonstrate resource management capability, technical competence and thorough knowledge of engineering and project policies and practices.