Military Fellowship Program: Project Engineer

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Miamisburg (OH); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation in Miamisburg is offering a Military Fellowship Program for active duty service members to gain on-the-job training and work experience in the civilian workforce. Eligible candidates must have a Bachelor’s of Science degree and 8+ years of technical experience. A current Secret U.S. Security Clearance is also required.

The fellowship provides a unique opportunity to build professional networks while transitioning to full-time civilian work, emphasizing the importance of engineering principles and multi-disciplinary teamwork.

Qualifications

• Currently serving on active duty military and eligible for the DoD SkillBridge program.
• Typically 8+ years of progressive technical experience.
• Professional certification in Program Management International (PMI) and/or Program Management Professional (PMP).

Skills

Engineering principles

Project management

Multi-disciplinary design

Education

Bachelor's of Science degree in a related field

Job description

SNC's Military Fellowship Program partners with programs such as SkillBridge and Hiring Our Heroes to provide fellowship opportunities to service members transitioning to the civilian workforce. These fellowships include up to six months of on-the-job industry training for eligible service members. During this time, participants gain valuable work experience in the civilian sector and build professional networks as they prepare for their transition to full-time civilian work.

NOTE: You must be currently serving on active duty to be eligible for this fellowship program. This program is not for veterans who have already separated from the military. 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 (C4ISR) 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.

This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.

Qualifications – Must Have

• Currently serving on active duty military and be eligible to participate in the DoD SkillBridge program.
• 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.

Qualifications – Prefer

• 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.
• Professional Certification in Program Management International (PMI) and/or Program Management Professional (PMP).
• Experience or certification in INCOSE standard.
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.

Important Notice

This position requires current/active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.

SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.