Project Engineer II

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Miamisburg (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Three weeks paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation is seeking a Project Engineer II to manage requirements across the product lifecycle, from concept through delivery. You will interface with internal teams and external customers to ensure successful project execution and baseline alignment.

The role requires a strong technical background, project management skills, and the ability to operate in an office or hybrid environment with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; 10+ years in engineering with 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Higher level degree may substitute for experience.
• Thorough knowledge of engineering principles and practice.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.
• Detailed understanding of requirements management, system design, and integration.
• Experience or certification in INCOSE standard.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, decomposition, and management of technical requirements with traceability.
• Provide authoritative technical guidance and manage the Requirements Review Board.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Serve as primary technical point of contact with customers, subcontractors, and SAOC IPTs.
• Provide status updates on maturity, compliance, risks, and verification progress.

Skills

Systems engineering

Project leadership

Requirements management

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Technical understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Advanced degree acceptable substitute for experience

Tools

Jama

Job description

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. SNC has led thoughtful and disruptive change in the aerospace and defense industry for the past 60 years and now, we’re applying this tenacity and expertise to the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) mission. Join the SNC-led SAOC team and be a part of exciting and meaningful work to modernize and deliver the next-generation SAOC aircraft trusted by the President, Secretary of Defense and Chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure continued critical command, control and communication during national emergencies. If you’re passionate about building the airborne command post of the future, consider SNC for your next mission. Learn more about NC3 and SAOC here. Are you looking to use your engineering capabilities, project management and collective skills in your next position? We could use your expertise on our team! As a Project Engineer II you will be responsible for managing project activities throughout the product lifecycle, from initial design concepts to final delivery. This role requires a strong technical background, project management skills, and the ability to interface with both internal teams and external customers to ensure successful project execution.

Responsibilities:

• Systems Requirements Engineering Lead the development, decomposition, and management of technical requirements, ensuring traceability from customer needs through design, implementation, integration, and verification. Support the development of requirement baselines in Jama ensuring accuracy, completeness, and change control. Collaborate with Systems Engineering and cross-functional teams to clarify requirement intent and maintain alignment throughout the systems engineering process. Support verification approach to ensure testable requirement approach.
• Technical Oversight Provide authoritative technical guidance for requirements related decisions, ensuring work products remain aligned with the approved system baseline. Review requirement changes and manage the Requirements Review Board.
• Project Management Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets for requirements development, maturation, and verification activities.
• Customer & Stakeholder Interface Serve as the primary technical point of contact for requirements discussions with external customers, subcontractors, and SAOC IPTs.
• Status Reporting Provide clear, comprehensive status updates regarding requirements maturity, compliance, risks, and verification progress. Communicate changes in technical baseline or requirement implications proactively and concisely.
• Risk & Issue Management Identify and track requirement risks, gaps, and issues early in the lifecycle. Collaborate with engineering leads and project managers to ensure risks are managed consistently across IPTs.
• Continuous Improvement Proactively seek opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices in project management. Drive enhancements in requirement development processes, tools, and workflows.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years' experience in engineering roles with at least 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Thorough knowledge of engineering principles and practice.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development team.
• Detailed understanding of requirements management, system design, and integration.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• 4-6 years relevant leadership and/or project management experience.
• Experience with advanced project management tools and methodologies.
• In-depth knowledge of industry standards and regulations.
• 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.
• Experience or certification in International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) standard.
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.

Essential Functions:

• Occasional travel to customer or field locations may be required.
• Ability to work primarily in an office or hybrid environment.
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds occasionally.
• Prolonged periods of working on a computer.
• Hand and finger dexterity for computer use.
• Capability to work in potentially hazardous environments when visiting project sites.

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

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

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.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team! SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security. Our innovative solutions enable connected protection through command, control and communications systems, as well as ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and other high capabilities for systems across all domains – sea, land, air, space and cyber. As a longstanding leader in defense technology, SNC is the optimum intersection of commercial, defense and non-traditional contractors. We are one of the only privately owned mid-tier A&D contractors and we pride ourselves on our ability to invest early and often to ensure mission success on or ahead of schedule. It’s part of our mission to always stay one step ahead; working on solutions today to solve the problems of tomorrow. Founded in 1963, SNC is owned by Chairwoman Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen.