Project Engineer II

Sierra Nevada Company, LLC; Plano (TX); Híbrido; USD 110.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plan

401(k) match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Descripción de la vacante

Sierra Nevada Company, LLC is seeking a Project Engineer II to manage the full product lifecycle from concept to delivery. The role requires strong technical background, strategic project oversight, and the ability to interface with internal teams and customers to ensure successful execution.

The position expects a Bachelor’s in Engineering, 10+ years in engineering with 2+ years in leadership, and the ability to work in a hybrid Plano environment.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field is required.
• 10+ years in engineering roles with at least 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.
• Understanding of requirements management, system design, and integration.

Responsabilidades

• Project Management: develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Technical Oversight: provide technical guidance and align with project objectives; support reviews (PDR/CDR/TIMs) and cross-team coordination.
• Customer Interface: act as primary external customer contact on technical matters and ensure requirements are met.
• Status Reporting: prepare progress updates, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies.
• Issue Resolution: identify issues, develop resolution plans, and implement contingencies.
• Continuous Improvement: seek opportunities for process improvements and adopt best practices in project management.
• Risk Management: identify, document, and mitigate project risks.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Project management

Requirements management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Herramientas

EVMS CAM

Descripción del empleo

Hybrid or in office

Plano, TX

Greenville, TX

Full time

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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:

Project Management

• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets.

Technical Oversight

• Provide technical oversight and guidance to project teams, ensuring alignment with project objectives.

• Support preparation of technical review artifacts (PDR, CDR, TIMs, weekly IPT reviews).

• Support Mission Systems COMMS IPT execution by coordinating technical inputs, schedules, risks, and dependencies across other teams

Customer Interface

• Act as a primary point of contact for external customers on technical matters, ensuring their requirements are met.

Status Reporting

• Prepare comprehensive status reports, including progress updates, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies.

Issue Resolution

• Identify project issues, develop resolution plans, and implement contingency strategies.

Continuous Improvement

• Proactively seek opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices in project management.

Risk Management

• Develop and manage risk identification, documentation, and mitigation planning.

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 with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Control Account Manager (CAM) duties.

• 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 (https://www.sncorp.com/careers/total-rewards/) .

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires current/active Top Secret with SCI eligibility 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. (https://www.dcsa.mil/Personnel-Vetting/Background-Investigations-for-Applicants/Investigations-Clearance-Process/)

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 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 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.