Requirements Project Manager

Cornerstone Defense; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 185,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Generous PTO policy

401(k)

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense LLC is seeking a Requirements Project Manager in Columbia, MD, offering a lucrative $185–$205K yearly salary with active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph clearance required to apply. This role emphasizes requirements management, systems engineering processes, and tight coordination across multiple teams throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will decompose end-user needs into verifiable requirements, develop performance metrics, and manage traceability and changes while

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Project Management, or related field.
• 10 years of relevant experience in requirements management, systems engineering, or project coordination.
• Experience decomposing stakeholder needs into clear, testable requirements.
• Experience with requirements validation, traceability, and lifecycle management.
• Experience using requirements management databases or project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide requirements management support to analyze and clarify stakeholder requirements.
• Coordinate requirements activities, schedules, and communications across system components.
• Develop performance requirements, metrics, and use cases.
• Maintain traceability of technical information throughout the lifecycle.
• Support change management and prepare status reports and briefings.

Skills

Requirements mgmt

Systems engineering

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Analytical skills

Education

Master’s in Systems Engineering

Job description

Requirements Project Manager

Columbia, MD

$185 -$205K

*Clearance:*Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply*

Company Overview

Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Benefits Overview

Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

Position Description

Seeking a Requirements Project Manager to provide requirements management and project coordination support throughout the project lifecycle. This role will analyze, track, clarify, validate, and maintain stakeholder requirements while coordinating activities, deliverables, schedules, and communications across one or more system components.

The Requirements Project Manager will support requirements decomposition, performance requirements development, requirements traceability, requirements database maintenance, and the successful execution of project objectives. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in requirements management, systems engineering processes, and project coordination within complex technical environments.

Core Tasks

• Provide requirements management support to analyze, track, and clarify stakeholder requirements to ensure efficient execution across one or more system components.
• Manage requirements, validate requirements, and verify that project outputs meet defined stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinate requirements-related activities, deliverables, schedules, dependencies, action items, and stakeholder communications.
• Develop performance requirements, including metrics, mission threads, and use cases.
• Decompose end-user needs into clear, achievable, and verifiable requirements.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of requirements management processes and participate in requirements reviews, working groups, and related activities.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to support project execution and ensure requirements activities remain aligned with project scope, schedule, and objectives.
• Track and maintain traceability of technical information throughout the system lifecycle.
• Trace capabilities to requirements and maintain requirements databases as updates and changes occur.
• Monitor requirements status, risks, issues, dependencies, and changes, and communicate impacts to stakeholders.
• Support requirements change management activities, including documenting proposed changes and coordinating reviews, approvals, and implementation.
• Prepare requirements status reports, tracking tools, briefings, and project documentation.
• Perform additional duties related to requirements management, requirements analysis, requirements designation, and project coordination.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Project Management, or a related field with 10 years of relevant experience; OR Bachelor’s degree in a relevant STEM field with 12 years of relevant experience; OR High School diploma/equivalent with 16 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with requirements management, systems engineering, and project coordination processes.
• Experience developing and analyzing performance requirements, metrics, mission threads, and use cases.
• Experience decomposing stakeholder and end-user needs into clear, achievable, testable, and verifiable requirements.
• Experience with requirements validation, verification, traceability, change management, and lifecycle management processes.
• Experience using requirements management databases, project management tools, repositories, or similar systems.
• Experience tracking and maintaining traceability of technical information throughout the project lifecycle.
• Experience tracing capabilities to requirements and maintaining and updating requirements databases when changes occur.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, coordination, facilitation, and technical writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively with stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams while managing multiple priorities.