Senior Engineering Project Manager

Thales Defense & Security, Inc.; South Billerica (MA); Hybrid; USD 169,329 - 216,365; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with company contributions

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation and leave

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. is looking for a Senior Engineering Project Manager at their Billerica, MA office. The role involves overseeing technical and managerial aspects of projects related to tactical products, specifically helmet-mounted displays.

The ideal candidate has over 12 years of engineering experience, including project management roles. Responsibilities include leading engineering teams, managing product development, and ensuring project compliance with schedules and budgets.

Competitive salary range is offered along with a target incentive compensation plan.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional experience in engineering.
• 6-8 years of experience designing tactical products.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Billerica engineering team members.
• Manage cross-functional engineering teams for product lifecycle.
• Monitor and control project technical performance and budgets.

Skills

Tactical product design

Project management

Team collaboration

Electronic product design

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Project

Atlassian tools

Job description

medical insurance, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) Headquartered in Clarksburg, MD, is a U.S. company that has been serving domestic and international defense Air, Land and Sea domains for 60+ years. With over 1,000 employees, TDSI and its four subsidiaries (Advanced Acoustic Concepts, Digital Receiver Technology, Tampa Microwave, and Trusted Cyber Technologies), supports U.S. Joint Services, special operations forces and multi-national partners with a variety of communication, visualization, signal intelligence/electronic warfare, and sensor/sonar capabilities. TDSI's key technologies include tactical handheld radios, expeditionary satellite terminals, helmet-mounted displays, optics and target recognition capability, advanced radars, undersea sensing and missile systems. Lives depend on what we do!

Top Benefits (Subject to terms of applicable policies/plans)

• Yearly Incentive Compensation Plan
• Medical insurance for self and eligible family members
• Generous 401(k) program- up to 7% company contribution and 100% immediate vesting
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid wellness, vacation, and holiday leave
• Paid maternity, paternity, and parental leave
• 9/80 Work Schedule (every other Friday off)
• Hybrid working environment

We are excited to announce that we have an opening in our Billerica, MA office for a Senior Engineering Project Manager (EPM). The Senior Engineering Project Manager provides functional and technical oversight and project monitoring on design activities and ensures projects remain on track. These challenges are broadly related to helmet mounted displays and cueing systems and can include firmware/software development, system integration, system testing and evaluation, and the supporting of field-testing operations.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical and managerial leadership for the Billerica engineering team.
• Manage cross-functional engineering development teams throughout the product life cycle to design and develop new products and transition to full production.
• Responsible for all technical aspects of the product design and development for assigned project(s).
• Support Business Development with customer meetings, requirements elicitation, architecture development, and systems implementation.
• Support product development teams with use case analysis, requirements capture and allocation, architectural analysis and design, unit level testing, integration, verification and validation efforts, and transition to manufacturing.
• Represent engineering across product lines as a key stakeholder.
• Work with Program, Product Line and Engineering Management on schedule, resource loading and prioritizing assignments.
• Responsible for the monitoring, control, reporting, and success of the development of assigned projects, including achieving technical performance, development budget and schedule, and recurring cost requirements.
• Lead and support bid and proposal efforts, including managing technical teams to generate technical solutions and concepts, preparing cost estimates and generating material used in formal responses.
• Working with Business Development and Program Management provide technical support for customer interactions and customer deliverables (e.g. white papers, proposals, demos, meetings, etc.) for new business capture and product developments.
• Working with Business and Product Owners, Business Development, Program Management, and Engineering Management to support the development and maintenance of product roadmaps and technology introduction.
• Manage and mitigate technical risks throughout the project.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's operating policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities can include interviewing, hiring, training and developing employees; creating effective staff plans - assigning and directing work; performance appraisals, rewarding and management of employee discipline when required; and addressing complaints and resolving conflicts. Active mentoring and development of staff is a critical element of the supervisory responsibilities to create a highly performing cohesive team.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• U.S. Citizenship required. Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field - MS preferred. MBA and/or PMP are a plus.
• 12+ years of professional experience, to include:
  • 6-8 years+ of experience with design of tactical products (mix of hardware and software) intended for manufacture. Avionics/helmet-mounted display product experience highly desirable.
  • 6+ as an engineering project manager or equivalent experience
• Technical background and competence in design and development of complex electronic products requiring a mix of hardware and software.
• Experience in planning and managing technical projects that include engineering development teams, bid teams and other relevant personnel is a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task and strong work ethic required.
• Effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Ability to work in a team environment and interact with employees in all departments and functions.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project and Atlassian suite of tools are a plus.
• Ability to comply with all Company guidelines, policies, procedures and embrace Company Core Values.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

The annualized pay range for this role is $169,329-216,365 USD along with a target incentive compensation plan (ICP) of 10%. The pay range provided is a good faith estimate representative of the experience level for the role described above. TDSI considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. is committed to non-discrimination as applicable under federal, state and local laws. We are an E-Verify Employer.

If you need an accommodation or assistance in order to apply for a position with Thales Defense & Security, Inc., please call Human Resources at 202-961-1016.