Senior Space Engineering Program Manager

Trident; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Leaves (Parental, maternity, military)

Job summary

Trident Systems seeks a Senior Manager, Project Engineering in Sterling, VA to lead the project engineering team across space electronics programs. You will own the engineering work breakdown structure, governance, and the technical review cadence with program managers and chief engineers.

The role requires EVMS and Agile execution, mentoring engineers, and delivering milestones while collaborating with the Director, Systems Engineering, Integration & Test. Competitive benefits available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/CS/Engineering or related field with 12+ years of experience, or 10+ years with graduate degree.
• Experience as TPM or CAM, or in EVMS with cost and schedule ownership on complex hardware programs.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle, hardware/software integration, and Agile using JIRA.
• Experience leading formal technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project engineering team across multiple concurrent programs as integrating technical lead.
• Define system and product scope and establish the engineering WBS, IMS, and governance.
• Ensure internal and customer reviews are completed to hit milestones.
• Develop and mentor the project engineering team; conduct performance reviews.

Skills

EVMS experience

JIRA

Agile methodologies

Systems engineering lifecycle

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

JIRA

EVMS

Job description

Trident Systems seeks a Senior Manager, Project Engineering in Sterling, VA to lead the project engineering team across space electronics programs. You will own the engineering work breakdown structure, governance, and the technical review cadence with program managers and chief engineers.

The role requires EVMS and Agile execution, mentoring engineers, and delivering milestones while collaborating with the Director, Systems Engineering, Integration & Test. Competitive benefits available.