Senior Technical Project Manager, Defense Systems

DCS Corporation

Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)

On-site

USD 124,000 - 161,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

DCS Corporation is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary teams delivering electronic warfare threat representative targets and simulation systems for test and training ranges. You will collaborate with government and contractor partners to plan and execute complex projects from requirements and design reviews through integration, testing, and operational support.

This role suits a technical leader who can build realistic plans, manage risks, and communicate clearly to

Qualifications

Master’s or bachelor’s degree in a technical field with 10+ years of relevant experience.
U.S. Citizenship due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements.
Ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance.
3+ years leading the planning, execution, or delivery of complex technical projects.
Experience across requirements, design reviews, fabrication, integration, and test.

Responsibilities

Lead project planning and execution across the project life cycle from initiation through closeout.
Work with customers and technical teams to define requirements, scope, deliverables, milestones, and success measures.
Develop and maintain project schedules, work breakdown structures, budgets, resource plans, and status reports.
Coordinate work across engineering and other functional teams, keeping dependencies and deliverables visible.
Identify and manage project risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
Track material needs, procurement, costs, and delivery schedules.
Support System Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR), such as requirements, preliminary and critical design, test readiness, and verification reviews.
Coordinate technical data packages and configuration management activities.
Monitor project performance and provide clear updates on progress, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders.
Improve project workflows and help teams resolve delivery challenges.