Strategic Technical Project Manager - Navy Weapons Programs

Amentum; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum in Houston seeks a Technical Project Manager to lead cradle-to-grave planning, scheduling, and execution in support of U.S. Navy launch test facilities R&D program, including submarine and surface ship weapons system testing.

This role requires coordinating across mechanical, electrical, data acquisition, and test teams, managing risks, and delivering on milestones, with significant travel to test sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Management or closely related field; minimum 12 years of Navy weapon system project management experience (may substitute for degree).
• Minimum 8 years leading technical projects involving hardware design, build, test, certification, and delivery.
• Experience with rapid-turn or schedule-constrained aerospace/defense projects.
• Strong literacy across mechanical design, electrical interfaces, instrumentation, test planning, and hardware certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead cradle-to-grave engineering project planning, management, and execution for Navy systems.
• Plan and execute quick-turn design-build-certify-integrate projects.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans: scope, schedule, budget, staffing, procurement, test readiness, and delivery milestones.
• Coordinate across mechanical, electrical, data acquisition, project engineering, systems engineering, test, safety/certification, and stakeholders.
• Establish and manage critical path; manage long-lead procurements and integration readiness.
• Conduct regular status reviews, risk reviews, and decision forums.
• Escalate issues when risks threaten delivery and integration commitments.
• Maintain project documentation and artifacts.

Skills

Cradle-to-grave planning

Project scheduling

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Engineering Management

Masters Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Engineering Management

Job description

Amentum in Houston seeks a Technical Project Manager to lead cradle-to-grave planning, scheduling, and execution in support of U.S. Navy launch test facilities R&D program, including submarine and surface ship weapons system testing.

This role requires coordinating across mechanical, electrical, data acquisition, and test teams, managing risks, and delivering on milestones, with significant travel to test sites.