The Senior Project Engineer will support the Government Program Manager with program execution and engineering management across multiple mission areas. They will provide technical supportfor the development and/or procurement of technology-based systems, subsystems, and projects, assistingin engineering analysis and test support to include ground and flight tests and other on-site evaluations. They will work both independently and as part of a team of engineers to accomplish tasks from early project stages to project completion, communicating and coordinating with both internal and external organizations, collaborating with engineers and technicians assigned to specific engineering projects, under the direction of the Government Program Manager. This position will consist of 100% in-person support at Wright-Patterson AFB and will include travel of approximately 25%.

Requirements:

Must have a Masters in ABET accredited Engineering program (Aero, E&E, Mechanical, and/or Aeronautical) or advanced degree in physical science or mathematics
Preferred: PhD in Engineering (Aero, E&E, Mechanical, and/or Aeronautical) or Physics or Mathematics
Must have minimum 3-5 years of experience with lab-based research, test planning & execution, analysis, and report & briefing generation
Preferred: Experience with military operations and/or governmental flight/ground test planning, execution, analysis, and report & briefing generation
Must have strong communication skills, both written and oral
Preferred: Experience with governmental operations and communication between operational leadership and engineers
Even better if the candidate has the following:
Experience in program or project management, execution cost, schedule, and performance activities, Specific experience with governmental program/project management

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Assists the government customers in tracking project expenditures and providing data for programmatic management decisions
Supports the government customers in monitoring contractor performance and identifying potential risks to cost, schedule, and quality
Collaborate with principal engineers to identify time-phased requirements to meet project needs, providing inputto resource planning
Supports the government principal engineers, project engineers, systems engineers, and technical engineers to develop technical solutions and assistwith project resolution as needed, offering recommendationsto the Government Program Manager
Assists the Government Program Managers in coordinating and tracking tasks within large projects, providing technical expertise to supporteffective execution
Assists in draftingfinal project reports, documents, and briefings, including Technology Master Plans, roadmaps, project schedules, flight and ground test plans, test reports, etc.
Supportground and/or flight test project teams. Assistin planning, conducting, analyzing, and reporting as part of test projects and helpto ensure all resources are identified and available to meet test project needs
Participates in Test Plan Working Group (TPWG) meetings to supportground and/or flight test projects requiring senior-level technical input, under the direction of government customer

Security Clearance Level Required:

None, though candidate is expected to be able to acquire and maintain TOP SECRET clearance. (but will need to start process to obtain Secret and Top Secret upon hire)

U.S. Citizenship is required

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