Engineering Project Manager Torpedo Program

Engineering Project Manager - Torpedo Program

Cannonsburg, PA

Permanent Placement

Project Manager job in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania is available with Moseley Technical Services top Underwater Defense company. In this job you will lead a program and manage a team of engineers responsible for successfully delivering advanced Torpedo Guidance and Control systems for the US Navy. This includes advancing the technical vision, meeting customer commitments and fostering innovation. Candidates must have demonstrated strong leadership capabilities and interest in learning and adapting to new technologies quickly, maximizing the potential of any new technology, and thinking critically about the needs of the warfighter. Successful candidates will be excellent communicators, have a passion for technical progress and improvement, intellectually curious, and be strongly motivated to lead and nurture a cross functional team.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee program technical performance (aligned with cost, scope, and schedule) for all engineering efforts to ensure project requirements are integrated, tested, and verified, resulting in high quality deliverables that meet or exceed all technical and schedule requirements.
• Lead and manage the resolution of technical issues, communicate the resolution, and ensure that the resolution is implemented.
• Develop and maintain engineering plans, risks, and opportunities, follow change management processes, and ensure all engineering processes adhere to Program specific standards and practices.
• Conduct monthly engineering status reviews and provide material for monthly program reviews. Implement effective corrective actions as required.
• Motivate the engineering team and provide a clear understanding of project goals. Provide performance feedback and management for the project team. Take immediate and decisive action (both positive and corrective) in dealing with technical and performance issues.

Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizen with active U.S. Department of Defense Secret security clearance.
• BSEE or related STEM and 8+ years of relevant experience or Masters degree and 6+ years of experience.
• Must have past system engineering background, as well as leadership experience, including cost, scheduling and technical management.
• Navy labs, Surface or Undersea, and/or torpedo systems experience
• Current and next generation guidance and control systems for the Department of Defense
• Target detection, acquisition, and prosecution (ie standard detect to engage)
• Acoustic sensors; signal processing; guidance; cyber secure; and high reliability systems.
• Experience building, leading, and developing high-performing teams to success with a demonstrated ability to take immediate and decisive action in dealing with technical and performance issues.
• Experience building consensus with stake holders to resolve conflicts and find a path to problem resolution
• Experience leading and managing geographically separated teams and willingness to communicate to senior leadership where a program may be at risk or other issues such that additional resources can be applied as soon as possible.