Principal Project Engineer – Space Systems/LEO

Principal Project Engineer – Space Systems/LEO

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience OR In absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience is required
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously with limited oversight from manager
• Work collaboratively with the Program Chief, other Engineering disciplines, Value Stream Lead (VSL), Operations, Quality and Supply Chain to meet schedule, cost, and technical requirements
• Coordinate and lead multi-discipline technical teams
• Facilitate Project Engineering tasks with the various functional organizations to ensure alignment with overall project objectives.
• Drive world class Project Engineering process using integrated scheduling, earned value management, and risk and opportunity management.
• Work with other disciplines to respond to SRIs
• Determine disposition and rationale for Quality Notifications (QNs) in SAP
• Initiate Engineering Changes in Windchill and drive to closure
• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions
• Track team’s integrated execution performance to plan
• Analyze, identify, and address execution problems, recommend and implement resolutions to ensure the successful completion of projects
• Forecast project revenues, monitor costs, and re-estimate project costs monthly to maximize project profitability and ensure business objectives are met (CAM experience)
• Maintain and present plans and progress reports relating to business aspects of the project(s) to track progress and ensure that established targets are met
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts for project execution efficiency.
• Champion superior ethical and professional behavior in all situations

Preferred Qualifications

• MA/MS in Electrical Engineering with circuit board qualification testing experience
• Project management skills
• Experience in the design, development, and qualification of space-qualified ECLSS, thermal management, or similarly complex systems
• Willingness to learn and develop a detailed understanding of the life support components and processes that enable human survival and performance in space
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and balance the priority of daily issues with longer term project requirements
• Superior interpersonal and influencing skills, including coaching and mentoring of other engineering and operations staff
• The ability to function as a team member, working professionally and respectfully with a group of contributors
• Natural presence and poise when presenting to internal and external customers including NASA Engineering and Management Teams
• Excellent attention to detail
• The highest level of integrity
• Experience with high reliability, safety critical and fault tolerant component and subsystem testing and qualification
• Ability to bring team members together and work problems to resolution
• An analytical mind to conduct failure evaluations, assess operational risks and provide rationale for corrective actions and continued mission operations
• Ability to conduct trade-studies, develop product requirements, cost estimates and proposals
• Strong computer skills, MS Office/Project, SAP, Windchill
• Experience supporting operational space flight hardware is highly desirable