{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"e225151c00a2eca88910e48d","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e225151c00a2eca88910e48d","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e225151c00a2eca88910e48d","title":"Senior Manager, Project Engineering","description":"Position Title: Senior Manager, Project Engineering\n\nRequisition ID: 1901\n\nPosition Location: Sterling, VA\n\nPosition Reports To: Director, Systems Engineering, Integration & Test\n\nSupervises Others: Yes\n\n At Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative, high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs.\n\nWe are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.\n\nPosition Summary\n\nThe Project Engineering Manager leads and develops the project engineering team, whose members serve as the integrating technical execution leads on Trident's space electronics programs. The team owns the engineering execution baseline: scope and work breakdown structure, integrated master schedule, cost account performance and estimate-to-complete, technical risk, configuration management, and the technical review cadence.\n\nThe ideal candidate has delivered complex hardware and software programs from concept through delivery, commands both EVMS program control and Agile development methods, and has a demonstrated ability to develop engineers and hold a team accountable to its commitments.\n\nDuties and Responsibilities\n\nTechnical and Project Leadership\n\nLead the project engineering team across multiple concurrent programs, serving as the integrating technical lead in partnership with Program Managers, who hold program accountability, and Chief Engineers, who hold design authority.\nOwn definition of system and product scope and the engineering work breakdown structure and establish and execute program governance and the technical review cadence (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, ORR, FRR).\nEnsure internal design reviews and customer technical reviews are completed to achieve program milestones.\n\nPeople Management and Development\n\nManage and develop the project engineering team, including performance management, goal setting, coaching, and career development.\nConduct regular one-on-one meetings, mid-year and annual performance reviews, and provide candid feedback and guidance.\nIdentify training, mentoring, and cross training opportunities, support succession planning for critical skills, and foster a collaborative, transparent, and accountable team culture aligned with Trident's values.\n\nCost, Schedule, and Program Control\n\nOversee cost account management across programs, holding the team accountable for cost and schedule compliance within an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) framework.\nProvide technical oversight across programs to ensure weekly cost and schedule variance analysis, root cause identification, and corrective action, and ensure Estimates at Completion (EAC) reflect actual engineering progress and remaining work.\nPartner with Program Managers and schedulers to maintain realistic, logic-driven Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and program milestones.\nEnsure Agile engineering metrics (sprints, velocity) are translated into traditional milestone and earned value reporting and forecast engineering staffing needs across programs.\nSupport travel or off-site work as needed and perform other duties as assigned.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent relevant experience), plus 12+ years of professional engineering and development experience, OR 10+ years with a graduate degree, including experience in the aerospace and defense industry.\nPrior experience as a Technical Project Manager (TPM) or Cost Account Manager (CAM), or working intimately within an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) framework, owning cost and schedule on complex hardware development programs — including WBS development, integrated scheduling, variance analysis, and EAC/ETC.\nSolid understanding of the full systems engineering development lifecycle, hardware/software integration, and Agile methodologies using JIRA.\nExperience planning and leading formal technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR), and with requirements traceability and configuration management / change control.\nPrior experience providing technical direction or leading engineering teams or projects, with strong organizational skills and the ability to clearly explain technical and programmatic status to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nMaster's degree in a STEM field or engineering management.\nPrior line-management experience (hiring, performance reviews, salary planning).\nProject Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Agilist/Scrum Master, or equivalent project management or Agile certification.\n\nPay Information\n\nFull-Time Salary Range: $167,000 - $226,000\n\nPlease Note: Actual compensation offered will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, certifications, internal equity, business considerations, and geographic location where applicable.\n\nBenefits\n\nHired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:\n\nHealth benefits\nMedical\nDental\nVision\nBasic life with AD&D\nShort term disability\nLong term disability\nAncillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)\nSpending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)\nPaid time off\nHolidays\n401(k) (including company match)\nTuition reimbursement\nLeaves (Parental, maternity, and military)\nAnnual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)\n\nTrident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.\n\nTrident Solutions is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact recruiting@tridsys.com.\n\nPay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. 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We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative, high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs.\n\nWe are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.\n\nPosition Summary\n\nThe Project Engineering Manager leads and develops the project engineering team, whose members serve as the integrating technical execution leads on Trident's space electronics programs. 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