Engineering Project Manager

Thales Defense & Security Inc.(TDSI)Headquartered in Clarksburg MD is a U.S. company that has been serving domestic and international defense Air Land and Sea domains for 60 years. With over 1000 employees TDSI and its three subsidiaries (Tampa Microwave Advanced Acoustic Concepts and Trusted Cyber Technologies) supports U.S. Joint Services special operations forces and multinational partners with a variety of communication visualization electronic warfare and sensor/sonar capabilities. TDSIs key technologies include tactical handheld radios expeditionary satellite terminals helmetmounted displays optics and target recognition capability advanced radars undersea sensing and missile systems. Lives depend on what we do!

Top Benefits (Subject to terms of applicable policies/plans)

• Competitive Salary
• Yearly Incentive Compensation Plan
• Medical insurance for self and eligible family members
• Generous 401(k) program up to 7% company contribution and 100% immediate vesting
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid wellness vacation and holiday leave
• Paid maternity paternity and parental leave
• 9/80 Work Schedule (every other Friday off)
• Hybrid Working Environment

We currently have an opening in our Clarksburg MD office for an Engineering Project Manager. This position reports to the Director ofSystems Engineering. The Engineering Project Manager provides technical oversight and project monitoring on design activities and ensures Projects remain on track. The candidate will work as a member of design teams that includes Systems Software Electrical Mechanical and Field Service.

• Manage crossfunctional engineering development teams throughout the product life cycle to design and develop new products and transition to full production.
• Represent engineering across product lines as a key stakeholder.
• Work with Program Product Line and Engineering Management on schedule resource loading and prioritizing assignments.
• Responsible for the monitoring control reporting and success of the development of assigned projects including achieving technical performance development budget and schedule and recurring cost requirements.
• Lead and support bid and proposal efforts including preparing cost estimates and generating material used in formal responses.
• Manage and mitigate technical risks throughout the project.
• Provide technical leadership to Engineeringproject teams.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• U.S. Citizenship required. Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering or related technical field MS preferred. MBA and/or PMP are a plus.
• 6 8 years of experience with design of products intended for manufacture along with project/ leadership responsibilities.
• Technical background and competence in design and development of complex electronic products requiring a mix of hardware and software.
• Experience designing highly secure military dismounted and/or mounted (handheld manportable vehicle mounted etc.) communication products is a plus.
• Experience in planning and managing technical projects that include engineering development teams bid teams and other relevant personnel is a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills ability to multitask and strong work ethic required.
• Effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Ability to work in a team environment and interact with employees in all departments and functions.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project and Atlassian suite of tools are a plus.
• Ability to comply with all Company guidelines policies procedures and embrace Company Core Values.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

The annualized pay range for this role is $USD along with a target incentive compensation plan (ICP) of 10%. The pay range provided is a good faith estimate representative of the experience level for the role described above. TDSI considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the role function and associated responsibilities a candidates work experience location education/training and key skills.

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