Our client, a leading federal defense contractor has an immediate opening in Canonsburg, PA for an Engineering Project Manager to 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 our client's technical vision, meeting customer commitments and fostering innovation.-

The initial contract is for 6 months with the strong potential to extend or convert based on job performance and business needs. The selected Project Manager will be required to work onsite Monday to Friday, although a Hybrid work schedule may be available but will require a minimum of 3 day's per week on-site.

Key Technical Objectives:

- You are viewed as a technical lead with wide experience of a broad range of relevant development technologies.
- Lead as a strong technical contributor to major development and production systems; skilled at applying and executing highly advanced technologies principles, theories, and concepts; effective applying problem-solving skills in complex environments.
- 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 our client's and Program specific standards and practices.

Key Management Objectives:

- Demonstrate leadership, team building and motivational skills.
- Demonstrate effective communications with experience leading high performing teams and interactions/presentations with senior members of the company and customer communities.
- Work closely with the Senior Engineering Leadership, Chief Engineers and Program Managers to plan, authorize, and monitor the engineering work (including providing strong leadership to ensure all events occur as planned).
- Work with functional manager to staff the project team with the appropriate engineering skills and capabilities.
- 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.
- Manage engineering resources (e.g., staff assignments, capital equipment, etc.), organizational interfaces, and engineering scope.
- Provide input to the engineering leadership for potential areas of Research and Development

Required Skills

- Must be US Citizen due to government requirement
- Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical-Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.-
- Must have past system engineering background, as well as leadership experience, including cost, scheduling and technical management.
- 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.-
- Must be an excellent communicator, have a passion for technical progress and improvement, intellectually curious, and be strongly motivated to lead and nurture a cross functional team.-
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