
Senior Project Engineer - Space Systems / LEO (Onsite)
- Windsor Locks, CT
- $82,000-164,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience OR In absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience is required
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- BA/BS in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering degree
- MA/MS in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering or MBA degree
- 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 diverse 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
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- And more!