Lead, Project Engineer - Camden, United States - Aerojet Rocketdyne

Description

Job Title:
Lead, Project Engineer (Solid Rocket Chief Engineer)

Job Location:
Huntsville, AL, Culpeper, VA, Camden, AR

Job ID:

9182

Job Schedule:

9/80, every other Friday off.

6:00 am – 4:00 pm
Job Description
Job Overview

We are seeking a Lead, Project Engineer (Solid Rocket Chief Engineer) to be located at Aerojet Rocketdyne's defense headquarters in Huntsville, AL .

While Huntsville, AL is the strongly preferred location, this position could potentially be filled at any Aerojet Rocketdyne location, and flex work or remote locations are a possibility.

The chief engineer provides technical leadership for all aspects of solid rocket development programs.

The program CE plays a key role in ensuring 100% mission success through ensuring rigorous application of technical decision making and leveraging engineering discipline capability.

Responsibilities include coordination of engineering organization resource deployment, working with the program office to ensure accurate resource demands, integration of resources into the program, monitoring status of technical performance measures, creation and execution of a design and development plan, and execution of the engineering review board processes.

Thechiefengineerrepresents engineering within the program management team, leads the engineering systems integration team, chairs the engineering review board, and serves as the technical interface with external customers.

Ensures appropriate application of engineering standard work and performance and quality of product requirements for all phases of the program from design analysis & definition, verification & validation, to post-delivery product support efforts.

Essential Functions
50% - Lead Engineering teams working on development of solid rocket propulsion system.

Direct and coordinate all engineering work; manage technical progress and schedule and cost status and create a Design Development Plan.

Assure that delivered products meet Aerojet Rocketdyne and contractual requirements for engineering design.

30% - Monitor technical progress and interface with Program Manager, Aerojet Rocketdyne customers and other Aerojet Rocketdyne functional organizations to understand and develop resolution to program technical issues.

10% - Provide technical consultation to Program Management and Business Development organizations on business development activities such as writing white papers or preparing and presenting technical briefings to customers.

10% - Technical Lead on proposals to government customers or prime contractors for propulsion development or technology programs.
Secondary job functions could include attending IPT meetings and providing written and verbal status reports to leadership.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 9+ years of related experienceor an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience and knowledge of solid rocket motor engineering
Experience leading an engineering team
Ability to work with Microsoft Office software

Desired qualifications:
Chief engineer experience
Experience as a project engineer


About the Company:
Aerojet Rocketdyne

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor for the global aerospace and defense industry.

With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our more than 50,000 employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.

Company Size:
5,000 to 9,999 employees


Industry:
Aerospace and Defense


Founded:
1942


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