Project Lead Engineer

Mid-Level Lead Engineer 

Location: Columbia, Maryland 

Job Status: Full Time 

Clearance: Secret 

Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 

System Engineering Group (SEG) LLC is seeking a Mid-Level Lead Engineer within the Missile Defense Agency Aegis BMD (MDA/AB) Portfolio.  The candidate would serve as a technical focused project manager for the Glide Phase Intercept (GPI, MDA/ABR) program leading Weapon System related efforts.  This requires close coordination with the government customers, national laboratories, and prime contractors.  Position is located in Columbia, MD. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS 

• Must have an active Secret DoD security clearance and be able to maintain this clearance.  Eligibility requires US citizenship. 

• BS Degree: Systems Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Math or similar STEM degree 

• 5+ years of total relevant work experience 

• 2+ years of experience leading projects and teams 

• Proactive and self-motivating 

• Flexible to adapt to the highly dynamic nature of the GPI program 

• Excellent written and oral communication 

• Experience developing and presenting briefing material 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS  

• Eligibility for TS/SCI and SAP access, and ability to maintain access 

• MS degree in relevant discipline listed above 

• 7+ years of total relevant work experience 

• Demonstrated experience collaboratively working with government (Navy and MDA) and DoD contractors and national laboratories  

• Familiarity with threat engineering including the digital design and characterization of threat missile systems from a trajectory, RF signature, IR signatures, CAD, phenomenology, EA/EP perspective 

• Familiarity with RF/EO/IR sensor systems and their digital characterizations 

• Familiarity with the systems engineering process 

• Familiarity with project tracking software such as MS Project, Jira, Confluence, etc. 

• Knowledge of aerospace / defense systems technology domains 

• Experience planning, scheduling, and leading small or medium technical projects  

• Experience coordinating with managers and peers within a matrix organization. 

 
 RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Aid the SEG GPI Program Manager and Chief Engineer 

• Lead major engineering projects within the GPI Weapon System portfolio 

• Support GPI PM in development of annual Statements of Work inputs to the government 

• Support requirements development and adjudication within the Element Specification and Missile TLR 

• Coordinate with customers, laboratories, and prime contractors to shape work, where possible 

• Personally support key working groups and ensure that appropriate SEG SMEs are invited to key discussions in their technical areas 

• Directly contribute to all program milestones, TIMs, technical discussions 

• Develop technical plans and oversee development by engineering staff 

• Ensure projects are executed accurately, on time, and on budget 

• Provide oversight, direction, and review for all products, documentation, and briefing material 

• Develop and maintain project-level schedule in coordination with discipline leads 

• Provide cross-coordination between multiple engineering disciplines (e.g., trajectory, RF, CAD, Design, etc.) and software teams to define tasking and develop consistent products 

• Work with program management to ensure requirements are mapped to the appropriate technical group for the current funded efforts and a V&V plan is in place 

• Lead internal and external milestone reviews for the project/customer 

• Directly contribute to technical project development as required 

• Provide input to the SEG technical roadmap 

• Identify new capability development areas for the engineering directorate to improve support of customer needs and coordinate efforts with technical branches 

• Ensure SEG engineering vision, standards and philosophy are applied to all development efforts 

• Travel anticipated at 5 percent of time or less 

The candidate must be a US citizen and have a background that would permit the U.S. Department of Defense to issue a Secret clearance