1237 - Principal Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Monte Sano Research Corporation (MSRC) is a Huntsville-based Small Business specializing in providing full-spectrum defense system engineering, research, design, development, integration, test, evaluation, and planning services to the U.S. Government.

As an ESOP company, our employee-owners are personally invested in the success of our customers, our programs, and one another. Our primary focus at MSRC is to provide extraordinary talent to propel the Warfighter, and we seek to hire people who are Elevated (always do the right thing), Exceptional (the very best at what they do), and Enduring (self-disciplined; self-motivated).

Monte Sano Research Corporation (MSRC) is seeking a part-time qualified senior level candidate who excels at providing Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support for Program Offices within PAE Fires and Missile Defense Agency. The candidate shall be able to provide a broad range of technical, engineering, and management support for the planning, direction, and control of PAE Fires / MDA programs across Engineering, Programmatic, and Business Management domains.

Please Note: This position is contingent on contract funding.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in coordinating and leading interdisciplinary, cross-functional teams in materiel prototype development, testing, and production to meet project objectives. Requires interfacing with and assimilating information from SMEs in the Electrical, Mechanical, Production, Software/Logical, Business, and Operations domains internal to the Project Offices, and across Other Government Agencies and Industry Partners.
• Serve as a principal advisor to Program Mangers and subordinate leadership on financial, schedule, and technical matters to enable an integrated understanding of program risk and status.
• Continuously assess, devise, and recommend more efficient and effective methods for communication, reporting and briefing methods to result in improved, streamlined operations.
• Provide missile and radar specific technical expertise to inform Integrated Logistics Support activities.
• Assimilate and distill detailed technical, financial, and schedule information and organize it for presentation to leadership to inform decision making based on fact-based artifacts.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external Stakeholders to ensure clear communication and alignment on program goals and deliverables.
• Serve as program representative in reviews, working groups, and risk management forums.
• Support preparation of weekly and monthly recurring briefings and taskers including weekly Situational Awareness Report (SITREP), weekly staff calls, monthly program management reviews (PMR). Prepare responses to ad-hoc taskers from internal and external organizations. Assist with the preparation of documentation such as reports, studies, briefings, and weekly status reports.
• Must be a proactive and adept problem solver, easily adaptable to rapidly changing conditions. The ability to multi-task and quickly pivot between disparate topics is a must.
• Must have excellent problem solving and program management skills to quickly form, organize, and lead large, diverse, cross-organization Teams.

Education:

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or other relevant science field.

Job Qualifications:

• 25+ years of relevant experience.
• Extensive experience with policy development and management oversight.
• Demonstrated experience in DoD weapon or radar systems analysis / engineering activities.
• Experience in systems engineering to include requirements derivation, requirements management, configuration management, safety engineering.
• Good communication skills and ability to plan, organize, and manage.

Additional Requirements:

• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen
• Candidate must currently possess and be able to maintain an active Top Secret security clearance and be SAP eligible.

MSRC’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) practices are grounded in federal laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), among others. These laws prohibit discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, and other protected characteristics. They also prohibit preferential treatment based on any such trait. These protections apply across all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, training, and termination.