Project Engineer

Provide Decision Advantage to Mission Partners Around the World
Join us in our mission to provide the world's military members with the latest, most customizable solutions and capabilities, enabling mission success anywhere around the globe. At Ultra Intelligence and Communications (I&C), we provide critical, tactical capabilities to enhance and accelerate decision-making in the most challenging environments. By joining us, you will experience unrivaled opportunities for growth and innovation and be a part of a dynamic and diverse team that pushes boundaries and drives meaningful change in intelligence and communications.
Command, Control, Intelligence, and Encryption (C2I&E)
By joining our Command, Control, Intelligence, and Encryption (C2I&E) business, you will be a member of a team dedicated to providing innovative solutions that streamline the preparation and execution of intricate, mission-critical operations. We focus on enhancing situational awareness, tactical command and control, and seamless video data exchange capabilities within a dynamic, multi-domain environment.
Job Description
Join our team as a Project Engineer where you'll collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines, including firmware, software, systems, and electrical. In this role, you'll drive technical execution by organizing project tasks, managing resources, and overcoming technical challenges and risks. With a focus on scheduling and resource allocation using MS Project, you'll play a crucial role in supporting a new cryptographic development program. If you're ready to leverage your technical expertise to lead project execution and drive innovation, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the technical lead for mid-size projects working with software, hardware, firmware, systems and test engineering.
• Provide overall technical direction, guidance, development, and technical schedule execution of projects.
• Assist PM and/or lead in creating and maintaining programmatic documentation (e.g., schedules, work packages, status reports, technical CDRLs) to insure efficient planning and execution.
• Develop and maintain project schedules (in MS Project), to provide weekly updates including resource level loading and baseline management for technical execution.
• Work with engineers to identify required tasking and estimating level of effort to perform tasks, inputting data into MS Project.
• Track engineering progress on estimations and deliverables.
• Interact with customers for weekly/monthly status via technical interchange meetings.
• Conduct/support internal/external customer program milestone reviews to include presentation material development.
• Lead trade studies and architecture development.
• Implement the engineering development process within a project.
• Implement and support configuration management process and configuration control board meetings.
• Support proposal development for follow on work and/or new programs.
• Manage deadlines and priorities as well as provide problem-solving skills.
• Support PM in identifying, tracking and mitigating programmatic and technical risks.
• Support PM in preparation and presentation of programmatic updates at monthly project executive reviews.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Ideal candidate holds an active or recently active US Government Security Clearance. Candidate must be eligible to obtain a security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience working in multi-disciplined team in a Project Engineering capacity.
• Demonstrated success in full lifecycle product development in both waterfall and agile methodologies and configuration management of produced artifacts.
• Understanding of the DoD Acquisition Process for Engineering & Manufacturing Development.
• Proficiency with all Microsoft Office tools including Project, Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Top Secret Clearance.
• 10+ years' experience in related field with proven track record of success working in multi-disciplined team.
• Execution of full ruggedized product development from inception to fielding utilizing Embedded Software and Firmware on System-on-Chip technology.
• Technical expertise in Software and/or Firmware development and troubleshooting.
• Experience in Cryptographic Product Development and programmatic milestones, such as Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), etc.
• Background in DoD Communications Security and/or use in the field.
• Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) knowledge.
• Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) knowledge.
• Knowledgeable on EKMS Tier 2 Applications.
• Knowledgeable on Tier 3 Electronic Key Fill Devices.
• COMSEC Trained/Briefed.
• NSA High Assurance Certification Experience.
• FIPS 140-3 Experience.
• Proactively keep abreast of relevant cutting-edge technologies
• Keep team productive, busy, progressing, and excited.
• Visualize project outcomes and understand/manage risks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong writing and document development skills.

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Notice
Due to the nature of the programs we deliver for our customers, candidates may need to obtain the relevant security clearance or handle export-controlled material as defined by the role's requirements.
Our Benefits
Every employee is critical to our success, and as such, we offer a range of flexible employee benefits, including:

• Annual Bonus - Annual Bonus - Performance Related
• Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO) package plus 11 company holidays
• Early finish on Friday
• 401K w/ company match
• Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits
• Student Loan Assistance Program
• Array of voluntary benefit offerings

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement
At Ultra I&C, we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusivity. Underpinned by our values, behaviors, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be the best version of yourself. We also believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures will increase our diversity of thinking, ensuring we successfully deliver to our customers. We, therefore, do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible. If you have any issues with your application, please email us at careers@ultra-ic.com.
Reasonable accommodation statement: if you need accommodation for any part of the application process, please email careers@ultra-ic.com.
We abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60.300-.5 (a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin and for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.