What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Engineer (PM UAS) position at CACI?
CACI is looking for a Project Engineer to support the Endurance UAS (EUAS) product office (PO) Assistant Product Manager (APM) for Production and Sustainment. This Project Engineering position is responsible for providing technical support and leadership in Defense Acquisition, including system integration, fielding and sustainment. Candidates should have excellent organizational and communication skills, as well as the ability to work in a highly collaborative environment. This position will be located at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL.
What You’ll Get to Do:
Lead and provide technical direction to a multi-disciplined team to accomplish multiple, highly complex, and interrelated Production and Sustainment projects.
Develop and implement technical solutions to complex, multi-disciplined technical challenges.
Monitor cost, schedule, and performance for technical activities within the EUAS product office.
Lead team in managing internal team and contractor progress within estimated time frames and budget constraints.
Review work products for completeness and adherence to requirements, manage risk/issue management, and brief senior leadership on status, risks, and issue resolution.
Coordinate EUAS Production and Sustainment efforts with internal and external organizations, such as UAS TMD, Army labs, PD SAI, PM AMSA, PM TAGM, other services, and industry.
Prepare and present technical and programmatic briefings to management, partners, and stakeholders.
Assist in the development of milestone and technical documentation for contract requirements packages and various contracting and acquisition strategies.
Execute program goals and work within a multi-disciplinary team to achieve these goals.
Assist in the development of integrated master schedules, strategic roadmaps, and milestone and technical documentation for contract requirements packages and various contracting and acquisition strategies.
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More About the Role:
Project Engineer to support the Endurance UAS (EUAS) product office (PO) Assistant Product Manager (APM) for Production and Sustainment.
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
BS required with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience preferred.
Product Level Management Experience under an ACAT I or II program preferred.
Experience in related field of expertise at the program level, ideally in providing programmatic and/or systems engineering/integration support to major DoD acquisition activities.
Experience in the development, testing, fielding/training, and sustainment phases of system’s life cycle.
Thorough knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations, Contracts/Subcontracts terminology and business practices.
Experience administering various contract types (Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Cost Plus Incentive Fee, Firm Fixed Price).
Demonstrated experience working individually as well as organizing and facilitating working groups.
Must be able to prepare detailed written reports and briefings (using Microsoft PowerPoint) suitable for presentation to senior level military and corporate leadership, as well as present material orally.
Must have a strong understanding of Army Acquisition processes, Milestone Documentation, and program decision process.
Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to use Microsoft Office suite of products.
Must have the ability to work in a teaming environment and have the personality to interface with numerous Government and contractor personnel in a rapid paced environment.
Knowledge of the acquisition process including development, test and evaluation, contracting, production, and fielding
Excellent organizational and communication skills, as well as the ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.
Professional experience using Microsoft Office applications to include Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, and Word
Candidate must possess strong oral and written communication skills
Must be a self-starter that thrives in a dynamic team environment
Candidate must possess a proven ability to develop and provide reports to management
Active DoD Secret security clearance and the ability to maintain such is required
May require travel up to 20%.
What We Can Offer You:
- We’ve been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.
- Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
- We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.
- We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation’s highest priorities.
- For over 60 years, the principles of CACI’s unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.
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