Mercury Systems Integrated Processing Solutions Business Unit is developing safety certifiable ground and airborne products for our customers and has a great opportunity for a Principal Technical Project Manager, managing the development of cross-functional teams focused on new or upgrading existing products. The ideal candidate will lead the program from initiation through delivery including planning and directing schedules and monitoring budget/spending. In addition to directing cross-functional activities, ensuring completion of the product on schedule and within budget constraints.

 

Job Responsibilities:

Integration and coordination across functional teams, including Hardware Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, System Architecture, Integration, Test, Quality, and Documentation to facilitate the effective on-time/on-budget development and delivery of Mercury’s products and system solutions.

Serves as the primary liaison between the engineering project team and other stakeholders (ie. Marketing, Sales, Operations, Program Management, Product Management, Technical Support, and Senior Management)Accountable for the success of assigned projects (within budget, on schedule and meeting customer expectations).

 

Interact with stakeholders to understand the business needs, communicate project status and develop relationships to ensure satisfaction while minimizing project risk Develop project plans, risk mitigation plans, tasks, budget, deliverables, dependencies and resource requirements to ensure on time delivery Oversee project deliverables, intervening when necessary to adjust priorities, move aggressively toward resolution of key delivery and customer issues, optimize for product line quality, timeliness and flexibility Interact with and synchronize all key members of the project team and stakeholders Work directly with Senior Management and functional managers to resolve resource and organizational conflicts Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factor

 

Required Qualifications:

Typically requires BS degree in Engineering related discipline with 6+ years of relevant experience. Experience Project Management in new hardware/software product development, including aerospace, commercial/defense avionics. Experience with scheduling, tracking and risk management techniques and tools. Experience Project or similar project management software. Experience in all phases of the product development life cycle from requirements through design, implementation and integration, and manufacturing release. Experience identifying and implementing process improvements across an organization. This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Exceptional communication skills, strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills Ability to exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results Strong team building, interpersonal and personnel development skills Comfortable working among ambiguity and a changing and growing environment Proactive and taking initiative Product security features and functions experience Atlassian Jira and Confluence System and subsystem integration

 

This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.