Advanced Systems Engineer - Control Account Manager

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for an Advanced Systems Engineer.  This position provides an opportunity to further advance the cutting-edge technology that supports some of our nation’s core defense/intelligence services and systems.  General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

This role is responsible for planning, monitoring, and organizing engineering resources required to design, procure, build, test and document new developments and modification to existing products. This position will have ownership over the EVM process and will be the manager of the control accounts that fund program execution. 

The Advanced Systems Engineer supplements the existing leadership team including DPME and IPT leads. He/She will focus on cross-functional handovers through collecting/tracking metrics or other artifacts and ensuring tasking is correctly reflected and accomplished in the IMS (including risk mitigation). He/She meets with the IPT leads to review status of these handovers to ensure they are on track and any issues are understood in advance. The IPT’s are focused on their product in conjunction with the Advanced Systems Engineer to ensure an understanding of upstream and downstream needs, impacts and dependencies.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Participates in proposal activities
• Establishes background knowledge on proposed scope to inform for program execution.
• Accountable to DPME and expected to operate with limited oversight and coordinates the interface between manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and the engineering to coordinate program funding and execution.
• Creating long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for detailed tasks, adhering to program milestones and tracking resources within the EVM process.
• Ensure risk mitigation and opportunities are incorporated in IMS and tracked as tasks.
• Will be the Control Account Manager (CAM) for a number of IPTs or engineering areas. 
• Collects, reviews, analyses and acts on project metrics and data to manage resources toward meeting project commitments and deliverables objectives.
• Initiating material procurements and interfacing with Supply Chain, Vendors and Manufacturing to ensure resource availability to support build schedules.
• Provides visibility into material order status and elevates issues to IPT leads and DPME as necessary.
• Collects and coordinates inputs form technical leads to consolidate BOM.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Organization and problem-solving skills 
• Ability to use specialized software for collaboration and time management, including spreadsheets; Project scheduling applications like MS Project.
• Ability to delegate skills and provide updates for local stakeholders.
• Experience with inventory control, material management and tracking.
• Strong time management and analytical skills.
• Self-starter and initiator.
• Strong communication skills.
• Proven experience with EVM program execution.
• Strong background in electrical/mechanical systems, and systems engineering.
• Strong understanding of how the technical solution supports mission objectives and requirements.

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development. 
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options:
This position is fully onsite on a 9/80 work schedule.

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans