Project Engineer - E2

Standard Job Description

The Project Engineer will serve as a Control Account Manager (CAM) supporting the Ground Production Operations Integrated Product Team (IPT) within the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) program. This role is responsible for managing multiple control accounts, ensuring performance, cost, and schedule compliance, and providing routine status and reporting to IPT leadership and program management.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as Control Account Manager (CAM) for multiple Ground Production Operations control accounts.
• Develop, maintain, and manage cost, schedule, and technical baselines for assigned control accounts.
• Monitor performance, identify variances, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Prepare and deliver regular cost, schedule, and technical status updates to IPT leadership and program management.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, production, supply chain, finance, and scheduling teams to ensure alignment with program execution.
• Support earned value management (EVM) activities, including variance analysis and estimate-at-complete (EAC) updates.
• Ensure control account work aligns with program requirements, milestones, and risk management plans.
• Contribute to internal reviews, customer reviews, and program audits as required.

Basic Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, or related technical field.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in managing scope, schedule, and cost within a project or program environment.
• Working knowledge of earned value management (EVM) principles and practices.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret cost and schedule data.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional IPT structure.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• US Citizen with ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance

Desired Skills

• Prior experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM) on a DoD or aerospace program.
• Prior involvement with production, manufacturing, or operations-focused IPTs.
• Prior involvement with the development of proposals and basis of estimates (BOEs)
• Prior earned value management (EVM) experience specifically related to material control accounts or material cost/schedule management.