Program Engineer

Program Engineer

Location: Boulder, CO

Schedule: Full Time

Salary: Starting at $100K

OVERVIEW

Caribou Thunder is seeking a Program Engineer for the SBIRS mobile unit development program. This role will be accountable for overall engineering technical, cost and schedule performance and is responsible for the identification and closure of technical issues.

SECURITY CLEARANCE                                                                      

Secret Clearance

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Meets/Exceeds all technical commitments made to the program.
• Tracks Estimated time to Complete/Earned Value Management (ETC/EVM) Metrics to monitor program performance and identify technical or Tech Ops staffing risks, while managing cost/schedule.
• Ensures requirements baseline in documents, tracked, maintained, and verified.
• Ensures establishment and tracking of key Technical Performance Measures (TPM).
• Responsible for ECP estimates, negotiations of giver-receiver relationship dates.
• Provides timely and accurate projections of engineering resource requirements.
• Works closely with functional leaders to identify and secure appropriate staffing, coordinates with the PM office and first line managers on proposed engineering staffing changes prior to changes.
• Works with PM to ensure organizational standard processes are adapted, approved, and followed.
• Leverages proven processes, lessons learned, and best practices from other parts of business or industry.
• Ensures program plans and technical baselines are consistent with Program Control processes and Modern Engineering Practices.
• Responsible for the overall program plan and coordination of the engineering team through completion of development, performance of system testing, environmental testing, and physical/functional audits of military-specification trailers containing computing equipment and communications gear.
• Drives proper execution of the engineering functions, including subcontractor technical performance.
• Assists Program Manager as a technical deputy, duties as required

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Earned Value Management (EVM) experience
• Team lead experience
• Schedule creation and maintenance experience
• Comfortable leading a mixed engineering team including one or more of the following:
  software engineers, hardware engineers, information assurance engineers, and/or communications engineers)
• Ability to work with and negotiate technical solutions with Air Force technical representatives
• Comfortable with both Windows and Linux (RHEL) environments

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with vehicle mounted C2 systems
• Experience with tactical enclosures (shelters)
• Exposure or experience with the SBIRS program or mission
• Experience with format Test programs and/or formal military environmental testing that takes place at White Sands Missile Range or other such locales
• Experience leading subcontractors through program execution
• Experience with proposal development and leading proposal teams
   

ABOUT CARIBOU THUNDER

Caribou Thunder, LLC is a Woman Owned, HUBZone Certified, Native American Owned, SBA and SDB Certified global engineering services company, incorporated in 2006. Caribou Thunder is a Global Service Provider supporting a wide variety of DoD, Space, and Intelligence programs with consistent growth since inception to over 100 associates and $10M in annual sales with solid performance in 35 states across the U.S. and 22 countries around the world.

Caribou Thunder, LLC is an established Defense contractor with nearly 20 years of experience delivering engineering services worldwide.  We offer industry leading salaries, flexible work life balance, full range of benefits (career development and mentoring, PTO, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401k match).  Caribou Thunder, LLC offers meaningful career opportunities within a true team-based environment, where each and every employee matters, contributing to a higher goal supporting National Security programs. Caribou Thunder, LLC is committed to hiring and maintaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. United States citizenship is a requirement for all positions.

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