Technical Project Manager

SMX

Remote Eligibility

On-site

Domain

Architecture & design

State

Maryland

City

Lexington Park

Job Description

Posted on:

February 10, 2025

Primary NIST Speciality

Securely Provision

NIST Sub-speciality

Software Development

Seniority

Experienced

Salary ($K)

103

172

Summary and company overview

Summary Information about the Role and Company Overview

SMX is looking for a highly motivated Technical Project Manager with a software engineering background to support the Acquisition Program Office in oversight of Software Engineering activities.

You will join a team of highly driven, supportive, and skilled professionals engaged in supporting program management, technical, or business case analysis across the NAVAIR community.

At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.

We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what's possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.

SMX is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability status, protected veteran status, race, color, age, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or genetic information. SMX is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including disability and veterans.

Responsibilities

Serves as a part of the government software acquisition management team on large complex software intensive weapon system programs.
Coordinates the preparation of software technical specifications and statements of work, evaluates proposals, monitors and guides contractors' progress, and manages software technical solutions to ensure highly adaptable and resilient software design.
Plans, directs and manages research and development contracts for large software intensive programs to ensure requirement, design, implementation, integration, and testing to be aligned with program objectives and NAVAIR software engineering department process through the use of cutting-edge software technology.
Establishes, shapes, ensures compliance and continuous improvement for software development and software sustainment policies and procedures
Interacts with a wide diversity of software stakeholders.
Applies disciplines of computer science or software development knowledge to support quality production of software on large complex software intensive weapons programs.
Manages software technical solutions to ensure highly adaptable and resilient software architecture and component design and apply knowledge of Agile software development process to manage software capabilities incrementally
Exchanges information and viewpoints with other functional teams, private industry, and other government organizations.

Job Requirements

Required Skills and Experience:

Clearance Required: Secret
BS or BA degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or Computer Engineering from a college program with ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.) certification.
5+ years of software engineering experience, performing software requirements analysis, software design, software coding, software integration and software testing.
Experience shall have consisted of performing software engineering functions for a DoD aircraft systems, DoD weapons systems, DoD mission systems or DoD support systems.
Demonstrated experience in all phases of the software engineering lifecycle
Demonstrated ability to identify complex problems, evaluate trade space opportunities, and develop solutions

Desired Qualifications:

Strong skillsets in programming in C/C++
Experience with DOD Acquisition policies and procedures demonstrated in a program office environment
Experience with Agile SW Development methodologies

Additional commentary

Application Deadline: February 7, 2025

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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.

The proposed salary for this position is: $103,000 — $172,000 USD

Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.

Summary and company overview

Summary Information about the Role and Company Overview

SMX is looking for a highly motivated Technical Project Manager with a software engineering background to support the Acquisition Program Office in oversight of Software Engineering activities.

You will join a team of highly driven, supportive, and skilled professionals engaged in supporting program management, technical, or business case analysis across the NAVAIR community.

Apply now