Production Engineer with ground combat vehicles, supporting ground combat vehicles, will interface with United State Marine Corps Program Office, US Army Combat Capability Development Center - Ground Vehicle System Center (CCDC-GVSC), other government agencies and the Prime Contractors along with the sub-contractors in order to provide technical support and direction. The engineer will provide problem solving skills related to development, production, field problems and sustainment.
The candidate will be responsible for production and post-production management on a ground combat vehicle.
The individual will assess risk and propose mitigation steps to the PMO and Engineering leadership. The individual should be able to develop briefs and white papers summarizing the risks for the systems and subsystems they are assigned.
The candidate will evaluate the progress of contractors against the tailored entry/exit criteria for design reviews.
The candidate should be able to prepare information papers for the projects assigned in order to keep the PMO and engineering leadership updated on the status on critical projects, respond to questions, and prepare them for meetings with the PAE MC, other USMC offices and Industry.
Lead a combined project team of government and contract employees located in many different locations while meeting directed delivery dates to meet fielding requirements.
Provide engineering support regarding production and process improvement support to Combat Vehicle systems planning, design, development, and execution.
Conduct requirement development and decomposition from higher level specifications and voice of the customer.
Work in a team environment with our USMC customer and DCS Engineers.
Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve problems encountered with vehicle production issues.
Conduct system engineering tasks to include risk management, data management, and trade study analysis.
Conduct Project Management tasks including WBS Development, IMP, IMS and cost analysis.
Develop Subject Matter Expertise on a variety of combat vehicle subsystems.
Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace) with 8 years of experience.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
Experience in vehicle software integration onto a vehicle.
Experience with production of large complex systems.
Ability to travel to various customer and contractor facilities and test centers (20% Travel).
Experience with production of ground combat vehicles systems.
Familiar with Systems Engineering and DoD Acquisition processes.
Familiar with systems/subsystems for Ground Combat Vehicles.
Experience in industrial engineering and process improvement.
DCS delivers advanced technology and management solutions to Government agencies in the national security sector. We seek to develop successful working relationships with our customers to ensure that we meet expectations and get the job done right. The value that we place on ensuring customer satisfaction is based on our strong corporate culture of empowerment, innovation, responsiveness, and professional excellence. The transformative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit that characterize our more than 2,100+ employee-owners allow DCS to ensure success of each customer's mission and actively contribute to the well-being of the nation.
