Amentum · 15 hours ago
Chief Project Manager - Suits
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
12+ years expAmentum is a leading engineering solutions provider collaborating with NASA on deep space exploration. They are seeking a Chief Project Manager to oversee the development and delivery of flight hardware for various NASA programs, ensuring project effectiveness and fostering strong customer relationships.
Mechanical EngineeringSecurityTechnical Support
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead project management and engineering efforts across all JETS Suit project teams in the design, analysis, development, delivery, and deployment of flight hardware and systems
Build a capable, cooperative, and supportive team for the development, manufacturing, testing, certification, and sustaining engineering of major Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) end items for ISS, Orion, and Gateway engineering projects
Mentor Project Management (PM) and project team personnel in critical thinking, decision making, and behaviors to improve project effectiveness and create high-performing teams
Apply Project Management processes and tools in the development, sustainment or operation of human-rated flight hardware or systems
Direct and hold accountable matrix organizations in the requirements development, design, manufacturing, testing, and certification of flight hardware
Plan and execute hardware troubleshooting to investigate issues within flight hardware, development or qualification test articles, or test support hardware
Review and evaluate the quantity, quality, and overall adequacy of results and conclusions drawn from accomplishment of engineering tasks
Select and apply engineering techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate specific problems, data, or other features of the work which are broad in scope and complexity
Define, communicate and mitigate project and program risks and opportunities
Address project problems in a timely and straightforward manner
Establish a healthy project environment
Foster strong, healthy customer relationships
Coordinate and support flight hardware products and systems development phases, through design, procurement, fabrication, test, data analysis, certification, and flight/mission delivery
Perform other duties as required
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possess 5-10 years of related experience
BS degree in engineering or an equivalent STEM field from an accredited engineering school and a minimum of fourteen (14) years of direct engineering experience, or a MS degree from an accredited engineering school and twelve (12) years of direct engineering experience with proven project management experience
Position requires close coordination with the NASA Branch Managers, NASA Project Managers, NASA SEI Managers, Artemis and Gateway Subsystem Managers, ISS Subsystem SMEs, ISS/Orion program representatives, and JETS management. Strong written and verbal communication skills is a must
Requires demonstrated leadership skills as evidenced by prior leadership experience involving either NASA flight hardware or sustaining engineering
Extensive experience with ISS flight hardware Class 1 processes and projects
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field (including space flight hardware development and certification processes), such as mechanical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, environmental testing, and office software
Background in flight hardware development, testing, analysis and certification
Knowledge or experience in Test and Verification of human-rated systems
Must be able to perform cost and schedule development/estimating and management functions, and have experience with risk assessment and implementation of risk reducing measures
Must be able to organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and schedules and to work unsupervised for long periods
Excellent oral and written communication skills, the ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines and effectively communicate with direct customers and upper management
Must have the ability to visualize and work with complex systems and work with others in problem solving as part of a team
Must be able to organize and prioritize tasks, adhere to program roadmaps, support customer schedules and work independently
Preferred
Prior experience with Suit hardware development
Extensive familiarity with Johnson Space Center (JSC) organizations, processes, and procedures
Familiarity with the Engineering Life Cycle process
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
Educational reimbursement
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance
Company
Amentum
Amentum is a technology and engineering company for security, defense, and energy.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$321.16M2025-03-12Post Ipo Secondary· $321.16M
2024-09-27IPO
2020-01-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Ajay Nagar
Vice President
Darren Burton
Chief People Officer
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