Technical Project Manager

Job Details

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Purpose

This position will be responsible for the technical project management of multiple Naval Special Warfare efforts in the Advanced Technology Laboratory (ATL). Specifically, leading project planning, staffing, technical design oversight, fabrication, integration, at-sea testing, and support for undersea sensing and communications systems, with an emphasis on high-frequency SONAR technology research and development efforts.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with engineering teams to develop, document, and execute system designs that are on schedule, within budget, and are validated and verified against sponsor requirements.

• Coordinate with engineering teams and supervisory chain to maintain and track progress against critical development and testing events.

• Handle administrative project management and business functions as required by project needs.

• Assist in the identification, planning, and acquisition of new projects and funding from DoD sponsors.

• Documentation and presentation of technical materials to internal and external stakeholders.

• Identify personnel resource needs; identify candidates, interview, and hire full-time engineering staff members.

• Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, software engineering, engineering management, or similar technical field.

• Five years of project management experience.

• Demonstrated experience developing and leading technical projects.

• Three years of demonstrated experience in managing engineering teams.

• Experience planning, developing and executing technical project plans across a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, scientists and technical staff.

• Demonstrated ability to document, maintain and present technical information to internal and external stakeholders.

US Citizen. Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in related field.

• At least five years of of demonstrated experience in technical project management.

• Experience with high-frequency SONAR or other underwater sensor systems.

• Prior military or defense system development experience.

• Experience with Department of Defense acquisition processes.

• Experience working with classified information systems.

General Notes

An agency designated by the federal government handles the investigation as to the requirement for eligibility for access to classified information. Factors considered during this investigation include but are not limited to allegiance to the United States, foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations, drug involvement, the likelihood of continuation of such conduct, etc.

Please mark "yes" on the application question that asks if additional materials are required. Failure to attach all additional materials listed below may result in a delay in application processing.

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
· 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
· Retirement contributions
· Paid vacation and sick time
· Paid holidays

Salary Range

$100,000-$140,000+/negotiable depending on qualifications.

Working Conditions

• Standard office conditions

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

• Use of manual dexterity

• Possible weekend, evening and holiday work

• Possible interstate/intrastate travel

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

• Unofficial college transcript.

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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