Description
Position: Project Controls Analyst in Systems Engineering
Experience: A minimum of 1 year of experience.
Minimum Education: BS or equivalent in Engineering, Science or related field.
Compensation Range: $75k – $100k depending upon experience and education.
The Project Controls Analyst in the Systems Engineering team at nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, Inc. is critical for multi-disciplinary coordination across the company. We expect the Project Controls Analyst to learn a wide range of tools, and coordinate and monitor complex activities and interactions across engineering teams. The Project Controls Analyst is primarily responsible for task management and tracking using Gitlab and integrating progress and status in MS Project. Additional responsibilities include monitoring financial status and progress of a program to support program leadership in making combined technical, schedule, and financial risk assessments. You will develop and learn in all of these areas and more, while supporting rapid prototyping of cutting-edge High Energy Laser (HEL) weapon systems as part of a dynamic and hard-working team.
All applicants must possess or be qualified to obtain a U.S. DoD Personnel Security Clearance. Preference will be given to candidates with an existing U.S. DoD Personnel Security Clearance. Further information on requirements to obtain a security clearance is available at: https://www.dcsa.mil/mc/pv/mbi/gicp/. Please review this information before applying.
Job Description: Provide Systems Engineering/Project Controls support across the project lifecycle for High Energy Laser (HEL) Weapon System and/or HEL Beam Control System (BCS) applications.
Responsibilities:
- Integrate Master Schedule management into MS Project.
- Implement, monitor, report and analyze program budget and schedule.
- BOM management and reconciliation to support configuration management through the system design, development, integration, and test phases.
- Extract task and schedule data from GitLab and organize into MS Project files.
- Review cost and schedule with cross functional engineering teams and update metrics accordingly.
- Support meetings, data collection or inputs for presentations relating to cost and schedule.
- Internal and external customer team presentations.
- Assist in development of methods and tools to support financial and contract activities.
Required Experience / Capability:
- Commitment to Excellence. Attention to Detail. Pride in Workmanship.
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment and maintain composure and good working relationships.
- A minimum of 1+ years of experience in Project Controls or related position.
- Practical knowledge of project management planning tools.
- Strong problem-solving ability and ability to integrate information from multiple sources to reach a solution.
- Excels in individual and collaborative work assignments, with focus on promoting a collaborative work environment.
- Effectively manage schedule and priorities with minimal daily direction to meet mid to long-term schedule objectives.
Additional Desired Experience / Capability:
- Experience with Office Dynamics 365.
- Experience with Earned Value Management.
- Experience in task management using GitLab.
- Experience working with agile teams, methodologies, and scheduling.
- Experience in requirements management, configuration management, and/or development.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate with technical, financial, contracting, and industry teams to understand key deliverables.
Benefits Summary: Health (ACA Gold Plan), Dental and Vison Care paid by employer 100% for Employee and 75% for Dependents. Company paid Life Insurance and Short and Long Term Disability. Competitive 401k with immediate vesting of company contribution. Approx. 3 weeks Paid Time Off + 10 Paid Holidays.
nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, Inc. employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.