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(GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Engineer Supervisor to join our MQ-9B Engineering team in Poway, CA. This position will focus on software development projects pertaining to our MQ-9B RPA platform. This is a multi-faceted role dealing with a wide variety of skill sets and stakeholders throughout the project life cycle.\nUnder general supervision with limited review, this position is responsible for determining and developing effective approaches for resolving a wide range of difficult engineering problems. The position will include working with engineering leadership, program management, and customer representatives to develop and execute development, test, and sustainment programs for domestic and international customers.\nDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:\nSoftware Release Management\nWork with the Chief Engineering Office and Program Engineering Teams to fulfill the technical obligations of customer program requirements.\nCollect requirements, plan, and execute detailed development and release schedules for UAV system software releases.\nIdentify all functional areas impacted by a software development effort and define all development interdependencies between functional engineering disciplines.\nManage software development lab asset schedules to ensure all development activities receive adequate lab access time, optimizing wherever possible.\nAfter system software release and handover to the system test team, provide technical support as the test program progresses through all phases.\nSupport the operation of engineering systems by evaluating and interpreting needs and developing effective and creative approaches to resolve issues.\nIssue Management\nManage incoming software problem reports from relevant development efforts, test programs, and operational sites. This includes triaging priority, assigning engineering resources, collecting status updates, and driving investigations to conclusion.\nEvaluate SME analysis of root cause investigation summaries and ensure the completeness and accuracy of investigations.\nEngineering Leadership\nDirect activities of design or technical staff and may lead a team of moderately experienced professional staff. May be responsible for directing up to ten separate functional engineering disciplines per project.\nSupport personnel development, performance feedback, and workload planning for assigned team members.\nSupervise other assigned project engineering personnel, providing direction, prioritization, and support to ensure project objectives are achieved.\nGeneral Responsibilities\nProvide clear and concise technical documentation and presentations as required.\nOrganize and lead engineering meetings with multiple stakeholders to ensure productive outcomes.\nManage a personal workload consisting of multiple projects and execute tasks in accordance with provided priorities.\nManage engineering estimates and proposals in response to customer and program management direction.\nMaintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information.\nObserve all laws, regulations, and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the company.\nWork in a safe manner in 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