Who we are:
Fuse Integration develops complex hardware and software systems, delivering innovative communications, networking, and computing solutions for U.S. defense agencies and our nation's warfighters. Our game-changing products and solutions ensure secure, reliable information and communications at the tactical edge.
About this role:
Do you thrive in innovative, design-driven environments with a high level of both accountability and trust? Are you passionate about delivering elegant hardware solutions with the right amount of engineering rigor? Are you seeking a technical role where you can take initiative? If so - we want to hear from you!
Fuse is looking for a Technically savvy, hands on Project Manager with an Engineering background to lead the development, integration, and demonstration of advanced communications and networking technologies. In this role, you will oversee and manage all aspects of project execution and provide strategic guidance to the team and stakeholders. Our work focuses on DoD network and tactical communications providing a variety of communications abilities to USN, USAF, and USMC platforms including tactical data links, line of site and beyond line of sight radios, and crossbanding of IP data. This engineering-minded Project Manager must be passionate about enhancing operator capabilities with user-focused communication, network, and software systems.
Warfighter-focused design and development is at the heart of Fuse processes. Throughout Fuse development our experienced team applies the best practices of commercial design-thinking, coupled to the DoD systems engineering framework. The combination of commercially proven design with rigorous systems engineering gives Fuse the ability to rapidly design, develop and field solutions well inside of typical military design cycles. Fuse rapidly innovates, putting creative concepts into action and refining those concepts through hands-on testing, user evaluation, and iterations.
What you'll do:
- Deliver innovative software, network, and hardware solutions that enhance network and IP-based communications
- Ensure cost, schedule, and technical requirements are met
- Work as a team throughout the design process, supporting project and sprint planning sessions
- Get in front of real-world operators to understand needs and requirements from an end-user point of view
- Provide input for project planning and proposals, including creation of schedules, budgets, and presentations
- Create relationships with customers, stakeholders, and industry partners
- Ensure system development environment and system attributes align with DoD security requirements
- Participate in demonstration planning with customers and overarching experiment managers
- Execute technical demonstrations
- Provide strategy guidance to project teams and stakeholders
Requirements
Ideal candidates will have experience in technical leadership, project budget and schedule management, and early product development including requirements development, system design, system integration and test for complex technical systems.
- Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering field of study or Bachelor's degree with related experience in an engineering field
- 5-7 years of hands-on experience in designing, development and implementing technical systems
- Experience leading teams in the engineering development, testing and deployment of complex systems
- Experience with DoD R&D process and life cycle management
- Understanding of system requirements and test process including experience producing test plans and procedures
- Familiarity with Agile development and professional SW development environments
- U.S. citizenship
- Current US SECRET Clearance, or ability to get clearance
Must be a nimble self-starter who is excited about technology and has the ability to think out of the box and suggest powerful new ideas.
Nice to have:
- Experience with DoD Communications networks and C4ISR
- Management Degree, MBA, or similar certification (such as PMP)
- Experience leading development of software based systems
Travel
Location - in office position with remote upon exception / approval
Salary Range: $114,000 - $168,000
Founded in 2010, Fuse is a veteran-owned business. Our San Diego-based company has earned recognition as an emerging leader in airborne, maritime, and ground networking.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Employee coverage is fully funded; a portion of dependents' coverage is funded as well
- 11 paid Federal Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Date of hire through second year: 10 days/year (accrued)
- After two years: unlimited
- 40 hours of paid sick leave per year
- 401k with employer matching
- Annual bonuses
- Cell phone reimbursement: $100/month
