Release Planner

ACARA Solutions and our client in Scottsdale, AZ have a contract-to-hire position available

• Running internal and customer Failure Review Control Board (FRCB) meetings.
• Experience in negotiation.

• As a Release Planner and FRCB (Failure Review Control Board) Champion on MUOS, you'll work with a cross-functional team responsible for overseeing the development and test planning activities for a satellite communications systems release.
• Participating in the development of specific current release content objectives as part of a longer-term Increment Planning activity
• Understanding the release content objective impacts each of the contributing development teams.
• Developing a high-level understanding of system functionality to validate and communicate impacts to Configuration Items.
• Setting up milestones, determining communication plan and top-level release development schedule.
• Overseeing the execution of the development and testing of a release across the multiple contributing teams by coordinating, progress tracking, and cross-team communication
• Ensuring development schedules align for efficient use of system-level lab testing/integration resources.
• Working with other System Engineers to ensure alignment and adequacy of test planning to help guarantee smooth System Test entry and execution.
• Interacting with program management and development leads to coordinate, negotiate, and update priorities as needed.
• Tracking and driving resolution when teams encounter progress issues or aren't communicating effectively.
• Communicating release development status in monthly reviews.
• Communicate the release content scope with the deployment team and support their planning activities.
• Helping identify process holes for lessons-learned improvement opportunities.
• Track record for successfully planning, testing, and releasing significant software releases on schedule.

• Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering or Science or Engineering or Mathematics.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in setting up milestones, determining communication plans, and top-level release development schedules.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in running internal and customer Failure Review Control Board (FRCB) meetings.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in the art of negotiation.

• Master's Degree.
• Agile experience.
• Creative thinker motivated to apply technical standards and methodologies to develop solutions.
• Collaborative team player who can provide technical leadership and position others for success.
• Good presentation and communications skills and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person,' as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.