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Vets2PM

DoD SkillBridge - Project Manager

Arlington, VA · On-site

... internship, the participant will work alongside Sedaro's Engineering and Program teams to develop practical experience managing technical projects throughout the project lifecycle. The intern will ...

Securiport

Jr. Quality Assurance Engineer

Reston, VA · On-site

You will work across the software lifecycle to help ensure the quality, reliability, and ... You should have academic, internship, project-based, or early professional exposure to testing web ...

Securiport LLC

Jr. Quality Assurance Engineer

Reston, VA · On-site

$65K - $85K/yr

You will work across the software lifecycle to help ensure the quality, reliability, and ... You should have academic, internship, project-based, or early professional exposure to testing web ...

Spire

Software Engineer - RFGL Systems

Washington, DC · Hybrid

$195K - $232K/yr

... internship/project work for strong early-career candidates) * Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch, IAM, or similar services) - this is critical

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DoD SkillBridge - Project Manager

Vets2PM

Arlington, VA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 6 days ago

Job description


DoD SkillBridge Internship: Project Manager
SkillBridge Industry Mentor: Sedaro
SkillBridge Provider: Vets2PM LLC
Location: Arlington, VA
Applicants must be active-duty U.S. Military Members who qualify for the DoD SkillBridge Program.
To Apply:
Apply to this posting and then go to www.vets2pm.com/skillbridge and complete the SkillBridge interest form
Overview
Join Sedaro as a Project Manager Intern and gain hands-on experience supporting the execution of modeling and simulation software R&D and implementation projects for government and commercial customers.
During this SkillBridge internship, the participant will work alongside Sedaro's Engineering and Program teams to develop practical experience managing technical projects throughout the project lifecycle. The intern will gain exposure to project planning, customer communication, scope and schedule management, risk management, agile methodologies, budgeting, requirements management, and project delivery.
  • Team: Engineering, working with the Director of Programs
  • Location: Arlington, VA
  • Clearance: Must be eligible for a U.S. security clearance

About Sedaro
Sedaro is a fast-growing technology startup developing a cloud-native simulation platform. The company delivers innovative solutions through commercial and government contracts within the Aerospace and Defense industry.
As a Project Manager Intern, the SkillBridge participant will gain experience supporting projects that contribute to aerospace, defense, and national security missions while learning how technical software projects are managed in a small, agile organization.
Training & Learning Areas
During the internship, the SkillBridge participant will gain experience in:
  • Project planning, execution, monitoring, delivery, and closeout.
  • Managing project scope, schedules, costs, and priorities.
  • Agile and hybrid project management methodologies.
  • Customer and stakeholder communication.
  • Coordinating cross-functional technical teams.
  • Identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks.
  • Translating customer requirements into actionable implementation plans.
  • Managing project requirements, including use cases and user stories.
  • Government and commercial contract deliverables.
  • Project and labor budget tracking.
  • Federal acquisition processes, including FAR/DFARS.
  • Project management tools such as Jira and GitLab.

Hands-On Internship Activities
The Project Manager Intern will:
  • Participate in customer and internal stakeholder meetings to understand project goals, priorities, and requirements.
  • Assist with customer communications, project updates, and status reporting.
  • Support communication and coordination across cross-functional project teams.
  • Participate in demonstrations, requirements discovery sessions, retrospectives, and milestone reviews.

Execution & Delivery
The Project Manager Intern will:
  • Assist with managing project scope, schedules, and costs using agile and hybrid project management practices.
  • Support milestone reviews and project status updates with external stakeholders.
  • Track project progress and assist with identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies.
  • Help translate customer requirements into actionable project and implementation plans.
  • Support quality reviews to ensure deliverables align with contract requirements, business objectives, and quality standards.
  • Assist with developing subcontractor Statements of Work (SOWs) and tracking their execution.
  • Help document, prioritize, communicate, and update product requirements, including use cases and user stories.
  • Work with engineering teams to communicate customer priorities and project requirements.
  • Gain experience tracking project and labor budgets against customer priorities and project needs.
  • Participate in agile prioritization activities to ensure project work reflects current customer needs.

Preferred Background
  • A bachelor's degree, preferably in Project Management, Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience planning, coordinating, managing, or executing projects.
  • Strong organizational, project management, and communication skills.
  • Experience communicating with customers, stakeholders, or cross-functional teams.
  • Familiarity with project management methodologies such as Agile.
  • Understanding of project management knowledge areas such as Scope Management and Stakeholder Management.
  • Experience with tools such as Jira or GitLab.
  • Experience identifying, assessing, or mitigating project risks.

Additional Desirable Experience
  • Domain experience or familiarity with Aerospace & Defense.
  • Familiarity with U.S. space-domain acquisition and operations.
  • Background or familiarity with software solutions in Aerospace & Defense.
  • PMP or another project management certification.
  • Experience working in small businesses or startups.
  • Experience as a Product Owner or Project Manager supporting software development.
  • Knowledge of federal acquisition processes, including DoD/DoW, NRO, or NASA.
  • Active or current Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.

Compensation Range:
If hired after the internship the target compensation range is $100K - $130K. This compensation can vary depending on experience level, certifications, and other factors.
[ NOTE: Because this is a SkillBridge Internship, it is understood that no single candidate will have equal expertise in all the areas of responsibility listed. Successful candidates will possess a compelling combination of many of them and the self-awareness and wisdom to leverage existing and/or new resources in the area(s) where they lack personal mastery.]
Vets2PM Provides:
  • Project Manager (PMP), or ACP/Scrum Certification Training
  • Mentorship and guidance via weekly SkillBridge Intern Zoom Meetings.
  • PM Fundamentals course, Resume writing, LinkedIn optimization, and interview skills course.
  • Other free resources, including an electronic copy of 'How to Speak Civilian Fluently'.

Other:
Not all internships include certification training by Vets2PM, as many host companies include their own internship-focused training instead. If selected for an internship with Vets2PM please read your approval email, letter, and training plan to be sure you understand what is included in your internship.

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