Lead, Project Engineering

Job Title: Lead, Project Engineering

Job Code: 46393

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Project Engineer (PE) provides technical leadership and oversight for the program under the direction of the Program Manager, Engineering Leadership, and Chief Engineer. The functional oversight may include planning and executing program activities; developing, documenting, and approving program plans; ensuring adherence to established lifecycle processes; identifying and managing technical risks; supporting bid and proposal development; and coordinating technical efforts throughout the program lifecycle.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.
• ~25% travel based on business needs.
• Lead engineering execution across the program lifecycle, including requirements definition, design, integration, verification, qualification, and transition to production or sustainment, as applicable.
• Develop and maintain integrated engineering plans, technical milestones, resource forecasts, and engineering inputs to program schedules and budgets.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams to align priorities, manage dependencies, resolve issues, and meet program commitments.
• Establish and monitor technical performance measures, identify execution variances, and lead corrective actions.
• Manage technical risks and opportunities, including mitigation planning, ownership assignment, and tracking through closure.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in technical fields such as engineering, math, or related area of study and minimum 9 years of prior engineering experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior engineering experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior engineering experience.
• Experience in one of the following engineering disciplines:
  • Project Engineering
  • Systems Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
• Demonstrated experience developing technical inputs for export license applications and supporting documentation.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience leading complex aerospace, defense, communications, electronics, or other mission-critical engineering programs.
• Demonstrated systems engineering background, including requirements management, interface definition, architecture trade studies, and verification planning.
• Experience with Systems Integration Labs.
• Experience with Agile or digital engineering practices.
• Experience with DoW Agencies such as Secretary of the Air Force - International Affairs (SAF/IA), Tri-Services Committee (TSC), Navy International Programs Office (NIPO), Navy Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) Program Office (PMA-290).