Lead Project Engineer (aircraft)

Lead Project Engineer (various level Project Engineers needed)

Waco, TX – *Relocation Assistance Provided*

**Active Secret Clearance required upon hire; TS/SCI needed once onboard**

The Company

Our client is one of the largest, successful aerospace, defense and technology innovators in the world. They operate in over 100 countries and provide strategic solutions to the US, in order to protect and defend our freedoms worldwide, with advancing space access, supporting national security, civil service, and transportation safety. Their employees are passionate about their customers and their mission, as they enjoy working with cutting edge technologies and advancements that are positively impacting our society.

The Job

Our client is actively seeking a Lead, Project Engineer (PE) to support the execution of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on airborne platforms and development of our Digital ICE product line. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for ensuring the program technical development is performed to meet all technical, cost, and schedule requirements. This includes but is not limited to:

• Planning and execution of program activities
• Documenting and approval of program plans
• Ensuring life-cycle process adherence
• Risk identification and management
• Customer and Senior Leadership interaction
• Overall program coordination during the program lifecycle

The individual Engineering Functional Task Leaders (Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Specialty Engineering, Logistic Engineering, Technical Publications, etc.) report to and take direction from the Project Engineer for the assigned program operations. In addition, Project Engineers are the key technical interfaces to Customers and have the responsibility to interact with Customers at every phase of the program lifecycle.

Functions

• Lead cross-functional engineering teams in program execution and bid/proposal activities.
• Provide technical leadership to resolve design and integration challenges for system integration efforts
• Provide technical leadership on the integration of specialized hardware and software for Electronic Attack Mission Systems and Digital ICS products
• Provide leadership in program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Track Engineering Performance Metrics and brief program status on a monthly basis to senior engineering leadership
• Track cost and schedule execution and be able to explain any variances and the path to get back to program targets
• Ensure program execution and Bid/Proposal development are in accordance with engineering processes and policies
• Ensure compliance with performance, reliability, and safety standards
• This position will largely lead an ongoing contract for aircraft test support and will need to be available to travel to Integrated Test Team Meetings, Site evaluations and some test events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 12 years of prior related experience.
• An active DoD Secret Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret (SCI) Security Clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Demonstrated experience in program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Demonstrated experience understanding of engineering processes and policies
• Demonstrated experience in Aircraft Integration, Test and Delivery
• Ability to travel as needed based on business demands
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following disciplines:
• Software/Hardware Engineering
• Systems Engineering (including Test Engineering)
• Project Engineering

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrated experience in leadership by being a Task Leader, IPT Leader, and/or Functional Manager, or other similar leadership roles
• Demonstrated experience in communicating with internal and external Customer stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills

Security Clearance

Please be aware this position requires an active DoD Secret security clearance, and ultimately will require a TS/SCI security clearance once this person is onboard. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.