Project Engineer Lead
Job in
Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota, 55318, USA
Listed on 2026-06-19
Listing for:
Marotta
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-19
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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Project Engineer Lead
Position Summary:
The Project Engineering Lead is responsible for leading technical teams on new product development projects in our Power and Actuation Systems (PAS) Department. This individual will be part of a development team creating creating embedded systems for electrical power systems, and manipulation and control of flight actuation systems and. Activities for this role include requirements definition and management, planning of technical tasks for the team, review designs, integration and testing, release documentation and system validation.
The qualified candidate will have either Mechanical, Electrical, or Software Engineering training and experience. This individual will play a key role on high priority programs and have significant interactions with senior engineers, system engineers, test engineers, program managers, and customers. In addition, this individual will directly manage a team of project engineers. The functional leadership portion of this position is estimated to be 25% of indirect support to project team, with the remaining 75% being utilized as direct support to specific project related tasks.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Direct Engineering IPT Lead Responsibilities:
* Perform the duties of an Engineering IPT Lead.
* Manage the technical team performance to project schedule and cost and support the program manager.
* Lead the new product development processes of electromechanical systems for commercial and military platforms.
* Demonstrate initiative, resourcefulness, judgment, cooperation, and ability to communicate technical information.
* Support new business pursuits that address program technical requirements and associated schedule and costs.
* Lead a technical team from the beginning to the end of a new development project.
* Communicate, plan, organize, supervise, and control work in one or more projects concurrently.
* Interface with both commercial and military customers in technical program definition and execution.
* Identify technical tasks and resources for projects and create engineering development plans, WBS, etc. needed to execute projects.
* Manage and control within 10% of approved engineering budget.
* Manage system requirements and define lower level requirements.
* Oversee/review technical reports to satisfy internal and external deliverables.
* Functional Leadership Responsibilities:
* Coordinate subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions as it relates to the Engineering IPT Lead role.
* Ensure compliance tasks are completed in a timely manner, and teaching and enforcing processes and procedures.
* Develop and maintain the communications processes, tools, templates and training for cross-project coordination and execution.
* Develop and maintain Monthly Resource Demand plans
* Responsible for development and implementation of talent and capability roadmaps for the organization.
* Communications, including internal Staff Meetings and dissemination of information, both down and up.
Qualification/Knowledge/
Skills Required:
* Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
* 6+ years of experience as a technical lead.
* New Product Development experience in aerospace/military industry.
* Ability to effectively communicate, plan, organize, supervise, and control work in one or more projects concurrently.
* Experience in executing a project from the beginning to the end.
* Excellent Presentation skills.
* Experience…
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