Lead, Project Engineer
Listed on 2026-02-19
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Mechanical Engineer
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Job Title: Lead, Project Engineer
Job Code: 34152
Job Location: Greenville, TX
Schedule: 9/80; every other Friday off
Job DescriptionThe Project Engineer (PE) holds technical responsibility and authority for the program under the authority from Engineering Leadership to execute assigned programs, as well as direct integration with the Program Manager (PM). This includes but is not limited to:
- Adhering to technical scope
- Remaining within Engineering Program budget; and,
- Ensuring alignment with overall Program Schedule
To this end, 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 PE for the assigned program operations.
The PE coordinates with the Functional Managers in the utilization of and Earned Value (EV) reporting via the Labor Tracking System (LTS) to ensure consistency between the Functional and Program roll-up relative to performance against schedule and budgeted work scope.
The PE is also responsible for program technical performance that extends beyond the 'Engineering' functions, to ensuring technical compliance within the total operations activities (i.e. extends to the interfaces of manufacturing and HD&L). Project Engineers are a key technical interface to Customers and have the responsibility and opportunity to interact at every phase of the program lifecycle.
Essential Functions- Secret Clearance with ability to achieve TS SCI if deemed necessary, ability to travel, & working extended hours
- Leadership Skills
- Bachelors degree ina technical field and a minimum ofnine (9) years of prior relevant experience. Graduate degree and a minimum of seven (7) years of prior related experience. Advanced technical or management degrees are a plus.
- Experience with the one or more of the following areas is required:
- Previous experience in managing Engineering, Procurement, and Fabrication projects for military ISR platforms
- Program planning, guidance, and engineering execution within scope, schedule and budget
- Broad understanding of engineering processes and policies
- Bidding and Proposals which includes working with material and production estimating in that bidding process
- Mission System Installation on Airborne Platforms
- Design, Development and Test efforts
- Aero Engineering of any discipline, or Sustainment Engineering, or Systems Engineering (including Test Engineering); or Hardware Engineering; or Project Engineering
- Active DoD Secret Security Clearance, the ability to maintain the stated clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.
- Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems experience
- Experience on Foreign Military Sales Programs or Direct Commercial Sales
- Capture and Proposal Development
- Leadership Skills (i.e. Task, IPT Leader and/or Functional Management)
- Executive Level Interaction and Communication (to include internal and Customer stakeholders)
- Architecting mission system configurations to meet customer needs
- Ground, aircraft, space or shipborne mission system integration expertise
- COMINT and/or ELINT sensor experience
- Antenna placement and phased array architectures
- PDM experience
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