Senior Specialist, Project Engineer

Job Title:

Senior Specialist, Project Engineer Job Number: 40032

Job Location:

Nashville, TN

Schedule:

9/80 – Every other Friday off Role is contingent upon program award Job Description

ForceX is seeking a Project Engineer to deliver mission-focused technical solutions from concept through deployment and sustainment. The role partners across disciplines to translate requirements into executable designs that meet performance, cost, and schedule objectives. The Project Engineer coordinates day-to-day technical, cost, and schedule execution across engineering work streams and enables program delivery by connecting engineering teams, resource managers, and program leadership.

This senior professional role requires broad project management awareness and strong job-area knowledge.

• Execute engineering work products from requirements through verification and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware, software, and operational constraints into practical solutions.
• Conduct technical analysis, risk identification, and trade studies to support design decisions.
• Present technical status, issues, and recommendations in formal and informal reviews.
• Contribute to proposal, planning, and execution activities aligned to program milestones.
• Support compliance with customer, regulatory, and security requirements.
• Travel up to 25% to support integration, test, customer engagement, and program execution.
• Support work performed in a classified and/or controlled environment.
• Coordinate technical execution across engineering disciplines and program stakeholders.
• Maintain integrated schedules, status, risks, and action closure metrics.
• Prepare project health reporting and escalation packages for leadership.
• Drive issue resolution with engineering teams and line management.
• Support gate reviews, approvals, and operational readiness activities.

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience; or graduate degree and minimum 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum 10 years of prior related experience.
• Engineering degree (preferred); STEM discipline degrees (Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science) acceptable.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• 6 years of experience coordinating engineering projects with multi‑discipline contributors.
• 6 years of experience managing technical, cost, and schedule priorities within program constraints.
• 6 years of experience creating and maintaining actionable status and risk reporting.

• Experience baseline:
  Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years relevant experience, or graduate degree with 4+ years.
• Role scope expectation:
  Manages complex projects or processes with general oversight and delivers moderate-to-substantial process and system improvements.
• Collaboration expectation:
  Works within and outside the function to gain cooperation on operational practices and execution decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Familiarity with earned value or structured project controls.
• Experience supporting defense program reporting and customer reviews.
• Strong facilitation skills for cross‑functional decision forums.

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Please note that many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. 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.