Lead, Project Engineer
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Job Title: Lead Project Engineer
Job Code: 24871
Job Location: Greenville TX or Waco TX
Schedule: 9/80
The Project Engineer (PE) holds technical responsibility and authority for the program under the direction of the Program Manager (PM). This includes but is not limited to:
- Planning and execution of program activities
- Documenting an approval of program plans
- Ensuring life cycle process adherence
- Risk identification and management
- Overall program coordination during the program lifecycle.
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 is the TASK Leader (TL) for all technical aspects of the assigned program. The PE manages the technical functions of the program through Project Work Authorizations (PWAs) as a joint effort with the PM. 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). In addition Project Engineers are the key technical interfaces to Customers and have the responsibility/opportunity to interact with Customers at every phase of our program lifecycles.
PEs can be assigned to Programs of Record and/or Program proposal/pursuit activities.
- Bachelors 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 13 years of prior related experience. Advanced technical or management degrees are a plus.
Experience with one or more of the following areas is required:
- Mechanical Electrical Systems or Project Engineering
- Leadership - Task or IPT Leader and/or Functional Management
- Experience working with Aircraft OEM as a contractor/subcontractor for Special Missions Modifications
- Business Jet Platform modification experience
- Experience with Bidding and Proposals Procedures
- Experience with RF products and Electronic Warfare Systems
Preferred Skills:
Experience with the following is a plus:
- Capture and Proposal Development
- Entire Program/Engineering Life Cycle Phases and Activities
- Aircraft Modification and Modernization
- Airworthiness and FAA Certification processes
- Mission system architectures and configurations to meet customer needs
- Ground aircraft space or shipborne mission system integration expertise
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Employment Type
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