Principal Project Engineer

Job Summary: Join our Project Engineering Department as Principal Project Engineer (Technical Staff Position) and play a pivotal role in delivering readiness to the US warfighter by rapidly upgrading air ground and sea-based platforms with integrated hardware and software solutions that enhance capabilities ensuring timely and relevant operational superiority. As the highest technical authority in project engineering you will define department-wide strategies drive technical innovation ensure cross-disciplinary engineering excellence and foster organizational this role you will also lead efforts to develop management systems mentor engineers solve complex technical challenges influence front-end business activities and work on high-impact technical projects that shape the future of engineering at V2X.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Lead complex multi-disciplinary technical projects in mechanical electrical software and manufacturing engineering.
• Define department-wide strategies policies and agile transformation initiatives to enhance collaboration and processes.
• Represent the company in industry forums technical committees and executive discussions.
• Mentor engineers fostering a culture of excellence learning and innovation.

Technical Expertise & Integration

• Implement advanced decision-making tools like trade studies cost-benefit analyses and problem-solving frameworks.
• Oversee cross-disciplinary integration across engineering domains.
• Manage supplier relationships contracts and enterprise-wide technical compliance.

Risk & Quality Management

• Drive proactive risk management strategies to mitigate uncertainties in engineering.
• Ensure enterprise compliance with standards like IEEE 15288 PMI PMBOK ISO 9001 and AS9100.

Operational Contributions

• Conduct Independent Technical Reviews to ensure project alignment with organizational standards.
• Establish best practices for cost modeling resource forecasting and proposal development.
• Optimize engineering staffing plans and workload distribution across the organization.
• Solve complex technical challenges while contributing to business development initiatives.

ISO/IEC/IEEE Standards:

• Expertise inIEEE 15288 focusing on project planning assessment and risk management.
• Proficiency inIEEE 24748-1 including life cycle model adaptations and enabling system transitions.
• Knowledge ofIEEE 24748-8 ensuring technical review rigor across life cycle phases.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related field.

Experience:

• 15 years of experience in engineering or project management with a strong background in managing complex technical projects.

Technical Competencies:

• Comprehensive expertise in IEEE 15288 PMI PMBOK ISO 9001 and AS9100.
• Advanced proficiency in tools such as Azure Jira Windchill and GitHub.
• Broad technical knowledge spanning mechanical electrical software and manufacturing engineering disciplines.

Soft Skills:

• Strategic vision and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to mentor engineers and influence organizational success.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills.

Level of Supervision

• Operates independently with broad latitude in a complex enterprise-wide environment.

Required Experience:

Staff IC