Principal Project Engineer - MEMS (HYBRID)

Date Posted:

2025-09-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HMN03: S&IS (Sensors) - Burnsville Ea 14300 Judicial Rd, Burnsville, MN, 55306 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Sensors and Integrated Systems – Engines and MEMS (EMEMS) Engineering is seeking a Staff Project Engineer to support continued growth within the product organization.  In this high visibility role, the Staff Project Engineer will coordinate and report on a cross-functional design team of hardware, software, and test engineers.  The Staff Project Engineer will have direct responsibility for management & development activities associated with the project budget, detailed Microsoft Project Schedule, individual work packages, earned value reporting of SPI and CPI, as well as technical reporting of metrics on key project activities associate with EMEMS products.

The Staff Project Engineer is also responsible for documenting various program activities such as risk and opportunity management, earned value, resource management, and capture and closure of action items.

This is a hybrid position based in Burnsville, Minnesota.

What you will do:

• Confidently provide clear, concise communications with peers and Collins leadership.
• Develop project plans, schedules, and budgets for projects and suggest appropriate adjustments to ensure adherence to the established project plan, schedule, and budget.
• Record and document delays, changes in scope, and any other incidents that impact the scope of work or schedule to ensure smooth project operations.
• Identify mitigation plans for impacted projects.
• Pursue cost saving opportunities to maximize project profitability.
• Perform critical path analysis; prepare and implement work-around plans to ensure the successful completion of projects.
• Conduct meetings and consolidate and present plans and progress reports relating to business aspects of the project.
• Identify and react to project problems and recommend solutions, such as reallocating resources or changing contractual specifications.
• Direct all phases of the project from inception through completion.
• Oversee and coordinate the administrative and operational aspects of ongoing projects within program guidelines.
• Liaise between project management and planning, project teams, and production line management.
• Coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets.
• Review project and budget status, manage schedules, and prepare reports.
• Manage and coordinate hardware and software development configurations throughout the engineering process.
• Monitor and assess project issues; develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Direct the work of employees assigned on projects in technical manufacturing and administrative areas.
• Establish design work scope content for concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product development, integration, and test.
• Meet program schedules and budgets; maintain the integrated master schedules for the project.
• Coordinate HW & SW equipment modifications throughout the development process.

Qualifications you must have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
• Must be a U.S. Person/Permanent Resident “Green Card” holder - Job requires access to ITAR or 600/500-series EAR information or hardware (directly or indirectly) and the company will not seek an export authorization for this role.
• Prior experience managing  and coordinating hardware and software development configurations throughout the engineering process.
• Prior experience establishing design work scope content for concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product development, integration, and test.

Qualifications we prefer:

• Progre