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Internal Project Engineer

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Apr 2026

💰 $80,000/yr

About the role

Advanced Mission Partners (AMP) a wholly owned subsidiary of SSAI is seeking an Internal Project Engineer to join our dynamic and innovative manufacturing team. As an Internal Project Engineer, you will be given fixed budgets and timelines and will be responsible for delivering commercially viable products. This role is designed for engineers who have multiple well-developed ideas that they can bring to market using minimal time and seed capital. It is a performance-driven role with periodic evaluations on deliverables and wins. Incentive pay is eligible upon successfully creating two different design or engineering IP within budget and schedule.

This position is based in Lanham, MD with some work done in Tysons Corner, VA.

Responsibilities:

Successfully create two different design or engineering IP for SSAI within budget/schedule - within one year of hiring.
Develop and bring new products to market within fixed budgets and timelines
Design, prototype, and refine manufacturing processes
Ensure products meet commercial viability and quality standards
Optimize production efficiency and cost-effectiveness
Manage projects from concept through production and launch

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in an Engineering Discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Familiarity with the engineering process
GPA of 3.0 or higher
Familiarity with advanced prototyping and manufacturing
Familiarity with engineering self-sufficiency
Familiarity with reporting and documentation

Desired Qualifications:

2+ years of experience with advanced prototyping and manufacturing
Previous experience with commercially viable products
Interest in a hybrid role of engineering and business

EEO/AA Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to touch, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.