Principal Engineering Project Lead

 

Mercury Systems Integrated Processing Solutions Business Unit is developing safety certifiable ground and airborne products for our customers and has a great opportunity for an experienced Engineering Project Lead, managing the development of cross-functional teams focused on new or upgrading existing products. The ideal candidate will lead the program from initiation through delivery including planning and directing schedules and monitoring budget/spending. In addition to directing cross-functional activities, ensuring completion of the product on schedule and within budget constraints.

Job Responsibilities Include: 

• Integration and coordination across functional teams, including Hardware Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, System Architecture, Integration, Test, Quality, and Documentation to facilitate the effective on-time/on-budget development and delivery of Mercury’s products and system solutions. 

• Serves as the primary liaison between the engineering project team and other stakeholders (ie. Marketing, Sales, Operations, Program Management, Product Management, Technical Support, and Senior Management) 

• Accountable for the success of assigned projects (within budget, on schedule and meeting customer expectations) 

• Interact with stakeholders to understand the business needs, communicate project status and develop relationships to ensure satisfaction while minimizing project risk 

• Develop project plans, risk mitigation plans, tasks, budget, deliverables, dependencies and resource requirements to ensure on time delivery 

• Oversee project deliverables, intervening when necessary to adjust priorities, move aggressively toward resolution of key delivery and customer issues, optimize for product line quality, timeliness and flexibility 

• Interact with and synchronize all key members of the project team and stakeholders 

• Work directly with Senior Management and functional managers to resolve resource and organizational conflicts 

• Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factor 

 

Required Qualifications: 

• Typically 6+ years of relevant experience

• Relevant Project Management experience in new hardware/software product development, including defense, aerospace, or other domains 

• Familiarity with scheduling, tracking and risk management techniques and tools 

• Microsoft Project or similar project management software experience 

• Knowledgeable in all phases of the product development life cycle from requirements through design, implementation and integration, and manufacturing release 

• Experience identifying and implementing process improvements across an organization 

• BS degree in related discipline 

 

Preferred Qualifications Include: 

• Exceptional communication skills, strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills 

• Ability to exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results 

• Strong team building, interpersonal and personnel development skills 

• Comfortable working among ambiguity and a changing and growing environment