Sr Project Engineer

Are you looking to use your engineering capabilities, project management and collective skills in your next position? We could use your expertise on our team! As a Senior Project Engineer you will lead complex engineering projects from inception to completion, ensuring technical excellence and timely delivery. You will act as a mentor to junior engineers, provide strategic direction, and interface with high-level stakeholders to drive project success. This role requires extensive technical expertise, advanced project management skills, and significant industry experience.

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

Responsibilities:

Project Leadership

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex engineering projects, ensuring alignment with business goals.

Technical Expertise

• Provide advanced technical guidance and problem-solving support to project teams.

Stakeholder Management

• Interface with senior leadership and external stakeholders to communicate project status and address concerns.

Risk and Issue Management

• Develop and implement strategies to mitigate risks and resolve project issues effectively.

Mentorship

• Mentor and develop junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Process Optimization

• Identify opportunities for process optimization and lead initiatives to enhance project efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.

• 12+ years experience in engineering roles with at least 4+ years in a leadership role.

• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.

• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles and practice.

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development team.

• Comprehensive understanding of requirements management, system design, and integration.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• 6-8 years relevant leadership and/or project management experience.

• Master's degree preferred.

• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary design and development team and communicating with program management and customers.

• Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516
  Experience with Aerodynamic & Stress Model Validation

  Systems Engineering Background Preferred

• Familiarity with preparation and development of project estimates, technical proposals, and program cost and schedule management.

• Past history of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis of alternative.

• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics, parts lists, specifications, instructions, and test procedure.

• Experience or certification in International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) standard.

• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.

Essential Functions:

• Occasional travel to customer or field locations may be required.

• Ability to work primarily in an office or hybrid environment.

• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds occasionally.

• Prolonged periods of working on a computer.

• Hand and finger dexterity for computer use.

• Capability to work in potentially hazardous environments when visiting project sites.

This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and