Job Title: Principal Project Engineer
Location: Indianapolis, IN 46219
Duration: 06 Months+
Job Description:
CLIENT’S is seeking an engineering development Principal Project Engineer supporting the Weapon Systems Integration (WSI) team program area in Indianapolis. The Principal Project Engineer leads dynamic and multidiscipline development team(s) within the WSI product line. CLIENT’S hires innovative thinkers wishing to work on tactical defense solutions recognized around the world. The Principal Project Engineer will join our Project Engineering department in Indianapolis, IN, leading the development of various air-based systems.
The Principal Project Engineer will support all phases of the development process, working across disciplines to develop technical solutions and leading a multi-discipline team, which includes Systems, Hardware, and Software Engineering functions, as well as other disciplines such as Production, Supply Chain, and Quality Assurance.
The Principal Project Engineer will be working in a fast-paced environment providing technical leadership to design, develop, and deliver products to support the lifecycle of the program.
The Principal Project Engineer develops project plans, maintains project schedules and drives the team to a solution that meets technical requirements and cost targets.
Project engineering is a specialized field within engineering that focuses on planning, executing, and managing complex projects. It combines technical expertise with project management skills to successfully achieve project objectives. Project engineering ensures the technical management processes of a project are implemented and achieved to the level of rigor required by the project. Technical management processes are used to:
establish and perform technical plans for the project,
manage information across the technical team,
assess technical progress against the plans for the system, products, or services,
control technical tasks through to completion,
aid in the decision-making process.
Required Skills
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
Leadership of the technical project team. Ensures all disciplines on the program execute within the established program budget and schedule. Regularly meets with Program Area Chief Engineer (PACE) to validate the technical baseline is on track and will meet cost and schedule requirements. Is a strong advocate of company, business, and functional procedures and tools on all programs and enforces strict compliance to the project tailored process baseline.
Helps to coordinate the creation of the project backlog, write user stories, and manage releases for Agile Projects.
Systems Engineering Experience – Requirements Management, IV&V experience, and life cycle management of projects.
Demonstrated problem solving skills, mentors and develops talent within the project team.
Lead and develop proposals. This includes coordinating and assembling engineering estimates, writing Basis of Estimates (BOEs), and leading and writing proposal volumes.
Create and maintain project plans. This includes leading and coordinating project tailoring.
Coordination of the development of spend plans, staffing plans, and the project schedule.
Coordination of the development of the program organizational chart and assigns roles and responsibilities.
Coordination of risk and opportunity management plans and meetings. Ensures required plans based of project tailoring are completed.
Leadership of project reviews. Lead and conduct the project kick off as well as coordinating and leading customer and internal reviews and meetings. Effectively presents program cost, schedule and measurement data to business leadership and customers and gives recommendations for project direction.
Monitor and measure performance of the project. This includes developing and recording Key Performance Measures (KPIs), performing cost and schedule measurement, reviewing and updating spend plans and staffing profiles, coordinating the development of Estimates at Complete (EAC), and working with functional management to acquire, rotate, and size staff.
Proficiency in Earned Value Management (EVM)
Coordinate business functions for project success. This includes being the primary project interface with supporting business functions such as supply chain, logistics, finance, manufacturing, and contracts. Working with the functions to ensure tasks are appropriately assigned and accounted for. Supporting the product road map to meet business objectives and goals. Works to translate business goals and end user needs into product strategies.
Participate in Program Reviews. Support the program manager in the development and presentation of program reviews with business leadership.
Minimum eight (8) years of related experience required.
Ability to gain or current US Government Secret Security Clearance.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Teams, and Windows.
Proficient with Microsoft Project and scheduling practices.
Basic understanding of reading and comprehending drawings, specifications, and other technical information.
Desired Skills:
Ability to organize engineers to manage issues throughout the development life cycle of the project.
Technical leadership capabilities, includes the ability to lead the resolution of tough technical challenges.
Experience managing traditional and Agile teams.
Experience creating/managing Backlogs in Azure DevOps or similar.
Proposal development experience · Ability to build teams with diverse skill sets, acting at highest level of their discipline.
Ability to maintain high performance in a highly dynamic, team-based environment.
Ability to manage the development of systems for commercial and defense applications.
Ability to assimilate inputs from multiple sources and derive operational requirements.
Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization.
Proficiency using CREO or other CAD programs.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline or related field.
MBA or Masters in Engineering preferred.
