Project Engineer

Responsibilities

• Requirements analysis, decomposition, and management including customer interaction and trade-off options
• Architecture / System / Hardware / Firmware / Software design development and maturation (depending upon project size and scope)
• Support verification and troubleshooting of the technical solutions provided by the development staff
• Support or lead the acceptance test planning and test execution
• Articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms to the customer, users, and the development team. This includes leadership of project formal reviews (requirements, design, and test readiness)
• Support definition, scoping, tracking, and refinement of the project schedule to ensure on-time & on-budget completion. This includes identification and mitigation of risks
• Maintain technical project responsibility for assigned tasks and work closely with company management to provide status of project tasks
• Serve as a Principal Investigator or individual contributor to internal research and development projects
• Prepare, deliver, and submit technical papers and perform engineering studies
• Mentor less experienced engineers

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related STEM degree and at least 5 years relevant work experience (willing to consider a range of work and educational levels)
• Strong understanding of signal processing, digital communications theory, and network communications
• Software development experience using at least one modern programming language (i.e. C++)
• Experience in coordinating requirements with the customer, defining/architecting a solution to satisfy them, and developing the test methodology to verify them
• Self-motivated and comfortable leading a technical team comprised of a diverse group of engineers across multiple disciplines
• Proficiency with basic test equipment, such as Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, etc.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to interact directly with customers
• Willing to travel to provide customer support (typically 20% CONUS travel)

Skills

• Strong data analytics skills for signals and RF data from a variety of sources (IQ files, CSV files, database feeds, etc...), to include strong skills in MATLAB (or equivalent tool)
• Familiarity with SATCOM links and hardware, ground system architectures, component functionality and testing methods used when integrating large communications systems
• Experience with satellite command and control systems
• Experience in SysML using Enterprise Architect, Cameo System Modeler, Rhapsody, or other tools
• Experience executing development projects using Agile methodologies
• Familiarity with cloud-based and Kubernetes-enabled applications
• Familiarity with automated test scripting and tools (e.g., Python, Bamboo)
• Familiarity with Configuration Management Tools (e.g., Git, Atlassian tools, Artifactory, etc.) (Office & Remote 1 day per week remote)

Qualifications

Preferred Skills And Experience:

• Strong data analytics skills for signals and RF data from a variety of sources (IQ files, CSV files, database feeds, etc...), to include strong skills in MATLAB (or equivalent tool)
• Familiarity with SATCOM links and hardware, ground system architectures, component functionality and testing methods used when integrating large communications systems
• Experience with satellite command and control systems
• Experience in SysML using Enterprise Architect, Cameo System Modeler, Rhapsody, or other tools
• Experience executing development projects using Agile methodologies
• Familiarity with cloud-based and Kubernetes-enabled applications
• Familiarity with automated test scripting and tools (e.g., Python, Bamboo)
• Familiarity with Configuration Management Tools (e.g., Git, Atlassian tools, Artifactory, etc.) (Office & Remote 1 day per week remote)

Pay

The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, and skills. Competitive salary based on experience and education Salary Range: $130,000-$150,000