Project Engineer-EN

About the role

CAE, the world leader in simulation and training, is seeking experienced Project Engineers to join our simulation team in Tampa, FL. Our simulation programs lead the industry in high-tech development of mission rehearsal and training devices, pioneering the development of simulation as a service, virtual/mixed reality, off-site data centers/cloud computing complexes, and traditional on-premise training centers with reduced hardware footprints using virtualization for real-time simulation applications.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team with an infectiously positive attitude and enjoys your work.
• Acts as a Business Owner for the SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise) lifecycle.
• Defines Features/Epics for each Program Increment (PI) planning session to clearly communicate program needs and monitors progress against program schedules.
• Communicates clearly with Product Owners and engineers but is still flexible to adapt plans throughout the lifecycle, as required.
• Manages orderly progress with software development by participating in Software Configuration Control Board (SCCB) reviews and coordinates with Configuration Management (CM) engineers for software releases.
• Applies a good understanding of the waterfall and Agile acquisition lifecycles.
• Copes with disruptions to their plans and can adjust the plans with an infectiously positive attitude.
• Create, review, and provide constructive feedback to technical documents.
• Leads a team with excitement through the construction of a simulator from contract award to the very rewarding final sell-off of a training device with a fully satisfied customer.
• Speaks comfortably in public and enjoys leading presentations with customers and suppliers.
• Enjoys working as a Program Team with Program Managers. Someone who acts as the focal point for all customer technical matters, both hardware and software.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in an engineering discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Aeronautics, or similar) is required.
• Previous experience leading hardware and/or software development or acquisition projects will be considered.
• 5+ years’ work experience.

Security Responsibilities

• Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.
• Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form.
• Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know.
• Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval.
• All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.

Preferred Skills

• Flight simulation experience with detailed knowledge of flight simulator hardware and software technology.
• Demonstrable ability to create and understand technical documents related to aircraft, computers, electronics, and flight simulation technology.
• Familiarity with program management and business productivity tools such as Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, JIRA and Sharepoint.
• Familiarity with modern software engineering tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Visual Studio, Docker and Hypervisors (Hyper-V, VMWare).
• Familiarity with hardware engineering tools such as Windchill PLM, Creo, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Microstation, etc.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to perform normal office duties (sitting for long periods at a desk and in technical meetings).
• Must be able to travel within the United States or to international destinations.
• Must be able to climb stairs on a regular basis.

Work Environment

• Work is performed in an environment where irritants such as noise from telephones, temperature, and lighting variations may exist, but there is little chance of injury, accident, or occupational health problems.

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION

• The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

About CAE

• At CAE, our mission is clear: to help make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years, we’ve driven innovation in simulation, training, and mission readiness to support critical operations worldwide.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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