Project Engineer III

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GROW WITH US AND STAY EXTRAORDINARY:

Launch your career to new heights with Innoflight—one of San Diego’s fastest-growing Aerospace and Defense innovators. Here, visionary minds engineer the future of space technology through pioneering, compact, and cyber-secure solutions. From software-defined radios to cutting-edge cryptographic systems and avionics, everything we build powers the next era of New Space. Join our small, agile, and mission-driven team where your work has real impact and your growth has no limits. We’re not just reaching for the stars—we’re engineering them. Let’s innovate the infinite, together.

A Day in the Life

As a Project Engineer III, you will spearhead the development of space-capable products from concept through delivery, serving as the primary technical point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders. Working within a multidisciplinary team of Software, Hardware, Mechanical, FPGA, and Systems Engineers, you will provide technical leadership, drive system development, and coordinate engineering efforts to ensure successful program execution.

What You'll Do

• Leads Technical Program Execution: Collaborates with Project Managers and Engineering Managers to define engineering scope, priorities, and technical objectives across all phases of a program.
• Drives System Architecture and Development: Leads the architecture, requirements definition, design, development, testing, and production of real-time embedded systems for aerospace and defense applications.
• Defines and Manages Requirements: Works closely with engineering teams to capture, refine, and document derived requirements that support system functionality and customer needs.
• Provides Technical Leadership: Serves as the technical authority throughout the product lifecycle, guiding engineering teams through complex technical challenges and critical design decisions.
• Manages Technical Risk: Identifies, assesses, and mitigates technical risks throughout development, ensuring issues are addressed proactively to maintain program success.
• Supports Technical Deliverables: Guides engineering teams in the development, review, and delivery of contractually required technical documentation and program artifacts.
• Collaborates on Verification Activities: Partners with Systems Engineering to define verification strategies, develop test cases, and ensure requirements are fully validated.
• Advances Product Innovation: Drives the development of new products and enhancements to existing systems, helping Innoflight maintain a competitive technological advantage.
• Contributes Hands-On Engineering Expertise: Designs, codes, tests, integrates, and documents software and system-level solutions to support project objectives.
• Ensures Engineering Process Compliance: Maintains adherence to software development standards, configuration management practices, and release processes in accordance with Innoflight procedures.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering efforts, coordinate technical teams, and drive projects from concept through production.
• Extensive experience developing, integrating, debugging, and optimizing embedded systems in complex technical environments.
• Strong background in software architecture, system design, and evaluating performance tradeoffs across hardware, software, and FPGA implementations.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering disciplines and with customers.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent experience and education may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 5 or more years of relevant work experience.

Benefits

Compensation & Benefits:

• The starting base pay range for this position is $130,000 - $150,000 annually. Base pay will vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Innoflight offers a competitive compensation package that includes Profit-Sharing Bonus, Cash Performance Bonus, and a robust benefits package.
• Health care benefits such as medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts and life insurance.
• Ancillary benefits such as critical illness, accident, short term & long-term disability, pet insurance, ID & Legal Shield, Cal-Perks and EAP.
• You’ll also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 120 hours of paid time off (starting in year 1) and auto enrolled into our 401K with a 3% automatic company match.