Project Engineer III

About the role

Textron Systems is seeking a project engineer to technically lead the T-7A Maintenance Training System (MTS) program. This role involves designing and building the MTS for a newly developed aircraft.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with Program Management to tightly control program schedule and budget
• Resolve schedule, resource, and technical conflicts
• Navigate and lead multidiscipline teams through unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions
• Collaborate with functional managers to organize and delegate key tasks
• Interact daily with program managers, planners, engineers and technicians
• Generate statements of work and manage outside contractor performance
• Act as a technical interface between engineering development team, Integrated Product Teams, and Integrated Supply Chain for product and program needs
• Chair (or delegate) responsibilities to execute change control boards for your project/product
• Develop discretionary funding plans and requests outlining program needs for successful execution
• Provide recommendations to senior management regarding critical risk acceptance
• Prepare and present engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews
• Manage and coordinate Design, Development, Integration and Test Activities
• Coordinate Engineering support of Vehicle of builds, outfitting, test and final delivery
• Responsible for delivery of associated technical artifacts including Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL’s)
• Responsible for coordination and communication with Integrated Supply chain, Engineering, Program Management and Government customers on all T-7A related tasks, activities, risks and issues

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline, graduate degree in engineering or management disciplines desired
• 6+ years of related experience and ability to obtain Secret clearance
• Experience in program planning, control account management, and risk management
• Experience in leading internal and external programmatic and technical reviews
• Experience in proposal processes and basis of estimate review