Project Engineer with Security Clearance

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 areas such as simulation as a service, virtual/mixed reality, off-site data centers, cloud computing complexes, and traditional training centers with reduced hardware footprints.

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 coordinating 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. Defects happen. We need someone that can handle them effectively.
• 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.

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.

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.

Work Environment

• 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.