Staff Project Engineer

About the role

Agile Space Industries is a rapidly growing supplier of propulsion hardware and engineering services for the space industry. Headquartered in Durango, Colorado, with expanding operations in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and upcoming growth in Seattle, Washington, Agile has achieved more than 40% year‑over‑year growth for the past three years. The company designs, builds, and tests in‑space propulsion systems that enable spacecraft to maneuver with precision, reliability, and purpose for missions ranging from lunar landings and resource utilization to national defense, human exploration, and commercial space transport. As a Project Engineer you will drive technical execution across multidisciplinary teams developing in‑space propulsion systems, engines, and related components, working with program management, systems engineering, product leads, technical fellows, engineering, manufacturing, test, suppliers, and customers to keep product development aligned with technical objectives, cost, schedule, and program priorities. The role is based in Seattle, WA.

Responsibilities

• Manage product development plans, technical logic, work packages, priorities, and key milestones.
• Coordinate technical execution across engineering, manufacturing, test, supply chain, quality, suppliers, and customers.
• Partner with Program Management to align technical objectives, resources, cost, and schedule.
• Facilitate technical decision‑making and drive cross‑functional issues to resolution.
• Coordinate technical risk and opportunity management.
• Maintain program technical baselines and manage technical changes.
• Manage technical documentation, gated reviews, interim reviews, and customer deliverables.
• Align program execution with Systems Engineering, Product Leads, and Technical Fellows.

Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering or related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Relevant aerospace or hardware product development experience.
• Demonstrated technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong technical judgment and ability to work through complex development issues.
• Experience working with customers and cross‑functional organizations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Physical requirements: prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Qualifications

• Staff Project Engineer IV – 10+ years of relevant engineering product development experience; independently leads technical execution of a program or major development effort; makes program‑level technical decisions with limited oversight; coordinates multidisciplinary teams and drives technical issues to closure.
• Senior Staff Project Engineer V – Includes all expectations of Level IV, plus 14+ years of relevant experience; leads larger or more complex programs with significant multidisciplinary coordination and technical ambiguity; establishes technical execution approaches and development strategies; mentors and provides guidance to other Project Engineers and technical leads; drives resolution of complex technical and program execution challenges.
• Principal Project Engineer VI – Includes all expectations of Level V, plus 20+ years of relevant experience; leads highly complex programs or provides technical execution leadership across multiple programs; resolves high‑impact technical and programmatic challenges with broad organizational impact; influences Project Engineering practices, execution methods, and technical decision‑making across the organization; provides technical guidance to program, engineering, and company leadership.

Benefits

• Eligibility to participate in the company stock option plan (subject to executive review and approval).
• Generous health coverage.
• Dental and vision plans.
• Flexible Time Off.
• Parental leave.
• 401(k) with 100% company match up to 4%.

Pay

The expected salary range for this role is $1