Project Engineer

Job description

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

(GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer.

This position supports the Project Engineering Radar Product Team.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**

+ Support.

Contribute and Review contract proposals representing Engineering and supporting Program Office.
+ Manage and execute complex cross-functional projects involving software and hardware components to cost, schedule, and performance expectations at a high level MRL.
+ Lead a multi discipline engineering team, acting as the primary Engineering point of contact
+ With limited direction, provide leadership, direction, and guidance to a multi-discipline engineering team by determining technical objectives for the review, research, design, development, and/or solutions to resolve highly technical and complex engineering problems.
+ Interface with Customer representatives providing technical briefings and status, represent engineering at major milestone events throughout multiple contracts.
+ Support customer/GA-ASI demonstrations, trade shows or test events for numerous occasions
+ Provide courses of action for product troubleshooting, integration, or field level failures.
+ Lead system level Qualification, Verification and Validation Testing of hardware and software with emphasis placed on deriving & tracking test requirements, generation of system level Test Plans and Procedures, conducting Lab/Ground/Flight testing.
+ Other duties as assigned or required

**SKILL SET:**

+ Must be a proficient and articulate presenter of technical briefings, able to field questions and provide succinct and coherent responses
+ Demonstrate proficiency in hardware and software development technologies, architectures, methodologies, processes, and the application of Systems Engineering principles to engineering development.
+ Must be able to lead a cross-functional team through fundamental engineering best practices such as but not limited to top-down requirement decomposition, design development, Trade Studies, System/Software/Hardware architecture development, technical reviews, acceptance, and qualification testing.
+ The ability to quickly grasp and understand the full scope of development activities and come up to speed quickly in new areas.

Take on a high-level problems and organize a technical path forward
+ Strong ability to collaborate and draw support and guidance from senior engineering staff and program management offices.
+ Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills.

Must be able to distill complex engineering topics into concise presentation materials, and present effectively to customers, internal stakeholders, and Sr. management.
+ Familiarization with OMS, FACE and Agile Software Development

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

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**Job Qualifications:**

+ Typically requires a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in engineering or a related technical field as well as six or more years of progressively complex software engineering experience with at least two of those years having lead responsibilities.
+ Must have previous experience in technical leadership with an emphasis on project execution as well as product innovation.
+ Must have an understanding of software development technologies and concepts.
+ Must understand the concept of Embedded Software Systems
+ Must have some experience with phases of the software/hardware development lifecycle from concept development to customer support of fielded systems.
+ Must have a fundamental understanding of Cyber Security requirements.

Will need to communicate and collaborate with customer with regards to compliance requirements.
+ Must have excellent communication skills to effectively interact with staff and senior management verbally and in writing.
+ Candidate is desired to have experience with Product Management, Systems Engineering, System Test & Integration, Subcontractor Management, Proposal Development, Basis of Estimation, Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS); Commercial and/or DOD Product development.
+ Fundamental understanding of system administration tools such as LINUX/UNIX, PetaLinux, Windows operating systems
+ Experience with SAR radar, Claw, GCS, OMS, GIT lab, GSE and TFS a plus.
+ Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance level SECRET or above is required.

**Salary:** $105,890 - $189,545 **Travel Percentage Required** 0 - 25 **Relocation Assistance Provided** Not Provided **US Citizenship Required?** Yes **Clearance Required?** Desired **Clearance Level** Senior (8+ years) **Workstyle** Hybrid
General Atomics is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, transitioning status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, physical disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

EEO is the law.

We also prohibit compensation discrimination under all applicable laws.

To learn more visit https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/499/v2_0/EEO Notices.pdf.

U.S. Citizenship is required for certain positions.

Required Skill Profession

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